POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINESTaguig City Campus

Gen. Santos Ave., Upper Bicutan, Taguig City

Afro- Asian Literature

Student’s Name: ______________________________________________________ Score: ___________

Direction: Encircle the letter of the best and correct answer.

1. It is an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prosea. Ramayanab. Mahabharatac. The Prophetd. The Book of the Days

2. He is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Laozia. Ahmad Farazb. Khalil Gibranc. Confuciusd. Abdul Hamid Baba

3. He is best known for his trenchant secularism, his humor and abiding love of poetry. One of his notable works is “The Mark of Vishnu and Other Stories”a. Abdul Hamid Babab. Rabindranath Tagorec. Khushwant Singhd. Khalil Gibran

4. In this novel, Khushwant Singh digs into a deep local focus, providing a human dimension which brings to the even a sense of reality, horror and believability instead of depicting the partition in terms of only the political events surrounding it.a. Train to Pakistanb. I Shall Hear the Nightingalec. The Sikhs Todayd. Black Jasmine

5. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sinceritya. Khalil Gibranb. Confuciusc. Mahatma Ghandid. Carlos P. Romulo

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6. He modernized Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic structuresa. Khushwant Singhb. Abdul Hamid Babac. Cevdet Kudretd. Rabindranath Tagore

7. He wrote “Feast of the Dead” which is about a family losing their breadwinner; the fathera. NVM Gonzalesb. Cevdet Kudretc. Carlos P. Romulod. Abdul Hamid Baba

8. The theme of the story tells us that it is not just about who you are in front of a large audience, but in the end, what really matters is who you are when the curtains closea. Why Women Wash the Dishesb. Hunger in Barokc. The Witchd. Flowers of May

9. Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s “Rashomon” was based on the tales from______________a. Konjaku Monogatarishub. Teikoku Bungakuc. The Ways of the Samuraid. Mainichi Shinburi

10. It is the inspiration for Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s “The Spider’s Thread”a. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoyb. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevskyc. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frostd. Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

11. A prolific writer, who is considered one of the pioneers of the Gujarati Short Story and has a pen name “Dhumektu”a. Abdul Hamid Babab. Pratoomratha Zengc. Cevdet Kudretd. Gaurishanker Goverdharam Joshi

12. The author of “My Thai Cat” which is a short story about a tortured catwhile the owner sees ita. Abdul Hamid Babab. Pratoomratha Zengc. Cevdet Kudretd. Gaurishanker Goverdharam Joshi

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13. Some of the novels written by this author are “The winds of April”, “A Season of Grace”, and “The Bamboo Dancers”a. Lualhati Bautistab. Carlos P. Romuloc. NVM Gonzalesd. Leon Maria Guerrero III

14. The author of “Twilight in Tokyo”, “Las Dos Muertes de General Aguinaldo”, and “We Filipinos”

a. Lualhati Bautistab. Carlos P. Romulo

c. NVM Gonzalesd. Leon Maria Guerrero III

15. The story of a quarrelling couple written by Filomena Colendrinoa. The Witchb. Flowers of Mayc. How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wifed. Why Women Wash the Dishes

16. The author of the famous Filipino essay “Why Sinigang?”

a. Doreen Fernandezb. Francisco Arcellana

c. Carlos Bulosand. Jose Rizal

17. The author of “America is in my Heart”, “The Laughter of my Father”, and “The Romance of Magno Rubio”a. Doreen Fernandezb. Francisco Arcellanac. Carlos Bulosand. Edilberto K. Tiempo

18. A famous Filipino writer who once said that "You cannot be a great writer; first, you have to be a good person”a. Alejandro Rocesb. Jessica Hagedornc. Zoilo Galangd. Nick Joaquin

19. A Famous Filipino writer who wrote “Dekada ‘70”, “Bata, Bata Pa’no ka Ginawa?” and “Buwan, Buwan, Hulugan Mo Ako ng Sundang: Dalawang Dekada ng Maiikling Kuwento”a. Kerima Polotan Tuverab. Ingrid Chua-Goc. Lualhati Bautistad. Lope K. Santos

20. It is the title of Jose Rizal’s unfinished novela. Briayle Crismarl

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b. Mi Retiroc. Makamisad. Me Piden Versos

Afro- Asian Literature Answer Key

1. C2. B3. C4. A5. B6. D7. B8. B9. A10. B11. D12. B13. C14. D15. D16. A17. C18. A19. C20. C

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