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This set of Postcolonial Writings Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Postcolonial Writings Set 1
Q1 | The Striders (1966) and Relations: Poems (1971) are the two volumes of poetry writtenby ___________.
- a. k ramanujan
- dom moraes
- almagir hashmi
- e.e tiong
Q2 | According to Ramanujan in the poem ‘Self-Portrait’ he resembles anyone but _________.
- father
- mother
- son
- himself
Q3 | The window glass in the poem ‘Self-Portrait’ symbolizes the ____________.
- fictional world
- capitalist world
- democratic world
- socialist world
Q4 | Date unknown refers to the poet’s inability to find his ____________.
- father
- shadow
- original self
- other self
Q5 | ________ began writing at the age of ten.
- dom moraes
- ramanujan
- brathwaite
- soyinka
Q6 | Sinbad is a character in ____________.10. Dom Moraes published his first book, a collection of essays on cricket titled ---------------
- green in the grass
- grow in the grass
- graze in the grass
- grain in the grass
Q7 | Dom Moraes’ A Beginning won_________________.
- hawthornden prize
- commonwealth prize
- pulitzer prize
- nobel prize
Q8 | ___________ is a poem that describes Dom Moraes’ journey in life.a) Sinbad b) A letter c) Arrival d) Negus
- mahabharat
- the bible
- arabian nights
- treasure island
Q9 | Sinbad, the ______ dominates a cycle of seven stories in the Arabian Nights.
- the captain
- the sailor
- the crew
- the beast
Q10 | Sinbad is a poem that consists of ___ stanzas.
- three
- four
- five
- six
Q11 | Sinbad had _____ voyages through turbulent seas, tempestuous conditions which took thetoll of many of his companions.
- four
- five
- six
- seven
Q12 | “Bronze breasts” refers to the __________.
- right friendships
- fake friendships
- wrong friendships
- friendships
Q13 | _________ depicts Dom Moraes’ search for identity, his sense of rootlessness and hislove for embracing varieties and multiplicities of life.
- a letter
- sinbad
- negus
- self-portrait
Q14 | __________ was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist.25. Who was the founder of the Senegalese Democratic Bloc Party?
- house and land
- a letter
- africa
- australia
Q15 | In the poem, A Letter, the ______, is a threatening symbol of danger.a) needle b) thorn c) flower d) nail
- leopold senghor
- david diop
- jack davis
- a. d hope
Q16 | Leopold Senghor is associated with _____________.
- harlem renaissance
- negative movement
- negritude movement
- slavery movement
Q17 | ___________ is the commercial as well as capital of America.
- australia
- central park
- new york
- manhattan
Q18 | The phrase “frosty smile” is a simile that refers to a ____________.
- customer society
- consumer society
- capitalist society
- customs society
Q19 | The adjective “sulphurous” indicates _________ which is visible in every busy and overpopulated city.
- park
- smoke
- fog
- pollution
Q20 | ________ is a neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan.
- central park
- manhattan
- harlem
- hub
Q21 | The term _______ refers to the Unification of African- American life.
- harlem
- slavery
- barbados
- slogan
Q22 | The ________ culture is connected with nature.Okara’s “Mystic Drum”.
- drum
- stick
- song
- dance
Q23 | “Mystic Drum” is Okara’s _______.a) Ode b) elegy c) love lyric d) song
- australian
- african
- american
- nigerian
Q24 | The ______ in the poem “Mystic Drum” is the personification of industrialization.
- man
- lady
- city
- town
Q25 | Who died at a very early age of 33 in an air crash off Dakar, Senegal in 1960?
- jack davis
- david diop
- a. d hope
- derek walcott