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This set of Postcolonial Writings Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Postcolonial Writings Set 2
Q1 | David Diop’s __________ celebrates the typical love of the African for their motherland andthe ancestors.
- africa
- aboriginal australia
- new york
- australia
Q2 | Through the poem ________, the poet attacks the world’s theory that Africa does notpossess a history.
- new york
- africa
- negus
- arrival
Q3 | In David Diop’s “Africa”, the poet hopes to create a renewed Africa out of the bitterexperiences of __________.
- colonialism
- nationalism
- postcolonialism
- anti-nationalism
Q4 | In the poem “House and Land”, _______ stands as a symbol of hope and redemption.
- ee tiang
- allen curnow
- brathwaite
- hashmi
Q5 | In “House and Land”, _________ is hopelessly obsessed with her past and the futureappears to hold no hope.
- the historian
- cowman
- mrs. wilson
- mr. wilson
Q6 | ________ is a poem by A. D Hope.
- aboriginal australia
- australia
- africa
- new york
Q7 | _______________ is the best-known Australian poet of great repute internationally.
- allen curnow
- a. d hope
- jack davis
- atwood
Q8 | ___________ is A. D Hope’s first collection of verse.
- the wandering islands (1955)
- the wasteland (1922)
- the wonderland (1955)
- the wander island (1954)
Q9 | ________ by A. D Hope is a sarcastic and captivating poetry.
- aboriginal australia
- africa
- australia
- arrival
Q10 | ____________is a representative of Australian geography, history, society and governmentduring British rule.
- house and land
- aboriginal australia
- australia
- africa
Q11 | ___________ is a poet, short story writer, playwright and activist for the aboriginal people.
- jack davis
- a. d hope
- allen curnow
- david diop
Q12 | ____________ is an autobiography of Jack Davis’ childhood.
- a boy’s life (1991)
- a girl’s life (1991)
- a son’s life (1991)
- a daughter’s life (1991)
Q13 | ___________ is a poem that focusses on the European influences upon Aboriginal life, aswell as the oppression and death that the European population brought with them.
- australia
- aboriginal australia
- africa
- new york
Q14 | _____________ is a prolific Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, andenvironmental activist.
- margaret lawrence
- margaret anne
- margaret atwood
- anna ben
Q15 | Atwood won _________ prize in 2000 for her novel The Blind Assassin.
- commonwealth prize
- booker prize
- international booker prize
- nobel prize
Q16 | ______________ is a novel by Atwood.
- journey into the interior
- surfacing
- the blind assassin
- the handmaid’s tale
Q17 | Atwood’s “The Journey into the Interior” is a ___________.
- monologue
- dramatic monologue
- elegy
- epic
Q18 | The ________ referred to in “The Journey into the Interior” is the psyche of the poetess.
- exterior
- interior
- journey
- none of these
Q19 | __________ was a painter before he became a poet.
- derek walcott
- allen curnow
- ee tiang
- a. d hope
Q20 | “Ruins of a Great House” is a poem written by ___________.
- brathwaite
- derek walcott
- allen curnow
- david diop
Q21 | Derek Walcott’s _______________________, is a poem written in his perspective of theCaribbean in the nineteenth century.
- journey into the interior
- house and land
- ruins of a great house
- what if i live in a house made by idiots?
Q22 | The Canadian Literature was founded in _________.
- 1959
- 1957
- 1965
- 1960
Q23 | Who among the following poets was influenced by Nietzsche, mythology, classics and nature?
- less murray
- a. d hope
- almaghir hashmi
- stephen gill
Q24 | The Solid Mandala, a pre-war urban Australian novel is written by ___________.
- margaret laurence
- margaret atwood
- patrick white
- judith wright
Q25 | Aime Cesaire is best known for his term ________.
- negritude
- harlem
- diaspora
- hybridity