Culture
What is Culture?
A way of life of a group of people and their beliefs, values, behaviors, and symbols
Who is the author of SOL/SOO?
Okot p’ Bitek
In the “Queen of Katwe”, what was the main characters name?
Phiona
What is identity?
The qualities, beliefs, personality, looks, and expressions of a person or group
Name three different layers of culture?
national, regional, gender, generation, social class, corporate
What country does the story take place in?
Uganda
What sport did the main character play to become the queen of Katwe?
Chess
In the video clip “dreams of my father”, what was a struggle that Barack Obama dealt with growing up?
Identity struggles of a Black Man; absence of a father figure; racial tension
According to the Lumumba article, how was African education delivered prior to European Colonization?
Through oral traditions
How are Lawino and Ocol related?
Husband and Wife
Where does the movie “Skin” take place?
South Africa
Where was Barack Obama’s father from?
Kenya
In “Indigenous Social Ills”, how is African Socialism defined?
Government of the people by the educated for the educated
What theme does the Song of Lawino focus on?
The exposure and influence of Western education on Acholi culture
In the movie “Skin”, why was Sandra kicked out of school?
her skin color
Name two identities that Maya Angelou had in her life?
Poet/Author, Dancer, Civil Rights Activist, and Actress
Name a type of institution and one example?
Social and examples are family, economic, and religion; Political and examples are trade unions, legal courts and political parties
In the final chapter of SOO, what does Ocol say the new nation of Africa is being built on?
The educated people and those in high positions
What system was in place in the movie “Skin” that led to racial division?
The Apartheid
What was the name of the Memoir Maya Angelou wrote?
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”