GROOT
Who is the “Father of African Literature” and author of Things Fall Apart?
Chinua Achebe
What is the primary form of literature in precolonial Africa?
oral tradition
Which Nigerian Nobel Laureate wrote Death and the King’s Horseman?
Wole Soyinka
Which Kenyan author pioneered writing in indigenous languages and authored A Grain of Wheat?
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Which Senegalese author wrote So Long a Letter, giving voice to African women’s experiences?
Mariama Bâ
Who wrote The Prophet, a collection of spiritual prose poetry?
Kahlil Gibran
What is the world’s oldest epic, written in Mesopotamia around 2100 BCE?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Which Palestinian poet became the voice of exile and resistance?
Mahmoud Darwish
Which Iranian poet and feminist voice authored Another Birth?
Forugh Farrokhzad
Which Turkish Nobel Laureate wrote My Name is Red, exploring East-West tensions?
Orhan Pamuk
Who said literature is “the most agreeable way of ignoring life… yet the best way to understand it”?
Fernando Pessoa
Fill in the blanks: “Until the ____ have their historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”
lions
Who wrote: “If the olive trees knew the hands that planted them, their oil would become tears”?
Mahmoud Darwish
Which Nigerian author preserved Igbo culture while critiquing colonialism?
Chinua Achebe
Which Lebanese-American author’s mystical prose poetry became globally popular?
Kahlil Gibran
What approach organizes literature by continent or region?
Geographical Approach
What model examines how literature reflects belief systems and ideologies?
Cultural Model
What narrative focus highlights communal values and ancestral heritage in African literature?
community-centered storytelling
What literary revival in the Arab world introduced modern genres like the novel and essay?
Nahda (Arab Renaissance)
Which African author is known for feminist writing that challenged gender roles and tradition?
Mariama Bâ
What concept is symbolized by wealth and illusion in The Great Gatsby?
The American Dream
What literary style is central to One Hundred Years of Solitude?
magical realism
What philosophy is reflected in Albert Camus’ The Stranger?
absurdism
What central theme in The Ramayana emphasizes duty and loyalty?
dharma
“Until the lions have their historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” This is an example of an African ____?
proverb