African Literature Interactive Quiz Instruction There are 20

African Literature Interactive Quiz

Instruction: -There are 20 boxes that you can see in the next slide. You can pick any of the box that you want to answer. But make sure that you finish all those questions.

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1. Who is Nelson Mandela? a. President of South Africa b. President of Uganda c. President of America d. President of South Korea Back

2. Who said this quotation “As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew If I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison. ” a. Lao tzu b. Bryan Donaldson c. Nelson Mandela d. Musa Nagenda Back

3. Mandela was born on ____. a. July 18, 1917 b. July 18, 1918 c. July 18, 1916 d. July 18, 1965 Back

4. In what year Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with F. W. De Klerk. a. 1992 b. 1994 c. 1993 d. 1991 Back

5. In Western Africa as Ghana and Nigeria, what do you call the medium of communication used to its greatest extent? a. Talking piano b. Talking guitar c. Talking tree d. Talking drums Back

6. Congo drums are made from logs. a. True b. False c. Maybe d. None of the above Back

7. In the story “How the Drums Talk”, what can you say about the ingenuity of the Africans in sending messages? a. It mirrors the diversity of their culture and their unique method of self expression. b. It talks about the importance of the culture. c. It can communicate by different pitches. d. It reveals the richness of the culture of Africans. Back

8. What kind of messages are conveyed by drums? a. sounds b. Self-expression c. Poetry, prayers d. Senses Back

9. In the poem “Africa’s Plea” what African qualities do the line express? a. Bravery b. Foolish c. Courage d. Wise Back

“Africa’s Plea” By Roland Tombekai Dempster I am not you but you will not give me a chance will not let me be me ‘If I were you’ but you know I am not you, yet you will not let me be me. You meddle, interfere in my affairs as if they were yours and you were me. You are unfair, unwise, foolish to think that I can be you, talk, act and think like you. God made me me. He made you. For God’s sake Let me be me Back

10. In the poem “Africa’s Plea” what do you think they are craving for? a. Liberty b. Freedom c. Abandon d. Truth Back

11. A sensitive writer who can tap the deepest emotions of the reader without begging for tears. a. Bryan Donaldson b. Musa Nagenda c. Francis Bok d. Nelson Mandela Back

12. Who wrote the story “ Escape from the Slavery”? a. Musa Nagenda and Francis Bok b. Bryan Donaldson c. Francis Bok with Edward Tivman d. Dr. Kofi A. Busia Back

13. What is the full name of Mandela? a. Nelson Patrick Mandela b. Nelson Mandela c. Nelson John Mandela d. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Back

14. Who was expelled from school on Fort Hare for refusing to rejoin the student’s council after a peaceful protest about better food. a. Francis Bok b. Nelson Mandela c. Bryan Donaldson d. Tambo Back

15. A tribe name “Rolihala” means? a. Troublemaker b. Freedom c. War d. Peace Back

16. In what year when Mandela was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison? a. 1952 b. 1962 c. 1972 d. 1982 Back

17. In what date when Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected state President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999? a. July 7, 1994 b. May 10, 1994 c. June 8, 1994 d. August 10, 1994 Back

18. A scholar by inclination and temperament, he symbolized the dilemma of the intellectual in politics, the man of action. a. Bryan Donaldson b. Roland Dempster c. Nelson Mandela d. Kofi Abrefa Busia Back

19. An excerpt from the full length novel, Dogs of Fear. a. Open House b. Africa’s Plea c. How the Drums Talk d. The Dark Continent Back

20. What is the cause of Mandela’s son of death? a. HIV b. STD c. AIDS d. CANCER Back

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