Postcolonial Literature Quiz 2 (15 MCQs)

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1. Which term best describes the complex mix of attraction and repulsion that characterizes the relationship between colonizer and colonized

Correct Answer: A) Ambivalence.

2. What is the name of the creator god in Igbo religion?

Correct Answer: A) God.

3. What is the traditional religion of the Igbo people?

Correct Answer: D) Traditional Igbo religion.

4. Which regions does postcolonial literature generally refer to?

Correct Answer: B) South America and the Caribbean.

5. What does Purple Hibiscus aim to show?

Correct Answer: A) The elements of patriarchal control and extremism.

6. ..... refers to the influence exerted by a dominant group.

Correct Answer: C) Hegemony.

7. When was Purple Hibiscus published?

Correct Answer: B) 2003.

8. The term 'occident' according to Said represents

Correct Answer: A) West.

9. True or false:Intersectionality refers to ONE form of discrimination.

Correct Answer: B) False.

10. Hegemony can include ..... influence.

Correct Answer: D) All of the other answers are correct.

11. What type of government did Nigeria have after gaining independence?

Correct Answer: B) Military rule.

12. Historicity includes ..... on a person, events, etc.

Correct Answer: C) Actual facts.

13. Postcolonial writers might discuss:1) Life under colonisation 2) Sense of national identity 3) The dynamics of power 4) Race

Correct Answer: A) All options.

14. True or false:Historicity refers to fiction.

Correct Answer: B) False.

15. What was the period of British rule in Nigeria?

Correct Answer: B) 1945-1960.