This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > Asian > Asian Literature – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Asian Literature Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The dominant atmosphere that a literary work conveys. A) Imagery. B) Mood. C) Theme. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 2. This refers to a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson especially told by Jesus Christ and recorded in the Bible. A) Fable. B) Folklore. C) Folktale. D) Parable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parable. 3. Japan is known as " ..... " A) The Red Dragon. B) The Sleeping Giant. C) The Land of Prayer. D) The Land of the Rising Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Land of the Rising Sun. 4. ..... is a collection of stories of which "Alladin" , "Sinbad" and "Alibaba" are perhaps best known to Western readers. A) Men In The Sun. B) Zaynab. C) Arabian Nights. D) The Epic of Gilgamesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arabian Nights. 5. What is Chinua Achebe's first and most well-known fiction book? A) Half Of A Yellow Sun. B) The Translator. C) Things Fall Apart. D) Le Rebel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Things Fall Apart. 6. The collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius. A) The Confucius. B) The Art of War. C) The Analects. D) The Tang Poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Analects. 7. Were the Vedas written by God? A) No. B) Yes. C) I won't tell you. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 8. It is a story of a king who goes hunting in the woods and meets a beautiful maiden with whom he falls in love. A) Kalidasa. B) Shakuntala. C) Panchatantra. D) Bhasa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shakuntala. 9. One of three supreme Hindu deities. The creator god who takes the avatar of Rama in the Ramayana. A) Brahma. B) Shiva. C) Vishnu. D) Bhasa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vishnu. 10. If you have taken an information from a certain website, do not forget to cite it in your paper as your source. A) Discuss. B) Underline. C) Appreciate. D) Acknowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acknowledge. 11. Haiku poem consists of how many syllables? A) 19. B) 17. C) 12. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 17. 12. What is the family name of the Indian-born authors who are the only mother-daughter pair to both receive Booker prize nominations? A) Lahiri. B) Desai. C) Roy. D) Ghosh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desai. 13. Which poet renamed HOKKU as HAIKU? A) Li Bai. B) Masaoka Shiki. C) Du Fu. D) Wang wai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Masaoka Shiki. 14. The Oscar-winning film "The English Patient" is based on a novel by which Sri Lankan-born, Canada-domiciled writer? A) V.V. Ganeshananthan. B) Ru Freeman. C) Michael Ondaatje. D) Shyam Selvadurai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Michael Ondaatje. 15. Which of the following print materials refers to a scholarly published periodical containing articles written by researchers, professors, and other experts? A) Books. B) Journals. C) Magazines. D) Newspapers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Journals. 16. According to most scholars the Rubaiyat underscores the Latin phrase ..... A) Ad meliora. B) Carpe diem. C) Carpe vinum. D) A bene placito. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carpe diem. 17. A nature poem that has a three-line structure A) Ode. B) Haiku. C) Verse. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Haiku. 18. Which dynasty in China is known for its intellectual activity A) Chou dynasty. B) Zui dynasty. C) Shang dynasty. D) Qin dynasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chou dynasty. 19. First-line in the Haiku poem consists of how many syllables? A) 5. B) 6. C) 7. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 20. India is known as ..... A) Land of devil. B) Land of prayer. C) Land of confession. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land of prayer. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRegions QuizzesAsian Literature Quiz 1Asian Literature Quiz 2Asian Literature Quiz 4Asian Literature Quiz 5Asian Literature Quiz 6 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books