Top 150+ Solved Literatures in English- American and Postcolonial MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The drum stands for
a. enjoyment
b. wilderness
c. colonial power
d. spiritual pulse of traditional african life
Q. The mystic drum beats _______________
a. inside the mind of the poet
b. in the market place
c. in the external nature
d. around the town
Q. The refrain in the poem ‘The mystic drum’ is
a. but standing behind a tree ………………….
b. fishes became fishes
c. the dead to dance and sing
d. things stopped to grow
Q. David Diop’s poetry talks about
a. colonization
b. decolonization
c. the glorious past of africa
d. external beauty
Q. The black of Africa breaks under the weight of _____________
a. humiliation
b. colonization
c. imagination
d. imperialism
Q. The title of the poem written by David Diop __________________
a. edge
b. the mystic drum
c. africa
d. mother to son
Q. The image used by the poet to represent future Africa is ________________
a. white faded flower
b. red fruit
c. green apple
d. yellow flag
Q. David Diop’s ‘Africa’ celebrates the typical love of the African for their ______
a. parents
b. girls
c. mother land
d. ancestors
Q. What does the boy smell in the court room at the beginning of the story ?
a. mildew
b. oranges
c. smoke
d. cheese
Q. In the first court case in the story ,what does the justice orderMr.Snopes to do?
a. accept the apology of his enemy
b. build a new barn
c. pay ten bushels of corn
d. leave the area and not return
Q. Why does the boy’s father walk a little stiffly ?
a. he broke his leg falling from a horse.
b. he was shot in the knee cap
c. he was shot in the knee while in the confederate army
d. he was shot in the heel while stealing a horse.
Q. How do Usher and the narrator know one another?
a. they are brothers
b. they have never met
c. they met during the war
d. they were boyhood friends