Which is a common postcolonial critique of the West ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which is a common postcolonial critique of the West ?

   A. TheWest spends too much time trying to consider an Asian perspective.
   B. The West tends to look at Asian countries as individual units rather than lump them together.
   C. The West views matters through its own limited historical position.
   D. The West refuses to apply economic and political coercion to Asian writers.

2. Which of the following texts is considered the first example of postcolonial criticism ?

   A. Harold Bloom’s “An Elegy for the Canon”
   B. Jacques Lacan’s “The Mirror Stage . . . ”
   C. Cleanth Brooks’s “Keats’s Sylvan Historian”
   D. Edward Said’s Orientalism

3. What is the main function of postcolonial criticism ?

   A. To represent the relationship between colonizers and the colonized
   B. To draw attention to the positive effects of colonization on literature
   C. To explain why there are few examples of successful non-Western literature
   D. To show the ways in which most Western literature is superior

4. What is the main function of postcolonial criticism ?

   A. To represent the relationship between colonizers and the colonized
   B. To draw attention to the positive effects of colonization on literature
   C. To explain why there are few examples of successful non-Western literature
   D. To show the ways in which mostWestern literature is superior

5. Which of the following texts is considered the first example of postcolonial criticism ?

   A. Harold Bloom’s “An Elegy for the Canon”
   B. Jacques Lacan’s “The Mirror Stage … ”
   C. Cleanth Brooks’s “Keats’s Sylvan Historian”
   D. Edward Said’s Orientalism

6. Which of the following would be considered postcolonial novelists, defined as coming historically after the era of England’s large-scale imperialism ?

   A. Salman Rushdie
   B. Joseph Conrad
   C. Rabindranath Tagore
   D. John Ruskin

7. Which events in and after the 1960s contributed significantly to the decentralization of England from London to a more regional focus, ultimately also making way for a less homogenous vision of England and the popularity of postcolonial fiction ?

   A. Radio announcers were permitted to speak in regional dialects and multicultural accents.
   B. The Arts Council designated many of its resources to supporting regional arts councils.
   C. Regional radio and television stations appeared throughout the country.
   D. all of the above

8. The study of relationships between two or more languages and the investigation whether the common languages have a common ancestor is called___________?

   A. Psycho linguistics
   B. Sociolinguistics
   C. Comparative linguistics
   D. None of these

   Submitted by: Abdul Sami Bhayo

9. Before humans were sold as commodities, what item was highly sought after in West Africa ?

   A. Diamonds
   B. Land
   C. Gold
   D. Gasoline

10. In “Ode to the West Wind,” why does Shelley ask the wind to “make me thy lyre” ?

    A. To help drive his ideas across the universe
    B. To help him reach the afterlife
    C. To help him hear nature’s music
    D. To help him start a new revolutionary war