Asian Literature

Question 1

What is Persia

Answer 1

Iran

Question 2

What is Mesapotamia

Answer 2

Iraq

Question 3

What is the two rivers in Mesopotamia called?

Answer 3

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 4

What is Asia Manor?

Answer 4

Turkey

Question 5

this river first nurtured human settlement

Answer 5

Yellow/ Huang Ho river

Question 6

this is the finest era of Chinese civilization due to not having war/colonization

Answer 6

Tang dynasty

Question 7

These people created landmark works involved elsewhere in the world

Answer 7

Tu Fu, Li Po, and Wang Wei

Question 8

he is a poet historian for portrayal of political disorder

Answer 8

Tu Fu

Question 9

He wrote vocational verse and wrote piece about himself; clear imagery; conversational tone

Answer 9

Li Po

Question 10

The 10 dynasty of China

Answer 10

Xia, Shang, Chou, Chin, Han, Tang, Sung, Yuan, Ming, Manchu

Question 11

True or False

During the contemporary times, chinese writers have remained prolific

Answer 11

true

Question 12

he is a fictionist who won 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature; known for hallucinating realism

Answer 12

Mo Yan

Question 13

this is a collection of historical movement and ideologies

Answer 13

Feminism

Question 14

This began in the 20th century in the tradition with Chinese revolution

Answer 14

Feminism

Question 15

examples of feminism in China

Answer 15

Lotus feet/ concubines

Question 16

this country was influenced by chinese language and literature

Answer 16

Japan

Question 17

what is Tanka and how many syllables?

Answer 17

5-7-5-7-7 lines; 31 syllables

Question 18

what is the first 3 lines of Tanka called?

Answer 18

Hokku

Question 19

what is haiku and how many syllables?

Answer 19

5-7-5; 17 syllables

Question 20

what are the diverse form of theater in Japan

Answer 20

Noh and Kabuki

Question 21

14th century: this form of theater is known for its slow, deliberate movements, minimalist stage settings, and the theme is mostly supernatural beings, spirits, and historical tales

Answer 21

Noh

Question 22

17th century: emerged in the Ido Period. it features elaborate costumes, exaggerated makeup and dramatic gestures. Performances often involve elaborate stage effects, like trapdoors, revolving stages and flying actors

Answer 22

Kabuki

Question 23

A special makeup used in Kabuki and Noh

Answer 23

Kumadori and Kesho

Question 24

this is a footbridge/ extension of stage; used to make dramatic entrances and exits

Answer 24

Hanamichi

Question 25

it refers to male actors who specialize in portraying female character

Answer 25

Onnagata

Question 26

what do u call the hard style and soft style?

Answer 26

Aragoto- hard Wagoto - soft

Question 27

posing to display their character

Answer 27

Mie

Question 28

These poets wrote poetry in Classical Chinese as early as the 4th century BCE

Answer 28

Korea

Question 29

replaces letters from the original alphabet with the letters of the new one; shows how the term was produced in another language

Answer 29

Transliterations

Question 30

when did joreans develop Hangul?

Answer 30

15th century

Question 31

this led to the creation of North and South Korea

Answer 31

Korean war

Question 32

these are the themes that have been present in Korean works since the 1950s

Answer 32

Alienation, disintegration, and conscience

Question 33

this has become a strong theme in Korean lit such as poems, novels (20th century)

Answer 33

Self identity

Question 34

root of Indian literature

Answer 34

Veda, Brahmanas, and the Upanishads

Question 35

this is written in Sanskrit language which gave first birth to literary works

Answer 35

Veda

Question 36

this is when written literature appeared in India

Answer 36

16th century

Question 37

a language that pervades the India up to the present day

Answer 37

English

Question 38

during this century, India gained independence

Answer 38

20th century

Question 39

A nobel prize winner; first non-european winner to be awarded the nobel prize for literature

Answer 39

Rabindranath Tagore

Question 40

these are highly accomplished and internationàlly acclaimed Indian wirters

Answer 40

Prem Chand, Raja Rao, and R.K. Narayan

Question 41

what literary tradition flourished in the **middle east?**

Answer 41

Arabic

Question 42

describe the contemporary times in the middle east

Answer 42

-the issue of freedom of expression has become problematic for arabic writers in the 21st century - tension between religious and secular movements

Question 43

What is Burma

Answer 43

Myanmar

Question 44

this country's literature has been heavily influenced by Buddhist, Thai, and English culture

Answer 44

Myanmar

Question 45

this country experienced 2 golden eras of Literature

Answer 45

Thailand - King Narai - King Rama II

Question 46

these 2 countries owe their literary traditions in large part of the sanskrit language and the islam culture

Answer 46

Malaysia and Indonesia

Question 47

this is the only country in Asia that has not been colonized

Answer 47

Thailand

Question 48

this 2 countries developed very distinct voices when the new Malay and Indonesian languages were born

Answer 48

Malaysia and Indonesia

Question 49

it is the use of vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses. It also creates a mental picture/ sensation in the reader's mind

Answer 49

Imagery