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DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION

FINAL EXAMINATION
BSEE 35 – SURVEY OF AFRO-ASIAN LITERATURE
1ST SEMESTER OF S.Y. 2022-2023

NAME: _________________________________ DATE: _____________________________

COURSE/YEAR/SECTION: _________________ INSTRUCTOR: ______________________

Test I. Multiple Choice

Direction: Read each sentence carefully. Choose and write the letter of the best answer before
each number. (1pt. each)
1.The following are famous type of Persian poetry EXCEPT.
A. Divan C. Mora
B. Ghazal D. Masnavi
2. A type of Persian poetry which is usually panegyric, didactic or religious nature.
A. Masnavi C. Saj
B. Gosan D. Qasidah
3. The Egyptian’s extra ordinary collection of prayers, invocation, and religious formula.
A. The Book of the Dead C. The Death Book
B. The Book of the Death D. The Dead Book
4. It is composed of 114 suras and 6,236 ayat.
A. Jihad C. Abaya
B. Quran D. Ramadan
5. They are the modern type of Muslim who do not have the knowledge of the Quran but some
verses only.
A. Integrationist C. Fundamentalist
B. Secularist D. Prohibitionist
6. Ptahhottep wrote perspicacious advice covering the following topics EXCEPT.
A. Social order C. Preserving life
B. Table manners D. Proper conduct for success
7. It is the beginning of Hebrew literature.
A. Oral C. Written
B. Code D. Scrolls
8. A prolific writer and pioneer of Israel Children’s Literature.
A. Julius Barasch C. Anton Shammas
B. Isaac Erter D. Leah Goldberg

9. It has come to mean “hymns of supreme sacred knowledge,” is the foremost collection.
A. Mahabharata C. Ramayana
B. Rigveda D. Panchatantra
10. He also known as Indian’s Shakespeare for his great works.
A. Prem Chand C. Kalidasa
B. Rabindranth Tagore D. Bidpai
11. The Egyptian’s golden age and was controlled by a number of strong kings.
A. First intermediate C. New kingdom
B. Old kingdom D. Middle kingdom
12. The following are types of Muslim, EXCEPT.
A. Sufis C. Shiite
B. Bahal D. Sunni
13. A type of poetry which used to describe Persian quatrain.
A. Rubaiyat C. Masnavi
B. Ghazal D. Divan
14. The following are the three stages of development in Persian short story, EXCEPT.
A. Formative period C. Late period
B. Period of diversity D. Growth development period
15. A term used by Muslims for people who have memorized the Qur’an.
A. Qasidah C. Jalal
B. Hafiz D. Nima
16. He built the first temple of the Hebrew.
A. King David C. King James
B. King Abraham D. King Solomon
17. The first product of Modern Hebrew Literature.
A. La-Yesharim Tehillah C. Mosiade
B. Liturgical Piyyutim D. Ha-Tzofet le-Bet Yisrael
18. It is the longest Indian epic which was written during the Epic and Buddhist Age.
A. Ramayana C. Mahabharata
B. Rigveda D. Bhagavad Gita
19. It is the foremost collection of hymns of sacred knowledge.
A. Ramayana C. Mahabharata
B. Rigveda D. Bhagavad Gita
20. A collection of poets ghazals and other verse arranged alphabetically according to rhymes.
A. Rubaiyat C. Mora
B. Ghazal D. Divan
21. It’s the story of two warriors ‘father and son’ who were set against one another in a single
combat.
A. Mast va Hoshyar C. Yak-I Bud Yak-I Nabud
B. Sohrab and Rustum D. Buf – e kur
22. It is a kind of free verse which departs from the rhythm of classical Persian poetry.
A. Romantic poetry C. Sepid poetry
B. Serenity poetry D. Ancient poetry
23. This Egyptian period is best known for the building of great pyramids, including the huge
pyramid of Giza.
A. Early dynastic period C. Old kingdom
B. New kingdom D. Second intermediate period
24. It is usually an undesirable outcome anticipated from a given literature.
A. Wisdom Literature C. Religious Literature
B. Optimistic Literature D. Pessimistic Literature
25. They are also known as the Arabian story tellers.
A. Rawis C. Sulis
B. Rabbi D. Shun
26. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language which makes it known as:
A. Best speech C. Perfect speech
B. Polite speech D. Unique speech
27. During the classical period, what literary genres peaked?
A. Drama and Epic C. Poem and Epic
B. Drama and Poem D. Plays and Poem
28. It is the collection of song offerings.
A. Saj C. Gitanjali
B. Dhammapada D. Dharma
29. It the oldest collection of Chinese poetry and is considered a model of poetic expression and
moral insight.
A. lu-shih C. chueh-chu
B. tzu D. shih ching
30. It was the longest of all the dynasties in China.
A. Shang Dynasty C. Han Dynasty
B. Chou Dynasty D. T’ang Dynasty
31. They are the assistants of the pharaohs in governing the Egyptian society.
A. Scribes C. Viziers
B. Priests D. Peasants
32. It is the primary characteristic of Classical Persian poetry.
A. Always free verse C. Always metered
B. Always blank verse D. Always rhymed
33. This period was one of the most glorious eras of Chinese history.
A. Han Dynasty C. Ch’in Dynasty
B. T’ang Dynasty D. Later Dynasties
34. It dominates every scene in Sanskrit drama.
A. Theme C. Emotions
B. Characters D. Setting
35. The following are the religions developed in ancient Persia, EXCEPT.
A. Islam C. Buddhism
B. Manichaeism D. Zoroastrianism
Test II. Matching Type
Direction: Read each item carefully in Column A. Analyze and choose the letter which
corresponds to its answers in Column B. Then, write your answer before each number. (1pt
each)

Column A Column B

1. She is known as the Greatest Persian A. Amis Khosrow

Poetess. B. Anita Desai
2. He wrote perspicacious advice to his C. Chuang Tzu
people in maintaining social order. D. Forough Farrokhazadis
3. He translated the One thousand and One E. Isaac Erter
nights to English. F. Joseph Perl
4. His essay works were considered one of G. Kalidasa
the purest works of Modern Hebrew H. Leah Goldberg
literature. I. Matthew Arnold
5. He transcreated the story of Rustum and J. Mohammad Alijamalzadehs
Sohrab as Sohrab and Rustum. K. Moses Luzatto
6. He has written Ramayana which consists L. Nima Yushij
of some 24,000 couplets divided into seven M. Parvin Etesami
books. N. Prem Chand
7. He has published the first Hebrew novel in O. Ptahhottep
1819. P. Rabindranath Tagore
8. He is considered as the Father of Modern R. Richard Francis Burton
Persian poetry. S. Sahir Ludhianvi
9. An English-language Indian novelist is T. Ssu-ma Ch’ien
considered India’s premier imagist writer. U. Valmiki
10. The greatest of China’s ‘Grand
Historians’.
11. Sanskrit poet and dramatist is probably
the greatest Indian writer of all time.
12. A prolific writer and pioneer of Israel
Children’s literature.
13. The first Iranian who graphically articulate
private sexual landscapes from a woman’s
perspective
14. He uses imagery from nature in the prose
translations of Gitanjali.
15. The Parrot of India.
16. The first writer of modern Persian short
stories
17. He has written the poem about the
mausoleum built in North India.
 18. He was the most important early
interpreter of the philosophy of Taoism.
19. Indian author of numerous novels and
short stories in Hindi and Urdu.
20. The writer of the allegorical drama La-
Yesharim Tehillah.

Test III. Analogy

Direction: In each of the following items, there is a certain relationship between two given words.
Analyze the pair and write the word which best expresses relationship to the given word. (1pt each)
1. Pharaohs : Ruler :: __________ : Chief administrators
2. ________ : Osiris :: Seth : Nephthys
3: Geb: __________ :: Tefnut : Goddess of moisture
4. __________ : Ancestors :: Jews : Descendants
5. Sanskrit : Northern India :: ___________ : Southern India
6: Europe : Bidpai :: Sanskrit : ____________
7.Medina : ________ :: Mecca : Blessed
8. ____________ : Middle Kingdom :: Mentuhotep II : First Intermediate
9: Geb : Nut :: Shu : _________
10. Lao Tzu : __________ :: Confucius : Social conduct
11. Ferood : Persian leader :: ___________ : Tartar’s commander
12. __________ : Hebrew Bible :: Leshon Hakodesh : Holy Language
13. Aesop’s Fables: Ancient Greek :: ___________ : India
14. ___________ : King Dushyanta :: Sita : King Rama
15. Shang Dynasty : Decimal system : __________ : Gunpowder

Test IV. Poem Writing

Direction: Write a two-stanza Rubaiyat type of poetry with a theme of your own. Metered lines
are optional. (10pts.)

PREPARED: CHECKED: APPROVED:

RHEA TRINA A. CANIZO JOCELYN B. SIOCHI CRISTINA M. SIGNO, Ph.D

Instructor Chair, DAS Campus Administrator