This document contains a short quiz about forms of precolonial literature in Africa that were preserved orally, including epics, folklores, riddles, folksongs, tales, and proverbs. The quiz tests understanding of these oral literary forms and their functions in explaining society and culture as understood by precolonial Africans.
This document contains a short quiz about forms of precolonial literature in Africa that were preserved orally, including epics, folklores, riddles, folksongs, tales, and proverbs. The quiz tests understanding of these oral literary forms and their functions in explaining society and culture as understood by precolonial Africans.
This document contains a short quiz about forms of precolonial literature in Africa that were preserved orally, including epics, folklores, riddles, folksongs, tales, and proverbs. The quiz tests understanding of these oral literary forms and their functions in explaining society and culture as understood by precolonial Africans.
_______________1. It refers to any form of verbal art which is
transmitted orally or delivered by word or mouth. _______________2-3. What are the 2 forms of literature that was preserved during the precolonial period. _______________4. This form of literature demand an answer and are used to test the wits of those who are listening to them. _______________5. These are beautiful songs that are informal expressions of our ancestors’ experiences in life. SHORT QUIZ _______________6. These are long-winded poems about a hero and his adventures and misadventures. _______________7. These are stories of origin for certain places, their names, and their creation. _______________8. These are practical observations and philosophy of everyday life that are written usually in a rhyming scene. _______________9-10. Literature function as an explanation for ____________ and ______________ as they know it to be. Answer Key: 1. Oral Literature 2. Epics 3. Folklores 4. Riddles 5. Folksongs 6. Epics 7. Tales 8. Proverbs 9. Society 10. Culture