World Literature: Unit 2 Review

What is often regarded as the most important scripture in the world, aside from the Bible?

What are griots?

Diction refers to the literal way words are presented on the page.

Dramatic context often serves the places of plot in poetry.

The bird offers the man a third counsel.

The Qur'an simply presents the will of God, while the Bible features God Himself.

If you "make yourself dead in the shadow of the wise," you will eventually receive..

Muhammad is the author of the Qur'an.

A fable is an example of didactic literature.

What is the most important component of a fable?

Anthropomorphism and personification are the same.

Which component is NOT found in African proverbs?

Both fables and parables contain religious undertones/themes.

Storytelling is a mergence of ________ and __________.

Fables and fairytales are exactly the same.

Where did all of the works we read originate from?

"He clings to the wise man like a blind man to his guide" is an example of..

There is no defined speaker in poetry.

What did Rumi write?

In "The Story of the Three Fish," what is wisdom compared to?

The Qur'an states that Allah can have a personal relationship with his followers.

The New Kingdom love poems survived on thick pieces of ________.

The bird offers the man counsels because he genuinely wants to aid the man.

What is the main lesson of "Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali"?

The Qur'an lacks "good news."

African literature is permanently frozen in time, hence why recreations are often enacted in the form of rituals.

Who was Rumi?

The Middle East is the birthplace of what 3 religions?

Pastoral life in poetry is often romanticized.