Humn Chapter 18 Exam Questions With
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At the height of its success circa 1000 CE, which African state was probably the world's largest gold
producer?
Ghana
Which of these early African civilizations developed in the area that is now Nigeria?
Benin
Which of these African civilizations is considered the greatest ancient kingdom in southern Africa and
included a complex of huge stone buildings surrounded by massive walls?
Zimbabwe
Swahili is a sub-Saharan African language strongly influenced by which other language?
Arabic
Which of these writers helped to create the literary movement known as Negritude?
Léopold Senghor
In 1986, Nigerian writer _________ was the first African to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Wole Soyinka
Which contemporary African artist created Bagdad City, a satirical riff on ceremonial masks made
from scrap materials such as plastic cans and discarded speakers?
Romuald Hazoumé
Which of these authors wrote The Traveler of the East, which is generally considered both the first
novel by an African and the first written in an African language (Sesotho)?
Thomas Mofolo
What is the central theme of Chinua Achebe's writing?
The conflict between Western culture and traditional African society
Great Zimbabwe was ________.
a complex of huge stone buildings surrounded by massive walls
Which of the following is NOT the name of an African people?
Swahili
The Shona people reside in which present-day African nation?
Zimbabwe
Who is the author of the long poem entitled Self-examination, which considers the decline of Arab
trading cities on the East African coast?
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At the height of its success circa 1000 CE, which African state was probably the world's largest gold
producer?
Ghana
Which of these early African civilizations developed in the area that is now Nigeria?
Benin
Which of these African civilizations is considered the greatest ancient kingdom in southern Africa and
included a complex of huge stone buildings surrounded by massive walls?
Zimbabwe
Swahili is a sub-Saharan African language strongly influenced by which other language?
Arabic
Which of these writers helped to create the literary movement known as Negritude?
Léopold Senghor
In 1986, Nigerian writer _________ was the first African to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Wole Soyinka
Which contemporary African artist created Bagdad City, a satirical riff on ceremonial masks made
from scrap materials such as plastic cans and discarded speakers?
Romuald Hazoumé
Which of these authors wrote The Traveler of the East, which is generally considered both the first
novel by an African and the first written in an African language (Sesotho)?
Thomas Mofolo
What is the central theme of Chinua Achebe's writing?
The conflict between Western culture and traditional African society
Great Zimbabwe was ________.
a complex of huge stone buildings surrounded by massive walls
Which of the following is NOT the name of an African people?
Swahili
The Shona people reside in which present-day African nation?
Zimbabwe
Who is the author of the long poem entitled Self-examination, which considers the decline of Arab
trading cities on the East African coast?
