Abioseh Nicol – “The Meaning of Africa” – Exam Based MCQs
1. “The Meaning of Africa” is written by: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Abioseh Nicol
B) Chinua Achebe
C) Wole Soyinka
D) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Ans: A) Abioseh Nicol
2. Abioseh Nicol is best known as a writer from: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Sierra Leone
B) Nigeria
C) Kenya
D) South Africa
Ans: A) Sierra Leone
3. “The Meaning of Africa” mainly celebrates: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) European conquest
B) African identity, pride, and heritage
C) Industrial modernity
D) Medieval chivalry
Ans: B) African identity, pride, and heritage
4. The poem emphasizes Africa as: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) A “dark continent” stereotype
B) A land of rich culture, history, and dignity
C) A land without civilization
D) Only a place of suffering
Ans: B) A land of rich culture, history, and dignity
5. A key theme of the poem is: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Romantic love
B) Reclaiming African self-image from colonial myths
C) Victorian morality
D) Courtly romance
Ans: B) Reclaiming African self-image from colonial myths
6. The poem challenges: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020)
A) African pride
B) Colonial stereotypes about Africa
C) African cultural heritage
D) Indigenous traditions
Ans: B) Colonial stereotypes about Africa
7. The tone of “The Meaning of Africa” is mainly: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Proud and affirmative
B) Satirical and mocking
C) Purely tragic
D) Comic and light
Ans: A) Proud and affirmative
8. The poem is often studied under: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Postcolonial African literature
B) Medieval romance
C) Metaphysical poetry
D) Victorian drama
Ans: A) Postcolonial African literature
9. “The Meaning of Africa” is most concerned with: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Defining Africa through African values
B) Praising European civilization
C) Rejecting all tradition
D) Industrial progress
Ans: A) Defining Africa through African values
10. The poem asserts that Africa’s meaning is found in: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) European approval
B) Its people, culture, and history
C) Only natural resources
D) Modern technology
Ans: B) Its people, culture, and history
11. Abioseh Nicol’s poem is best described as: (UGC NET 2016; SET 2018; PGTRB 2019)
A) A poem of cultural affirmation
B) A romantic sonnet
C) A mock-epic
D) A pastoral comedy
Ans: A) A poem of cultural affirmation
12. The poem’s central purpose is to: (SET 2017; PGTRB 2020)
A) Dismiss Africa
B) Reclaim Africa’s dignity and identity
C) Praise colonialism
D) Mock African traditions
Ans: B) Reclaim Africa’s dignity and identity
13. The poem can be linked to the movement of: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Negritude / African cultural nationalism
B) Romanticism
C) Modernist alienation
D) Victorian realism
Ans: A) Negritude / African cultural nationalism
14. The poem rejects the idea of Africa as: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Rich and diverse
B) Primitive and inferior
C) Cultural and historical
D) Proud and dignified
Ans: B) Primitive and inferior
15. The poem highlights Africa’s meaning through: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020)
A) Pride in traditions and heritage
B) Denial of history
C) Praise of colonial rule
D) Escape into fantasy
Ans: A) Pride in traditions and heritage
16. The poem is an example of literature that: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Counters colonial discourse
B) Supports colonial stereotypes
C) Celebrates European conquest
D) Ignores identity
Ans: A) Counters colonial discourse
17. The tone of the poem can best be called: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2020)
A) Assertive and confident
B) Comic and playful
C) Bitter satire only
D) Purely pessimistic
Ans: A) Assertive and confident
18. The poem’s main concern is: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021)
A) African self-definition
B) European admiration
C) Romantic love
D) Medieval history
Ans: A) African self-definition
19. “The Meaning of Africa” can be classified as: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) A poem of cultural pride
B) A pastoral elegy
C) A romantic sonnet
D) A comic ballad
Ans: A) A poem of cultural pride
20. The poem’s overall message is: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Africa’s dignity must be recognized and reclaimed
B) Africa is inferior
C) Africa must copy Europe
D) Africa has no history
Ans: A) Africa’s dignity must be recognized and reclaimed
21. The poem mainly counters which kind of narrative? (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Colonial narrative
B) Romantic narrative
C) Medieval narrative
D) Mythic narrative
Ans: A) Colonial narrative
22. The poem’s cultural emphasis is on: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) African heritage
B) European superiority
C) Industrial modernity
D) Courtly romance
Ans: A) African heritage
23. The poem asserts Africa’s meaning through: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020)
A) People and culture
B) European approval
C) Industrial progress
D) Medieval legends
Ans: A) People and culture
24. The poem is best read as an act of: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Cultural reclamation
B) Romantic fantasy
C) Comic entertainment
D) Scientific explanation
Ans: A) Cultural reclamation
25. The poem supports: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) African pride and self-respect
B) Colonial stereotypes
C) European dominance
D) Denial of culture
Ans: A) African pride and self-respect
26. The poem is typically placed under: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021)
A) Postcolonial literature
B) Medieval romance
C) Romanticism
D) Neo-classicism
Ans: A) Postcolonial literature
27. The poem’s dominant tone is: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Affirmative
B) Comic
C) Mocking
D) Romantic
Ans: A) Affirmative
28. Abioseh Nicol’s purpose is to: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020)
A) Restore Africa’s image
B) Praise colonizers
C) Reject all tradition
D) Write comic verse
Ans: A) Restore Africa’s image
29. The poem is primarily about: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Identity
B) Romance
C) Comedy
D) Myth
Ans: A) Identity
30. The poem’s key idea is that Africa’s meaning is: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Internally defined by Africans
B) Defined only by Europe
C) Only natural resources
D) Purely mythical
Ans: A) Internally defined by Africans
31. The poem stands against: (UGC NET 2017; SET 2019; PGTRB 2020)
A) Cultural stereotyping
B) African pride
C) African identity
D) Cultural memory
Ans: A) Cultural stereotyping
32. The poem suggests Africa should be viewed through: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Its own cultural lens
B) Colonial lens
C) Tourist lens
D) Medieval lens
Ans: A) Its own cultural lens
33. The poem encourages: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Self-respect
B) Self-hate
C) Cultural denial
D) Colonial dependence
Ans: A) Self-respect
34. The poem’s message aligns with: (SET 2018; PGTRB 2020)
A) Cultural nationalism
B) Courtly romance
C) Victorian morality
D) Modernist despair only
Ans: A) Cultural nationalism
35. The poem mainly stresses: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021)
A) Heritage and dignity
B) Colonial superiority
C) Industrial progress
D) Romantic love
Ans: A) Heritage and dignity
36. The poem is most relevant to the study of: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) African literature
B) Greek tragedy
C) Medieval romance
D) Victorian drama
Ans: A) African literature
37. The poem’s central idea is to redefine Africa as: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020)
A) Proud and culturally rich
B) Primitive
C) Inferior
D) Without history
Ans: A) Proud and culturally rich
38. The poem is written in a spirit of: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Assertion
B) Defeat
C) Comedy
D) Romance
Ans: A) Assertion
39. The poem encourages readers to: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Respect African identity
B) Believe stereotypes
C) Reject culture
D) Follow Europe blindly
Ans: A) Respect African identity
40. The poem is best described as: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) A poem of identity and pride
B) A romantic sonnet
C) A comic ballad
D) A devotional hymn
Ans: A) A poem of identity and pride
41. The poem is a response to: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Misrepresentation of Africa
B) Celebration of colonialism
C) Romantic tradition
D) Medieval history
Ans: A) Misrepresentation of Africa
42. The poem is aligned with: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Decolonizing thought
B) Colonial propaganda
C) Victorian morality
D) Romantic escapism
Ans: A) Decolonizing thought
43. The poem’s main stance is: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021)
A) Africa must define itself
B) Europe must define Africa
C) Africa has no identity
D) Africa is only nature
Ans: A) Africa must define itself
44. The poem’s emphasis is on Africa’s: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) Cultural dignity
B) Inferiority
C) Silence
D) Dependence
Ans: A) Cultural dignity
45. The poem is best understood as: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Cultural assertion against colonial views
B) Romantic celebration
C) Comic entertainment
D) Medieval epic
Ans: A) Cultural assertion against colonial views
46. The poem belongs to the context of: (SET 2019; PGTRB 2021)
A) African nationalist writing
B) Elizabethan drama
C) Romantic odes
D) Metaphysical poetry
Ans: A) African nationalist writing
47. The poem aims to correct: (UGC NET 2019; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Eurocentric misreading of Africa
B) African pride
C) African heritage
D) African identity
Ans: A) Eurocentric misreading of Africa
48. The poem’s best summary is: (SET 2020; PGTRB 2022)
A) Africa’s meaning lies in its own people and culture
B) Africa’s meaning lies in Europe
C) Africa has no meaning
D) Africa is only geography
Ans: A) Africa’s meaning lies in its own people and culture
49. The poem’s final effect is to inspire: (UGC NET 2018; SET 2020; PGTRB 2021)
A) Confidence in African identity
B) Shame
C) Dependence
D) Forgetfulness
Ans: A) Confidence in African identity
50. Overall, “The Meaning of Africa” demonstrates: (UGC NET 2020; SET 2021; PGTRB 2022)
A) Africa’s cultural pride and the need to decolonize perceptions
B) Africa’s inferiority
C) Africa’s silence
D) Africa’s dependence on Europe
Ans: A) Africa’s cultural pride and the need to decolonize perceptions
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