B.A. Semester VI Contemporary World Literature

 1. Which concept refers to the peaceful coexistence of people from different cultural backgrounds within a society?

A) Assimilation

B) Hybridity

C) Multiculturalism

D) Alienation

2. The term 'Diaspora' primarily refers to:

A) Industrialization of society

B) Scattering of people from their homeland to different countries

C) Cultural assimilation only

D) Environmental conservation

3. Which of the following best defines Globalization?

A) Isolation of nations

B) Cultural and economic interconnectedness across the world

C) Migration within a country

D) Political dictatorship

4. In literary studies, 'Hybridity' means:

A) Rejection of all cultures

B) Mixing of different cultures and identities to form new cultural expressions

C) Living in complete isolation

D) Following only traditional customs

5. Alienation refers to:

A) Feeling disconnected or isolated from society or oneself

B) Love for nature

C) Celebration of diversity

D) National integration

6. Acculturation is the process by which:

A) A person completely abandons their original culture

B) People adopt certain cultural traits of another culture while retaining their own identity

C) People migrate permanently

D) Cultures disappear

7. Assimilation differs from Acculturation because Assimilation involves:

A) Retaining one's original culture entirely

B) Completely adopting the dominant culture and losing much of the original cultural identity

C) Refusing cultural change

D) Environmental activism

8. Which concept is mainly concerned with a person's understanding of who they are in terms of culture, gender, nationality, and beliefs?

A) Identity

B) Diaspora

C) Hybridity

D) Globalization

9. Ecofeminism establishes a connection between:

A) Technology and literature

B) Women and environmental exploitation

C) Politics and economics

D) Migration and trade

10. Which one of the following is NOT a concept included in Unit I?

A) Ecofeminism

B) Hybridity

C) Romanticism

D) Multiculturalism

Answer Key

C – Multiculturalism

B – Scattering of people from their homeland

B – Cultural and economic interconnectedness

B – Mixing of different cultures and identities

A – Feeling disconnected or isolated

B – Adopting another culture while retaining one's own

B – Completely adopting the dominant culture

A – Identity

B – Women and environmental exploitation

C – Romanticism


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