china

Question 1

the most prevalent themes in asian literature

Answer 1

religion, war and politics

Question 2

one of the world’s cradles of civilization

Answer 2

china

Question 3

the greatest poet of all time

Answer 3

Du Fu

Question 4

conscription (army) and hidden satire that speaks the noticeable luxury of the court

Answer 4

the ballad of the army cats

Question 5

dufu is also known as?

Answer 5

Tu Fu

Question 6

known for his conversational tone and imagery. he is also the main competitor for du fu

Answer 6

li po

Question 7

li po is also known as?

Answer 7

li bai

Question 8

ancient social custom of drinking

Answer 8

alone and drinking under the moon

Question 9

poet, painter, musician and statesman (tang dynasty - golden ages of chinese culture). his poems usually represents the local landscapes.

Answer 9

wang wei

Question 10

what was the name of the school wang wei founded?

Answer 10

southern school for painter-poets

Question 11

vivid imagery of local nature

Answer 11

green stream

Question 12

a fictionist who won the 2012 nobel prize for literature

Answer 12

mo yan

Question 13

a novel and a story of the chinese battling japanese intruders during the 1930s.

Answer 13

red sorghum

Question 14

what award did mo yan win?

Answer 14

the 2012 nobel prize for literature

Question 15

world acclaimed short story writer. champion for chinese meta-fictional or postmodernist writing.

Answer 15

Yu Hua

Question 16

a story about the struggles endured by the son of a wealthy land-owner during the chinese revolution. (dynasty vs dynasty)

Answer 16

to live

Question 17

started its unbroken literary tradition (14th centuryt)

Answer 17

china

Question 18

what period were du fu, li po and wang wei became writers?

Answer 18

tang dynasty