Question 0
This question is based on Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbrvilles.
Mrs.Joan Durbeyfield is portrayed as
A.reticent and deeply emotional
B.strong-willed and boisterous
C.pretentious and calculating
D.fastidious and overbearing
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on Ademiluyi's
A.As soon as Ayo becomes the cocoa inspector
B.Shortly before the beggars strike
C.As soon as his mother starts kickiung against it.
D.After their contemptuous treatment at the hands of Layeni
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on Ademiluyi's
A.digression and rubric
B.intrigues and metaphors
C.setting and design
D.suspense and irony
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on Ademiluyi's The New Man.
The metamorphosis that takes place in the novel is manly due to
A.disillusionment
B.greed and avarice
C.love and affection
D.selfishness
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments
The outdooring ceremony of Araba's child, fixed for the fifth day after his birth, is opposed to by Naana because the child
A.is reincarnated in the father
B.is still in the custody of the spirits
C.makes the spirits angry
D.needs the uncle's support
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments
It can be safely assumed that the novel is
A.culturally simple
B.structurally complex
C.naturally simple
D.physically revlevant
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments
In the novel, the most prominent from of literature used is
A.myth
B.drama
C.poetry
D.folktale
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on selection poem from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
The person in Houseman's To an Athlate Dying Young addressed the dead athlete using
A.monologue
B.apostrophe
C.dialogue
D.admonition
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on selection poem from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Keats' On the Grasshopper and Cricket, the frost of winter evenings is said to cause
A.violence
B.luxury
C.silence
D.loneliness
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Milton's On His Blindness, the poet's attitude towards his blindness is one of
A.anger
B.sorrow
C.fortitude
D.apathy
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Senghor's I will pronounce Your Name, 'cinnamon'is significant for its
A.dramatic irony
B.botanical allusion
C.olfactory image
D.extended metaphor
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse

The use of enjambment in Cheney-Coker's Myopia emphasizes the
A.anger of the peasants
B.beauty of the poem
C.distressed mood of the persona
D.arrangement of the stanzas
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Brutus'A Troubadour I Traverse, the poet juxtaposes
A.love with hatred
B.defiance with submission
C.suffering with pleasure
D.safety with danger
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
The concern of the poet in Serenade is to
A.boast about the lover's wealth
B.appeal to the lady in question
C.examine the gloomy side of marriage
D.express the lady's sense of grief
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
The poet persona in Wangusa's A Taxi Driver on His Death is
A.optimistic
B.pessimistic
C.romantic
D.sarcastic
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Odia Ofeimuun's We must Learn Again to Fly, the use of 'we' gives the poem a
A.universal appeal
B.personifying effect
C.symbolic undertone
D.dramatic sensation
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A character that heavily relies on cultural types for his manner of speech, his personality and other distinguishing characteristics is
A.a fictional character
B.a stock character
C.a rounded character
D.an antagonist
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on selection poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Clark's Agbor Dancer, the the poet watches the dancer with
A.spite
B.despair
C.nostalgia
D.rhapsody
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on General Literary Principles
Monometer is a
A.single meter of Coleridge's poem, 'Christabel'
B.line repeated in the first syllable of a word
C.single foot used in John Milton's sonnets
D.line of verse consisting of a metrical foot
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on General Literary Principles

Zeugma is a figurative device in which a
A.noun refers to two parts of an expression
B.conjunction governs two parts of an expression
C.verb refers to two parts of an expression
D.pronoun governs two parts of an expression
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on General Literary Principles
Chanson is a term denoting a
A.poem of varied metrical froms
B.from of love song
C.song from the Middle Ages
D.popular Korean verse
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on General Literary Principles
The part of a play when climax approaches is known as
A.epitasis
B.protasis
C.catharsis
D.catastasis
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on General Literary Principles
Black theater is drama concerned with
A.mourners dressed in black
B.actors of black origin
C.the identity of black Americans
D.Africans of West Indian origin
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on General Literary Principles
Which of the following forms of poetry is an example of a monologue?
A.Lament
B.Ode
C.Sonnet
D.Epic
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A final stanza of a poem that is shorter than the preceding one is called
A.epanalepsis
B.antithesis
C.envoi
D.irony
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on General Literary Principles
That quality in a literary work which evokes tenderness, pity or sorrow is
A.pathopoeia
B.pathos
C.pataphysics
D.patois
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on General Literary Principles

The moment of recognition of truth when ignorance gives way to knowledge in a character is know as
A.hamartia
B.anagnorisis
C.hubris
D.anamnesis
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on Literary Appreciation

If I cannot slaughter other tribes men If I do not say my prayer in the morning If I turn my back on some of your advice... Is meal Heron:Pardon me.

The repetition in the lines above is a poetic device of
A.plagiarism
B.anaphora
C.paralipsis
D.alliteration
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on �Literary Appreciation

'Though alien to this clime its capacity for bagging crime befits a legendary scion of the soil the brief sack with bulging stomach.'The poem achieves its significant effect through the use of
A.quatrain and imagery
B.rhyme andsimile
C.onomatopoeia and alliteration
D.alliteration and personification
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on �Literary Appreciation

I will pronounce your name, Obi, I will declaim you, Obi!The device used in the line above is
A.repetition
B.chronological
C.refrain
D.parallelism
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on �Literary Appreciation

And the fountain of Tololo is an Oasis it quenches the thirst of travellers The myriad paces of the mind fold their wings, For here too, growth emerges from sleep; from a beginning that was the end of an era.'
Mazisi Kunene: The Ancestors and the Sacred Mountain
From the excerpt above, it can be said that the poet is being
A.paradoxical
B.anttithetical
C.illogical
D.tautological
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on �Literary Appreciation

KATE:No shame but mine. I must, forsooth be forcedTo give my hand opposed against my heart Unto a mad-brain rudesby, full of spleen, Who wooed in haste and means to weel at leisure, I told you, I, he was a frantic fool,Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behaviourWilliam Shakespear:The Taming of the ShrewIn the excerpt above, it is clear that the speaker is
A.contented
B.indifferent
C.anxious
D.enthusiastic
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on �Literary Appreciation

'Emonemua: You it is who own me, and I speak by your permission. When I came home with my husband this morning, believing my mother was ill and needed nursing, I little knew I was walking into a house of ruin.'J.C Clark-Bekederemo: The BoatFrom the excerpt above, the speaker is
A.bereaved
B.homeless
C.recovering from an illness
D.a trained nurse
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on �Literary Appreciation

Cliph...Son. Open all your ears. May Allah grant us the fortitude to accept his commands..Now the rest is my burden. I am willing to accept Allah's will in the matter.The Language of the speaker above is
A.submissive
B.inciting
C.diplomatic
D.imploring
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on �Literary Appreciation

Truly sir, all that I live by is with the awl: I meddle with no trademan's matters nor women's matters, but withal- I am indeed, sir,a surgeon to ild shoes. When they are in great danger, I recover them.'William Shakespeare: Julius CaesarThe speaker in the excerpt above is a
A.surgeon
B.meddler
C.cobbler
D.trader
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on �Literary Appreciation

'O'let us have him, for his silver hairs will purchase us a good opinion and buy men's voices to commend our deeds it shall be said his judgement rules our hands. Our youths and wildness shall not whit appear, But all be buried in his gravity.
William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar
In the excerpt above, his silver hairs refers to
A.a judicial wig
B.make-up
C.old age
D.wealth
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on Literary Appreciation.

'' 'The white man of God is coming here for Easter! The white man of God is coming to spend Easter with us!' This was the talk everywhere in Nkar among the old and young, even among the pagans. We had been taught everything about him in advance, When he comes we should observe his beard and see if it was not forked like that of .Christ.''

Kenjo Jumban: The white man of God

From the passage, the white man of God is treated with
A.awe
B.derision
C.suspicion
D.indifference
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

IN THE PLAY, THE TWO REVENGE PLOTS REVOLVE AROUND
A.Hamlet against Polonius and Laertes against Claudius
B.Hamlet against Claudius and Laertes gainst Hamlet
C.Claudius against Hamlet and Laertes against Gertrude
D.Ophelia against Hamlet and Laertes against Hamlet
E.
Objective

Question 0
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

How does Question Gertrude finally die?
A.Through strangulation
B.By venomed sword
C.from poisoned drink
D.of snake bite
E.
Objective