Question 1In Literature, a round character is associated withA.charge and growthB.stability and determinationC.simplicity and modestyD.running down other charactersObjective Show full explanation
Question 2The antagonist in a tragedy is A.any character in the tragedyB.the wife of the protagonistC.the character provides comic reliefD.the character that acts in opposition to the main characterObjective Show full explanation
Question 3A statement that appears tom say something opposite to common sense or the truth, but which may contain truth is A.an oxymoronB.a paradoxC.an ironyD.a parableObjective Show full explanation
Question 4........... is the drama form which ends up on a note of happiness after some initial minor problems. A.TragedyB.FarceC.Heroic dramaD.ComedyObjective Show full explanation
Question 5Joe de Graft was a prominent playwright from A.GhanaB.NigeriaC.CameroonD.Sierra LeoneObjective Show full explanation
Question 6Melodrama is the genre of drama which is characterized by emphasis on theatricality over A.characterizationB.plotC.settingD.point of viewObjective Show full explanation
Question 7‘True wit is nature to advantage drest What oft was thought but neʼer so well expressed.ʼThe extract above is an example of A. Rhythm B. Pun C. Rhyme D. Paradox Objective Show full explanation
Question 8A short witty statement in poetry constitutes a/an A. Lyric B. Ode C. Epigram D. Elegy Objective Show full explanation
Question 9A literary work is didactic if itA. Entertains B. Comforts C. Criticizes D. Teaches Objective Show full explanation
Question 10The sounds in the following lines may be described as an example of: The moan of doves in immemorial elms, and murmuring of innumerable beesA.Alliteration B.EuphonyC.CacophonyD.A mixture of all aboveObjective Show full explanation
Question 11The man dies in Him who keeps silent in the face of tyranny. This statement can be described as:A.Metaphoric B.LiteralC.TragicD.A simileObjective Show full explanation
Question 12The literary technique in which a reader is taken to the past of a current action is known as:A.rewinding B.fast forwardC.Flash backD.RepetitionObjective Show full explanation