UNN Literature in English 2007/2008 Past Questions

Questions 1 to 3 are based on Ahmed Yerima's "Attahiru"
Questions 1 to 3 are based on Ahmed Yerima's "Attahiru"
As the play opens, Abbas tells his friends about the loss of his money to

Questions 1 to 3 are based on Ahmed Yerima's "Attahiru"
Caliph: I am becoming the Caliph at a time when the history of our life is at a delicate balance.
In the above statement, the Caliph is alluding to

Questions 1 to 3 are based on Ahmed Yerima's "Attahiru"
One reason given by the Sokoto caliphate for refusing the friends of whites is that

Questions 4 and 5 are based on William Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
Laertes: Farewell, farewell, Ophelia: and remember well. What I have said to you.
Laertes has told Ophelia

Questions 4 and 5 are based on William Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
Even though the ghost of Hamlet's father demands vengeance, it specifically warns Hamlet against harming

Questions 6 and 7 are based on Wangusa's Poem "A Taxi Driver on His Death"
The person in the above poem is

Questions 6 and 7 are based on Wangusa's Poem "A Taxi Driver on His Death"
The driver is certain that after his death the society will

Questions 8 is based on J.P. Clark's "Agbor Dancer"
In the above poem, the poet contrasts the dancer's total involvement in the music with his own

In Literature generally, a stock chamber is a character

A light or amusing interlude inserted in the middle of a tragic play is called

When one author produces a mocking invitation of another author's work we call his product

A type of poem which may be sung and which embodies tale is called

Ladejo turned to her, his befuddled look entreating her to give the appropriate response. Sade's mother sat on her seat's edge, fidgeting nervously on her dress... The hall was mute with consternation. A pin drop at that moment could have caused a stampede. Drummer's held their drumsticks ready.... a word from her and hell would be let loose.
Femi Ademiluyi: The New Man
In the above extract, the atmosphere could be described as

Fear no more the heat of the sun
Nor the furious writer's rages:
Thou thy worldly task has done
Home art gone, and taken thy wages
Golden lads and girls all must
Is chimney sweepers, come to dust

William Shakespeare: Fear No More
The person addressed in the above extract

Lakunle... I savage custom, barbaric, out of date, rejected, denounced, accursed, excommunicated, archaic, degrading, humiliating, unspeakable, redundant, retrogressive.
Lakunle is being