RSUT Literature 2009/2010 Past Questions

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Question 17
```Questions 16 - 20 came from the poem below
Eat of this poem I offer Like an apple
Fliched from the tree forbidden
Eat of it, swallow it sour wholesomeness
And your eyes will fast Shed scales snakes mouth
Awake to the evil contraction
That emasculates the many agonizing people
And empowers few despoiling lords.```In the poem there is an allusion to
  • A.the way people enjoy eating apples
  • B.the enjoyment derivable from eating poems
  • C.the biblical apple eaten by Adam
  • D.the danger posed by snake
Objective
Question 18
```Questions 16 - 20 came from the poem below
Eat of this poem I offer Like an apple
Fliched from the tree forbidden
Eat of it, swallow it sour wholesomeness
And your eyes will fast Shed scales snakes mouth
Awake to the evil contraction
That emasculates the many agonizing people
And empowers few despoiling lords.```The poem can have the following effects on the reader except
  • A.creates awareness
  • B.gives pleasure
  • C.warns of the dangers of snakebites
  • D.highlights the class difference in Nigeria
Objective