Literature in English is the study of works written in the English language. It includes all forms of writing, such as novels, plays, short stories, and poetry. This subject involves exploring and analyzing these texts to understand their themes and meanings.
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Question 1531:
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
'I' ll do my best
To woo your lady.'
What is the sincere desire of the person who made the statement above?
Options:
A) That she succeeds in winning the love for the master
B) That her best is good enough to win affection
C) That she herself becomes the beloved
D) That she herself wins the love
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1532: This question is based on �Literary Appreciation.Life, though a vanity Yet, not purpose full in drawling resignation Life's spice is in striveFrom the extract above, the poet suggests that
Options:
A) life is full of care
B) there can't be life without stive
C) life is worthwhile without care
D) strive makes life worth living
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1533:
These questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal.'As he opened and shut his mouth his lower jaw went down and came up,puffing up and
Then deflating the skin under his chin'.
The subject of description in the line above is
Options:
A) the high commissioner
B) the white chief
C) M.Fuuconi
D) M. Pipiniakis
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1534:
When a writer deviates from the chronological arrangement of events in a literary piece, he uses ...
Options:
A) Anadiplosis
B) Anachrony
C) Chrestomathy
D) Anagnorisis
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1535: These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo is banished to Mantua because he
Options:
A) marries Juliet without parental consent
B) attends Capulet's party uninvited
C) attempts to kill Paris his rival
D) kills Tybalt in a street duel
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1536: This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of CorruptionWho impregnated Aloho?
Options:
A) The Commissioner
B) Chief Haladu
C) Justice Odili
D) Inspector Inaku
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1537:
This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation
'Having finished the paper, a second cup of coffee and a roll and butter, he rose; shook a crumb or two from his waist coat, and expanding his broad chest, smiled happily, not because he felt particularly light-hearted his happy smile was simply the result of a good digestion.
The character referred to in this passage
Options:
A) is excited by the news in the paper
B) is lonely and unhappy
C) has spent a long time over his food
D) is pleased with himself after a good meal
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1538:
This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.
The language of the play is
Options:
A) ambiguous
B) condemnatory
C) apolitical
D) metaphoric
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1539:
This question is based on selected Poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New poetry from African; Syinka, W. (ed.): poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature- in - English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse.
The dominant imagery in Kofi Awoonor's 'The Cathedral' is
Options:
A) olfactory
B) auditory
C) tactile
D) visual
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1540:
This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily
Nkem leaves Odilis house because
Options:
A) she is not afaithful wife
B) she wants to keep her marriage
C) of pressure from outsiders
D) she is barren
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The correct answer is A .