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 1711:
This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In Browning's 'My Last Duchess', the Duke complains that his wife is
Options:
A) a snob
B) a coquette
C) a spendthrift
D) disrespectful
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1712:
This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.Forget self! Forget status! let power die so that Benin may live!....
Iyase's entreaty comes when
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A) the Ifa priest makes his predicitions
B) the whitemen attack Benin
C) Ovonramwen is discovered in hiding
D) Ovonramwen is asked to pay homage to the Whiteman
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1713:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
'My first interview with the manager was curious...
He was commonplace in complexion, in feature, in manners and in voice. He was of middle size and of ordinary build. His eyes, of the usual blue were perhaps remarkably cold, and he certainly could make his glance fall on one as trenchant and heavy as an axe'.
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
In the passage above, the manager is described as being
Options:
A) determined
B) warm
C) sociable
D) hostile
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1714:
This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
For her act of child neglect, Adah's mother was forced by the police to
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A) taste raw and black pepper
B) sleep in solitary cell
C) drink a bowl of garri
D) pay a fine of ten shillings
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1715: This question is based on General Literary Principles
A short and witty remark is
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A) a limerick
B) a tercet
C) an eptgram
D) a litotes
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1716: This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.IN THE PLAY, THE TWO REVENGE PLOTS REVOLVE AROUND
Options:
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
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1717: This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
Characterization in the play comprises three major groups of
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A) counsellors, spiritual advisers and soldiers
B) court officeials, British soldiers and beggars
C) court officials, British official and people
D) people soldiers and beggars
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1718:
This question is based on General Literary Principles
A foil in drama is also known as
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A) flat character
B) protagonist
C) round character
D) antagonist
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1719:
Use the lines below to answer these two questions.A cursing rogue with a merry fảrce,
A bundle of rags upon a crutch,
Stumbled upon that windy place
Called cruachan, and it was as much.
The rhyme scheme of the stanza above is
Options:
A) abab
B) bbaa
C) abba
D) aabb
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1720: These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE."Time winged chariot"The line above from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress depicts
Options:
A) the measurement of time
B) how fast events unfold
C) how fast time flies
D) the usefulness of time
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The correct answer is C .