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 401:
This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.
The dominant impression of the first person narrative in the novel gives it
Options:
A) an omniscient character
B) an epistolary character
C) a biographical character
D) an autobiographical character
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 402:
"The all seeing sun
Ne'er saw match since first the world begun."Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, The lines above were spoken by
Options:
A) Count Paris in praise of Juliet
B) Romeo in praise of Juliet
C) Romeo in praise of Roseline
D) Lady Capulet in praise of Roseline
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 403: These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo is banished to Mantua because he
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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 404: In The Victims, the affection between Ubaka and Bomboy is significant because it
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A) results in the death of Ubaka
B) shows that young people are more affectionate than their elders
C) contrasts with the general hatred in their family
D) leads to reconciliation in the family
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 405: This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
How does Lugard describe the battle between the white man and the Sokoto Caliphate?
Options:
A) One between superior and inferior powers
B) One of life and death
C) One between Christians and Muslims
D) One of the superiority of wills
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 406:
This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
For a play to be successful on stage, it must not be short of
Options:
A) audiences
B) speeches
C) actions
D) characters
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 407:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
In Umuaro it is not our custom to refuse a call, although we may refuse to do what the caller asks.
Ezeulu does not want to refuse the whiteman's call and so he is sending his son!
Chinua Achebe, Arrow of God
The lines above illustrate the use of
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A) deep metaphor
B) extended proverb
C) traditional parable
D) local colour
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 408:
This question is based on Wole Soyinka's
The Trials of Brother Jero.
JERO: In that case, since, Brother Chume,
your wife seems such a wicked, willful sinner,
I think ....
CHUME: Yes, Holy One...?
JERO: You must take her home tonight...
Jero concedes to Chume taking his wife home and beating her in order to
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A) keep his secret secret
B) get the beating out of the way quickly
C) enable jero get into his house
D) keep Chume's loyalty
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 409: THIS QUESTION ARE BASED ON SELECTED POEMS FROM D.I. NWOGA'S (ED.): WEST AFRICAN VERSE.
In Lenrie Peter's 'We Have Come Home', the return of the successful scholar is not fulfilling because
Options:
A) the acievement sems out of touchwith his society back home
B) the tropical atmosphere is full of happiness
C) the dispensation he meets provides mixed satisfaction
D) he has become indifferent to his own society.
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 410:
This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
By allowing Henchard to get drunk and sell off his wife, Hardy makes the point that
Options:
A) life is valueless
B) drinking is disastrous
C) Henchard is unpredictable
D) cruelty is part of life
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The correct answer is B .