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 921:
These questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono's. The old Man and the Medal.
The disagreement between Mvondo and Nti centres on the latter's claim to have
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A) eaten the entire entrails of sheep
B) eate more than his share of the food
C) been in a whiteman's office
D) assisted Meka in getting the medal
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 922:
This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation
'As soon as the fellows were departed, the lawyer,
Who had, it seems, a case of pistols in the seat of the coach, informed the company, that if it had been daylight, and he could have submitted to the robbery; he likewise set forth that he had often met highwaymen when he travelled on horseback, but none ever durst attack him; concluding, that if he had not been more afraid for the lady than for himself, he should not have now parted with his money so easily.'
Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding
It can be inferred that the lawyer mentioned above is a
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A) brave man
B) law-enforcement agent allowed to carry pistols
C) coward
D) gallant man who always protects ladies
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 923:
An extended fictional narrative which is realistic is known as a
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A) short story
B) diary
C) novella
D) novel
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 924: Based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Winston Smith works in the Record Department of the Ministry of
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A) Peace
B) Plenty
C) Love
D) Truth
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 925:
This question is based on Camara Laye's The African Child.
The novel is a mixture of
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A) fiction and fantasy
B) the objective and the absurd
C) pessimism and optimism
D) the real and the supermatural
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 926: The central organizing idea which unites character, action, language and style in a work of fiction is known as
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A) theory
B) plot
C) theme
D) characterization
E) fable.
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 927: This question is based on Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.
A dirge is a
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A) romantic poem
B) poem on nature
C) poem of expectations
D) poem of lament
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 928:
These question is based on Literary Appreciation."Busy old fool, unruly sun,
Why dost thou thus." J. Donne:The Sun RisingFrom the lines above, the poet sees the sun as
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A) illumination after darkness
B) an unnecessary evil
C) a necessary evil
D) a light provider
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 929: These questions are based on general Literary principlesPlays are basically meant to
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A) change the world
B) be read for pleasure
C) be presented on stage
D) keep people out of trouble
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 930:
This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears
In the novel, Serah dies of
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A) haemorrhoids
B) gunshot wounds
C) asthma
D) asphyxiation
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The correct answer is D .