This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
Motivation in any work is the
- A. special figure of speech that is used in the work
- B. ovation encountered in the work
- C. difficult expression found in the work
- D. explanation of the behaviour of the characters
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
The prologue of any work is the
- A. conclusion
- B. introduction
- C. middle
- D. turning point
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
In literary work, setting refers to the
- A. starting point of the story
- B. sum total of physical, social and historical circumstances
- C. orderly arrangement of episodes
- D. point at which the fortunes of the hero begin to decline
This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
In a work of literature, plot is constructed on
- A. the principles of conflict
- B. exciting and memorable episodes
- C. the use of figurative language
- D. recurring events
This question is based on Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter .
Ramatoulaye’s attitude to her co-wife is that of
- A. jealousy
- B. anger
- C. contempt
- D. pity
This question is based on Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter .
‘Was it madness, weakness, irresistible love?
What inner confusion led Modou Fall to marry Binetou?…
Ramatoulaya finds the answers to these questions in
- A. the inherent weakness of man
- B. the Islamic tradition
- C. human destiny
- D. the fickleness of human nature
This question is based on Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God
Whom do you consider to be Ezeulu’s closest friend and confidant in Umuaro?
- A. Naka of Umuneora
- B. Ogbuefi Akuebue
- C. Nwokeke Nnaberi
- D. The priest of Idemili
This question is based on Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter .
‘…princes master their feelings to fulfil their duties ‘Others’ bend their heads and, in silence, accept a destiny that oppresses them. That, briefly put, is the internal ordering of our society, with its absurd divisions….’
In the above excerpt from her letter to Mawdo Ba, Aissatou sees society as
- A. benefiting the ruling classes
- B. unequal and unjust
- C. oppressing the working classes
- D. giving every person his just deserts
This question is based on Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter .
What special function does Ramatoulaye’s diary perform?
- A. It is a record of her personal experiences
- B. It brings succour to her in distress
- C. It helps her understand current events
- D. It aids her memory of pst events
This question is based on Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God.
When he came back from Operi I went to his house and he talked like a sane man. I reminded him of saying that a man must dance the dance prevailing in his time…’
The above statement was made by Ofoka about
- A. Nwaka
- B. Akuebue
- C. Ezeulu
- D. Obika
This question is based on Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God.
‘….a man who brings ant-ridden faggots into his hut should expect the visit of lizards…
What does Nwaka refer to as ‘ant-ridden faggots’ in this context?
- A. The visit of the court messenger
- B. The unexpected consultation of Ezeulu with the chiefs of Umuaro
- C. The friendship between Ezeulu and the whiteman
- D. Ezeulu's rejection of the kind gesture of some chiefs to accompany him to Okperi
This question is based on Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God.
The lesson which emerges from the fate of Ezeulu is that
- A. the will of the priest is the will of his god
- B. Christianity is superior to traditional religion
- C. no man ever won judgement against his clan
- D. Captain Winterbottom was right afterall
This question is based on Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God.
Ezeulu sent his son, Oduche, to join the Christians because
- A. of his great love for the whiteman
- B. he had come to distrust the power of Ulu
- C. he did not want Oduche to succeed him as chief priest
- D. he wanted a representative in the group in case they became powerful
This question is based on Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God.
Nwaka’s hostility to Ezeulu is attributable to
- A. his great wealth and sense of importance
- B. the rivalry between Umuneora and Umuachala
- C. the instigation of Ezidemili
- D. his jealousy of Ezeulu's mysterious powers
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
Kwesi Brew’s “The Dry Season” shows that
- A. destruction is present in almost every action
- B. nature is the sole destructive force
- C. animals are the sole destructive force
- D. birds are the sole destruction force
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
‘…Horrors were flowers then the bright red bougainvilla’.
The above lines from Kwesi Brew’s ‘The Executioner’s Dream’ depict the executioner’s
- A. attractiveness
- B. beauty consciousness
- C. gentleness
- D. callousness
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
J.P Clak’s ‘Streamside Exchange, depicts an interplay of
- A. anxiety and passion
- B. anxiety and ignorance
- C. excitement and passion
- D. ignorance and wisdom
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
The lesson learnt from ‘The Fulani Creation Story’ is that Doondari cannot tolerate
- A. man
- B. blindness
- C. sleep
- D. pride
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
In Odia Ofeimun’s ‘The Prodigals’, the attitude of the returnees is best described as
- A. remorseful
- B. unrepentant
- C. hopeful
- D. despondent
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
In Agostinho Neto’s ‘Night’, night basically symbolises
- A. Political oppression
- B. social deprivation
- C. moral depravity
- D. spiritual decay
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
‘…Ha! That motoka is motoka
It belongs to the Minister of Fairness
Who yesterday was loaded with a doctorate
At Makerere with whisky…
Plus I hear the literate thighs of an undergraduate’
The above stanza from Theo Luzuku’s ‘The Motoka’ demonstrates that the minister is
- A. corrupt and immoral
- B. a gifted doctoral graduate of Makerere
- C. an owner of a motor-car which is laden with whisky
- D. underserving of the literate thighs of an undergraduate