Fletcher’s Upon An Honest Man’s Fortune encourages people to
- A. accept life as it is
- B. condemn soothsaying
- C. move in the direction of God
- D. accept soothsaying
The allusion in Hughe’s The Negro Speaks of Rivers is mainly
- A. literacy
- B. bibilical
- C. historical
- D. classical
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.
In Raleigh’s The Soul’s Errand, the soul is portrayed as a
- A. messenger of hope and peace
- B. friend of suffering masses
- C. fearless message-bearer
- D. restorer of lost glory
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.
The sun in Donne’s The Sun Rising is depicted through the use of
- A. apostrophe
- B. invocation
- C. ellipsis
- D. enjambment
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.
Jared Angira is an African Poet from
- A. Ghana
- B. Sierra-Leone
- C. Kenya
- D. South Africa
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.
The dominant image in Adeoti’s Hard Lines is
- A. tactile
- B. auditory
- C. gustatory
- D. visual
Based on Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea,Santiago’s second dream occurs
- A. when he sleeps on the boat for a few hours
- B. the night before his fishing expedition
- C. in his house
- D. at the end of the book
Based on Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea, the attitude of the old man towards nature is quite
- A. warm and friendly
- B. cautious and skeptical
- C. hostile and callous
- D. careless and indifferent
Based on Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus, in the Achike family,the character who is central to the theme is
- A. Jaja
- B. Kambili
- C. Mama
- D. Sisi
Based on Asare Konadu’s A Woman in Her Prime, the novel explores the theme of
- A. child quest of an African woman
- B. exploitation of the African woman
- C. sex discrimination in Ghana
- D. women liberation in Nigeria
Based on Asare Konadu’s A Woman in Her Prime,Asogo is a game in which
- A. mothers lure their babies to sleep
- B. fathers narrate animal stories
- C. boys abuse girls with music
- D. girls sing songs of praise and admonition
Based on Asare Konadu’s A Woman in Her Prime, the worst calamity that can befall a woman is
- A. barreness
- B. inability to bear male children
- C. inability to marry
- D. divorce
Based on Asare Konadu’s A Woman in Her Prime, the novel explores the theme of
- A. child quest of an African woman
- B. exploitation of the African woman
- C. sex discrimination in Ghana
- D. women liberation in Nigeria
Based on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest,Prospero is portrayed as a man who is
- A. eager to conquer the world
- B. full of mistrust for everybody
- C. more interested in studying than in governance
- D. dependent on the spirits of his survival
Based on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest,the character associated with savagery in the play is
- A. Ferdinand
- B. Ariel
- C. Stephano
- D. Caliban
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.
The dominant technique used in Serenade is
- A. apostrophe
- B. metaphore
- C. simile
- D. oxymoron
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.
Jared Angira is an African Poet from
- A. Ghana
- B. Sierra-Leone
- C. Kenya
- D. South Africa
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.
Cheney-Coker’s Myopia is a
- A. ballad
- B. dirge
- C. lament
- D. sonnet
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.
In Owonibi’s Homeless, not Hopeless, the persona explains that street beggars
- A. are concerned with their daily needs
- B. always worry about heaven
- C. rarely sleep and dream
- D. attend conferences in towns
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.
The tone of Umeh’s Ambassadors of Poverty can be described as
- A. panegyrical
- B. metaphorical
- C. sarcastic
- D. admonitory
Based on Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea,the novel demonstrates the
- A. struggle of man against defeat
- B. attempt to catch fish
- C. desire to understand life
- D. influence of the sea on man