Kalu Uka’s ‘Earth to Earth’ is about one of the following
- A. death
- B. urine
- C. flowers
- D. goddess of the Earth
- E. love
In ‘The Call of the River Nun’,’O’incomprehensible God!’ expresses the poet’s
- A. anger against God
- B. horror of God
- C. acceptance of God
- D. rejection of God
- E. inability to understand life
‘Stream-side Exchange’ primarily shows J.P Clark’s interest in
- A. birds
- B. children
- C. trade
- D. rivers
- E. destiny
In Night of Seine,the word’dark’ in ‘listen to our dark blood beat’ is used
- A. biologically
- B. scientifically
- C. figuratively
- D. literally
- E. sociologically
One of the following is a mark of good poetry
- A. An interesting story
- B. Imaginative use of language
- C. Realistic Characterisation
- D. Flashback
- E. Audience participation
Which of the following statements is true of Shakespeare’s Macbeth
- A. Macbeth is a wicked woman who does not love her husband
- B. The Birnam wood actually moved
- C. The tragedy of Macbeth is caused by Macbeth's ambition and some other factors
- D. Macbeth is the only cause of his own tragedy
- E. The witches have only good news for Macbeth
The central theme of Shakespeare’s As You Like It is
- A. wrestling
- B. disguise
- C. forest life
- D. disagreement between brothers
- E. the nature of true love
A play is drama because
- A. it contains characters
- B. it does not contain any story
- C. it cannot be read silently
- D. it can be acted on the stage
- E. it is written in verse
The difference between tragedy and comedy is
- A. that tragey contains soliloquies,but comedy does not
- B. that comedy contains disguise but tragedy does not
- C. that tragedy is imaginative but comedy is not
- D. that comedy deals with love but tragedy does not
- E. none of the above
Although the following statement is not a direct quotation from any books,it serves as as an aid to identifying characters that appear in the works.Read it carefully and say which character is likely to make it: ‘How could i have succumbed to the pressures of the corrupt society?I thought i would be a successful social reformer but now i am as bad as those i criticize’
- A. Ihuoma
- B. Tom
- C. Clara
- D. Emenike
- E. Obi Okonkwo
In ‘Come Away My Love’ Kariuki deals with the problems of
- A. love in the abstract
- B. reflections on shop windows
- C. the music of the piano
- D. love between people of different races
- E. the light from the candle
Events in The Concubine are dominated by
- A. Ihuoma
- B. Emenike
- C. The Sea god
- D. supernatural elements
- E. Ekwueme
Pick out the odd one
- A. Metaphor
- B. Characterization
- C. Personification
- D. Rythm
- E. Simile
A good plot must posses
- A. many exciting events
- B. good,interesting characters
- C. a pleasant setting
- D. intrigue
- E. single,complete and ordered action
A novel can be described as
- A. a narration of facts
- B. a story
- C. a brief description of a concept or point of view
- D. an extended prose narrative covering a wide range of characters and experience
- E. a narration of an incedent
‘Exposition’ in a play means
- A. the initial unfolding of the necessary background of the play
- B. its climax
- C. the marriage of the hero and heroine
- D. the untangling of the plot
- E. the private speech of a character
The dominant feeling in Leopold Sedar Senghor’s ‘In Memoriam’ is
- A. happiness
- B. nostalgia
- C. sadness
- D. despair
- E. hatred
Mr Johnson always buys beautiful things for his wife Bamu because
- A. he has plenty of money
- B. he loves to see beautiful things onher
- C. she demands them from him
- D. his friends buy such things for their wives
- E. they are always cheap
Which of these secondary characters stands out from the others in the development of the action in Ozidi?
- A. Ofe
- B. Azezabife
- C. Oguaran
- D. Agbogidi
- E. Odogu
In ‘Tell Freedom’ injustice is symbolized by
- A. the author's life at Elsburg
- B. Peter's friendship with Anne
- C. the Indian provison shops
- D. the sign'Reserved for Europeans Only'
- E. the activities of the street gangs
Literature is studied as a subject at school because
- A. it exposes students to the realities of life
- B. it provides entertainment
- C. it merely gives additional work to students
- D. it teaches the use of words
- E. it provides a means to kill time