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Literature · 2020
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A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
Question 01
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is what type of play?
A
Tragedy
B
Farce
C
Comedy
D
Tragicomedy
Question 02
One of the following terms applies to the discussion of both tragedy and comedy
A
Climax
B
Happy ending
C
Tragic hero
D
Alliteration
Caged Bird · Maya Angelou
Question 03
Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird" is referred to as an allegory because
A
It teaches a moral
B
It is a fable
C
It is metaphorical
D
It is a short poem
Unexpected Joy at Dawn
Question 04
Why did Nii in "Unexpected Joy at Dawn" decide to come back to Nigeria?
A
He has missed home
B
He is the only son
C
He was offered a job
D
He came to rejig his life
Black Woman · Léopold Sédar Senghor
Question 05
The dominant feeling in Léopold Sédar Senghor's "Black Woman" is
A
Joy and satisfaction
B
Nostalgia
C
Sadness and hatred
D
Despair
Question 06
A play is drama because
A
It is written in verse
B
It can be acted on stage
C
It contains characters
D
It does not contain any story
Bat · D. H. Lawrence
Question 07
"… hang themselves up like an old rag …"
The line above indicates the poet's feeling of ________ for bats.
A
Love
B
Hatred
C
Kindness
D
Acceptance
Second-Class Citizen · Buchi Emecheta
Question 08
In Adah's view, the white society in the novel is one in which
A
There is communal feeling
B
Neighborliness is lacking
C
Neighbors live happily
D
Members are unfriendly
Second-Class Citizen · Buchi Emecheta
Question 09
To raise the reader's anxiety about the story, the author sometimes
A
Stops the main story to narrate other events
B
Creates a lot of funny episodes
C
Puts too many difficulties in Adah's way
D
Shows that Francis is weak
Wuthering Heights · Emily Brontë
Question 10
Why did Catherine refuse to marry Heathcliff?
A
Heathcliff is of a low class
B
Heathcliff is blind
C
Heathcliff is not educated
D
Heathcliff is her cousin
Wuthering Heights · Emily Brontë
Question 11
"I could not picture a father treating a dying child as tyrannically and wickedly as I afterwards learnt Heathcliff had treated him."
Who said this?
A
Edgar Linton
B
Hindley
C
Heathcliff
D
Nelly
Wuthering Heights · Emily Brontë
Question 12
One of the universal themes of the novel is
A
Vengeance
B
Property and inheritance
C
Religious hypocrisy
D
Marriage
Question 13
The theme of a literary work is the
A
Dominant pre-occupation of the work
B
Interesting issues raised in the work
C
Different views on a particular topic
D
Psychological issue in the work
Question 14
The use of the first person singular in the book indicates
A
Omniscient point of view
B
Flashback narrative technique
C
Foreshadowing narrative technique
D
Participant point of view
Invisible Man · Ralph Ellison
Question 15
"Invisible Man" refers directly to the identity of which character?
A
The narrator
B
Dr. Bledsoe
C
The Vet
D
Norton
Invisible Man · Ralph Ellison
Question 16
What do the gold coins the boys must scramble for at the battle royal turn out to be?
A
Chocolate candies
B
Wooden coins
C
Brass pocket tokens
D
Pennies
Invisible Man · Ralph Ellison
Question 17
Where is the narrator asked to give his high school graduation speech?
A
Town hall
B
The leading men's fraternity
C
The town's most expensive restaurant
D
Ballroom of the leading hotel
Invisible Man · Ralph Ellison
Question 18
Who must the narrator fight one-on-one at the battle royal?
A
Tatlock
B
Jack
C
The MC
D
His friend
Invisible Man · Ralph Ellison
Question 19
Whose words "keep the boy running"?
A
Tatlock
B
His father
C
His grandmother
D
Mr. Norton
Invisible Man · Ralph Ellison
Question 20
What is the name of the brothel/gambling joint to which the narrator brings Mr. Norton?
A
Golden Day
B
Golden Hour
C
Happy Day
D
Halley's Pace
Invisible Man · Ralph Ellison
Question 21
The author's thematic concern is
A
Overcoming deception to reach the truth
B
The ability to rise above defeat
C
Relationship between blacks and whites
D
Actualizing one's dreams
A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
Question 22
"Ay me, for aught that I could ever read, could ever hear by tale or history, the course of true love never did run smooth…"
The image in the passage above depicts the speaker's
A
Hatred
B
Desperation
C
Love
D
Disregard
A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
Question 23
"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
In the line above, the character is
A
Expressing the behavior of the lovers
B
Expressing the exaggerated love between the two lovers
C
Expressing the love between the two lovers
D
Expressing the gift of God in their lives
A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
Question 24
The traditional verse form of speech as dialogue in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is used to symbolize the
A
Impressiveness of the character
B
Intense feelings of the characters
C
Traditionality of the play
D
Function of poetry in the play
A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
Question 25
Duke Theseus: "Hippolyta, I woo'd thee with the sword, and won thy love doing thee injuries; but I will wed thee in another key, with pomp, with triumph, and with reveling."
The Duke's statement above means that he
A
Makes trouble to see Hippolyta
B
Jumps the fence to see Hippolyta
C
Should be injured by Hippolyta
D
Will win the love of Hippolyta
A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
Question 26
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is preoccupied with the juxtaposition of
A
Death and disappointment
B
Love and hate
C
Appearance and reality
D
Love and death
The Grieved Lands · Agostinho Neto
Question 27
In Agostinho Neto's "The Grieved Lands", the dramatic and emotive intensity is derived from the use of
A
Repetition
B
Double rhymes
C
Assonance
D
End rhymes
The Leader and the Led · Niyi Osundare
Question 28
What is the central theme in Niyi Osundare's "The Leader and the Led"?
A
Power tussle
B
Hypocrisy
C
Leadership
D
Fellowship
Raider of the Treasure Trove · Lade Wosornu
Question 29
The rhyming pattern in the last stanza of Lade Wosornu's "Raider of the Treasure Trove" makes the stanza
A
An octave
B
A quatrain
C
A couplet
D
A sestet
Black Woman · Léopold Sédar Senghor
Question 30
The theme of beauty and strength in "Black Woman" by Léopold Senghor is treated as a
A
Dramatic poem
B
Narrative poem
C
Short poem
D
Negritude poem
The Song of the Woman of My Land · Umar Farouk Sesay
Question 31
Umar Farouk Sesay's "The Song of the Woman of My Land" portrays a society that is
A
Tough on women in olden days of African society
B
Haunted by evil land
C
Gripped with fear
D
Unstable
Raider of the Treasure Trove · Lade Wosornu
Question 32
"… the gems of your dreams …" (line 2)
In the phrase above, the poet is describing
A
The cost of anger in man's life
B
A homily to eschew anger
C
The value of life
D
A man's purpose being the reason for his life
A Government Driver on His Retirement · Onu Kingsley Chibuike
Question 33
Words such as "boozed" and "boomed"
From the tone of Onu Kingsley Chibuike's "A Government Driver on His Retirement", such words make it
A
Happy
B
Sorrowful
C
Indifferent
D
Joyful
Question 34
The most important concepts in poetry are
A
Setting and action
B
Plot and rhythm
C
Rhythm and imagery
D
Plot and character
Question 35
The literary device which anticipates that an event will take place is best described as
A
Foreshadowing
B
Rising action
C
Flashback
D
Parody
Question 36
The flat character in a literary work
A
Is the same as the round character
B
Cannot be found in an allegory
C
Is capable of growing
D
Always embodies a single quality
Question 37
The overwhelming pride that destroys the tragic hero is called
A
Tragedy
B
Nemesis
C
Catharsis
D
Hubris
Question 38
A farce refers to a drama that has elements of the
A
Serious
B
Satire
C
Comic
D
Tragic
Question 39
Catharsis is experienced
A
After one has written a play
B
When a play is still being staged
C
Before watching a play
D
After watching a play
Question 40
An extended fictional narrative which is realistic is known as a
A
Diary
B
Novel
C
Novella
D
Short story
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