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 1151: This question is based on Thomas Hardy''s The Mayor of Casterbridge. Hardy makes the novel realistic by
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A) interspersing humour with seious narration
B) denying the characters any from of transformation
C) adhering strictly to autolographical facts
D) narrating the story in the first person
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1152:
This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
In the play, the Oba's poetic language reveals his
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A) humility
B) heroism
C) nobility
D) haughtiness
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1153:
The woods decay,the woods decay and fall,
The vapors weep their burden to the ground,
Man comes and fills the field and lies beneath,
And after many a summer dies the swan.
The theme of these lines is
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A) the falling of leaves
B) the ground on which the leaves fall
C) man as a farmer
D) the power of death over every life
E) the flight of birds in certain reasons
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1154: Which of the following is a major source of interest in As You Like It?
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A) The effective use of disguise
B) The disappointment of lovers
C) The fidelity of Shakspeare's characters
D) The authors irreverent use of language
E) The consistency of roles
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The correct answer is E .
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Question 1155:
This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson,R.et al (eds.): New Poetry from African (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Adeoti, G: Naked Soles; Hayward, J. (ed); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D. (ed): West African Verse.'awaiting in ambush'
Ambush in the line above from Adeoti's Ambush symbolises
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A) exploit
B) frustration
C) danger
D) pain
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1156: Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, the man is despised by the wife and family because he
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A) does not give them sufficient money to maintain the house
B) does not capitalize on his education and position to get ahead
C) does not join Koomson's political party
D) fails in his campaign to get into the government house
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1157: This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption (ACP Yakubu in his office)... How can that old crook of a Judge acquit and discharge a very clear case of cocaine pushing. What evidence is he looking for?...' The technique used in the excerpt above is called
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A) interior monologue
B) apostrophe
C) dramatic monologue
D) soliloquoy
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1158: THIS QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET.In the play, the dramatic significance of Mercutio's character is to
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A) serve as a constract to Romeo's
B) aid and abet Romeo's passion
C) annoy Tybalt
D) persuade Romeo to forget Rosaline.
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1159:
This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
Li got more accustomed to her home because she
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A) grew a little more religious
B) had greater hold on her stern father
C) found greater solace in an outside relationship
D) became closer to tradition
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1160: A novel is
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A) a long prose narrative fiction
B) an interesting story about a hero
C) a prose writings that deals with various people
D) a long story in which homan characters represents abstract qualities
E) a prose writing about the lives of great and interesting people.
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The correct answer is A .