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 131:
This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
Adah's sojourn in London reveals that
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A) marriage is an equal partnership between spouses
B) her marriege improves
C) Francis is a hardworking man
D) the plight of the black woman does not change
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 132:
_______ is used to describe the situation where a character recognize his mistake
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A) Tragic flaw
B) Hubris
C) Denouement
D) Anagnorisis
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 133:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A travelogue is
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A) the account of the travails of a character in novle
B) a record of the writer's experiences during a journey
C) a variant of a novel written in a free style on a writer's journey
D) the account of the experiences of an indiviual during his lifetime
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 134:
'Good friends, go in, and taste some wine with me;
And, we like friends, will straightway go together'. This statement by Julius Caesar is an example of
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A) dramatic dialogue
B) monologue
C) mistaken identity
D) dramatic irony
E) paradox
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 135: At mines where Xuma worked, the workers were
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A) satisfied
B) confused
C) rebellious
D) overworked
E) respected.
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 136: This question is based on General Literary Appreciation.O! Ceremony,show me but thy worth What is thy soul of adorationThe figure of speech in the lines above is
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A) antithesis
B) invocation
C) personification
D) apostrophe
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 137: This question is based on Williams Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.The author successfully conveys his message through
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A) interior monologue
B) comedy of manners
C) satirical performances
D) comedy of errors
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 138: This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. 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 (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.); Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I.(ed.); West Africa Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles
In Lawrence's Bat the poet's attitude to bat is one of
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A) fear
B) sarcasm
C) contempt
D) flattering
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 139: This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Syinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature-in-Enghish; Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.)west African Verse.
'Love and loveless hate' and 'Love lusterless word' in Lenrie Peters 'She Came in Silken Drapes ] suggest that
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A) love is a meaningless word
B) joy and sadness often mingle
C) love is forever sweet
D) love breeds hate
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 140:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
'My first interview with the manager was curious...
He was commonplace in complexion, in feature, in manners and in voice. He was of middle size and of ordinary build. His eyes, of the usual blue were perhaps remarkably cold, and he certainly could make his glance fall on one as trenchant and heavy as an axe'.
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
In the passage above, the manager is described as being
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A) determined
B) warm
C) sociable
D) hostile
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The correct answer is D .