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 1751:
This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'
'' The old man himself does not believe in it
But when people see you doing something to get ahead, they become jealous and shout the slogans against you .''
What is being referred to in these lines?
Options:
A) Christianity
B) Pan Africanism
C) Socialism
D) Capitalism
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1752: Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born,the Chichidodo is hypocritical because it hates
Options:
A) shit
B) maggots
C) maggots but eats shit
D) shit but eats maggots
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1753: This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A line or a group of lines repeated in the course of a poem is called
Options:
A) chorus
B) refrain
C) repetition
D) prologue
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1754:
From the novel; Witnesses to Tears
This question isbased on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears.
In the novel, Al-Amin's initial reservations about his daughter's engagement to Lahab are dormed by
Options:
A) a premonition of his death
B) Lahab's doubtful morality
C) Hussaina's immaturity
D) his fear of loneliness
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1755:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Poems that are not written in meter or regular line length are called
Options:
A) short verses
B) rhythmic verses
C) free verses
D) irregular verses
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1756:
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
In drama, a conspicuous weakness in the character of the protagonist contributing to his downfall is referred to as
Options:
A) an anagnorisis
B) a tragic flaw
C) a catharsis
D) a catastrophe
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1757: This question is based on General Literary Principles.In literary work, verbal irony refers to a
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A) device in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says
B) situation in which a character speaks or acts against the trend of events
C) difficult situation which defies a logical or rational resolution
D) device in which the actor on stage means exactly what he says
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1758:
This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
The major concern of the novel is the
Options:
A) promotion of simple, rural existence
B) need for women to assert themselves
C) clash of the old and the new
D) corrupt nature of urban life
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1759:
This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.
The message of the novel is that
Options:
A) capitalism is as bad as communism
B) humanism isis better than aniamalism
C) communism is better than capitalism
D) no society exists where everyon is equal
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1760:
In Angira'sExpelled,the poet persona laments the
Options:
A) Loss of his property
B) Harrowing experiences from the stranger's visit
C) presence of the strangers
D) Problem of his family and their economic implications
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The correct answer is D .