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 1941:
This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In 'The Casualties' J.P. Clark discusses
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A) soldiers who die in the war
B) insecurity of the writer in times of crisis
C) the suffering of soldiers and civilians during a war
D) those whose property is destoryed during a war
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1942:
This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
The exclusive right given to authors to protect their works from unlawful production is
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A) a copyright
B) an authority to write
C) an author's right
D) a constitional provision
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1943:
This question is based on General Literary Principles
Cast in a play refers to
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A) all the actors
B) three of the actors
C) a few of the actors
D) an exclusive social class in the play
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1944:
'The Thane of Cawdor lives: why do you dress me in borrowed robes?
Macbeth is putting this question to
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A) Banquo
B) the witches
C) hid servant
D) Ross and Angus
E) Lady Macbeth.
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1945: This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.''O incomprehensible God!Shall my pilot be''These lines in Okara''s ''The Call of the River Nun'' reveal a religious undertone which also expresses the
Options:
A) mystery of existence
B) omnipotence of God
C) duality of life
D) inevitability of death
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1946:
From the novel; Native Son
The question is based on Richard Wrights Native Son
Bigger kills Mary due to______?
Options:
A) Fear
B) Hatred
C) Envy
D) Distrust
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1947: This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
Which of the following characters fight against vague idealism in life?
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A) major Petkoff
B) Captain Bluntschli
C) Catherine
D) Raina
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1948:
This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
In the novel, Faku deserts Garba for
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A) prostitution
B) survival
C) city life
D) vengeance
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1949:
This question is based on Literary Principles.
'Excitedly, Faku announced Garba's intention to marry her immediately and settle in the city. Garba was ''tired of the village'' and yearned to go '' back to civilization.'' Faku had caught the city fever too and could not wait to leave the village.
The Stillborn by Zaynab Alkali.
Which of the following words best describes the writer's attitude to urban life?
Options:
A) Pessimistic
B) Optimistic
C) Nonchanlant
D) Cynical
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1950:
This question is based on Literary Principles
''It is a beauteous evening, calm and free The holy time is quiet as a Nun Breathless with adoration; the broad sun Is sinking down in its tranquility; The gentleness of heaven broods O'er the sea: Listen! the might Being is awake And doth with his eternal motion make A sound like thunder-everlasting'.
W. Wordsworth: It is a Beauteous Evening
The rhyme scheme of the stanza above is
Options:
A) cbba cdda
B) bbac ddac
C) ddca bbca
D) abbc addc
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The correct answer is D .