Continuous Assessment
  • 1. Who wrote the poem titled 'The thief is one of us?'
A) Queen Okwashine
B) Bisi Olugboyega
C) Folorunsho Mahmoud
D) Oladele O. Olugbenga
E) Sola Olatunji
  • 2. The poet refers to the thieves as_________.
A) Thieves
B) Women
C) The politicians
D) The masses
E) A tribe
  • 3. In the poem, a person is only seen as a thief when he/she ___________
A) Steals
B) Decamps from a party to another
C) Has been convicted by a court
D) Is poor
E) Is caught with stolen goods
  • 4. ___________ complained of victimisation in the poem.
A) Aku people
B) The masses
C) Elderly people
D) Village people
E) Women
  • 5. The poem 'Racism' was written by __________.
A) Folorunsho Mahmoud
B) Olatunji Ojerinde
C) Rahila Diji
D) E. E. Sanyaolu
E) Sola Olatunji
  • 6. The effect of Racism according to the poet includes _________.
A) Lack of unity
B) Abundance of the white race
C) Domination
D) Robbery
E) Peace and harmony
  • 7. In the poem, 'Ebony' symbolises_____________
A) The black race
B) Fine colour
C) The universe
D) Gold
E) A tree
  • 8. 'Racism... Haven't you seen...that people are the same?' the figure of speech used in the expression above is ____________
A) Irony
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Metaphor
E) Apostrophe
  • 9. The poem encourages humanity to _____________
A) Divide and rule
B) Embrace racism
C) Reject the white race
D) Indetnify it's peculiar race
E) Embrace love, peace and harmony
  • 10. The poem 'Money' was written by ________
A) Folorunsho Mahmoud
B) Segun Adekoya Mabogaje
C) Oiwona Andrew
D) E. E. Sanyaolu
E) Chigbo Ngwuoke
  • 11. The poem 'patriotism' was written by __________
A) Segun Adekoya Mabogaje
B) Niyi Osundare
C) Folorunsho Mahmoud
D) Oiwona Andrew
E) Bisi Olugboyega
  • 12. 'A man' as used in the poem symbolises __________
A) The religious leaders
B) A citizen
C) Politicians
D) The voters
E) A patriot
  • 13. The figure of speech used in the first line of the poem is ______________
A) Oxymoron
B) Apostrophe
C) Personification
D) Metaphor
E) Euphemism
  • 14. In the poem 'Inu Rere' fire symbolises __________
A) Passion
B) Challenges of life
C) Heat
D) Power
E) Courage
  • 15. 'Your bread soft and warm' as used in the poem means that the person being addressed will ________
A) Be well fed
B) Buy good bread
C) Eat Healthy
D) Be rewarded for his kind-heartedness
E) Make good bread
  • 16. One major theme in the poem is _________
A) Laziness
B) Honesty
C) Happiness
D) Kindness
E) Education
  • 17. What does the poet refer to as 'darkest night' in the poem?
A) Dusk
B) The most difficult time in man's life
C) Raining season
D) Bed-time
E) Midnight
  • 18. The poetic object in the poem 'A New Africa' is _________
A) The world
B) Nigeria
C) The African continent
D) African leaders
E) His country
  • 19. The poet's to e is that of ____________
A) Confusion
B) Sarcasm
C) Anger
D) Joy
E) Hope
  • 20. 'A loud feminine voice' in yh poem is the voice of __________
A) His mother
B) A young woman
C) The biblical Eve
D) The African Continent
E) The poor widows
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