Continuous Assessment
  • 1. Who wrote the poem titled 'The thief is one of us?'
A) Sola Olatunji
B) Folorunsho Mahmoud
C) Queen Okwashine
D) Oladele O. Olugbenga
E) Bisi Olugboyega
  • 2. The poet refers to the thieves as_________.
A) The masses
B) A tribe
C) The politicians
D) Thieves
E) Women
  • 3. In the poem, a person is only seen as a thief when he/she ___________
A) Decamps from a party to another
B) Is caught with stolen goods
C) Steals
D) Is poor
E) Has been convicted by a court
  • 4. ___________ complained of victimisation in the poem.
A) Aku people
B) Elderly people
C) Village people
D) Women
E) The masses
  • 5. The poem 'Racism' was written by __________.
A) Sola Olatunji
B) E. E. Sanyaolu
C) Olatunji Ojerinde
D) Folorunsho Mahmoud
E) Rahila Diji
  • 6. The effect of Racism according to the poet includes _________.
A) Lack of unity
B) Peace and harmony
C) Abundance of the white race
D) Robbery
E) Domination
  • 7. In the poem, 'Ebony' symbolises_____________
A) The black race
B) Fine colour
C) Gold
D) The universe
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) Metaphor
D) Personification
E) Apostrophe
  • 9. The poem encourages humanity to _____________
A) Embrace racism
B) Reject the white race
C) Embrace love, peace and harmony
D) Indetnify it's peculiar race
E) Divide and rule
  • 10. The poem 'Money' was written by ________
A) Oiwona Andrew
B) E. E. Sanyaolu
C) Chigbo Ngwuoke
D) Segun Adekoya Mabogaje
E) Folorunsho Mahmoud
  • 11. The poem 'patriotism' was written by __________
A) Oiwona Andrew
B) Niyi Osundare
C) Folorunsho Mahmoud
D) Bisi Olugboyega
E) Segun Adekoya Mabogaje
  • 12. 'A man' as used in the poem symbolises __________
A) A patriot
B) Politicians
C) A citizen
D) The religious leaders
E) The voters
  • 13. The figure of speech used in the first line of the poem is ______________
A) Metaphor
B) Oxymoron
C) Personification
D) Apostrophe
E) Euphemism
  • 14. In the poem 'Inu Rere' fire symbolises __________
A) Courage
B) Challenges of life
C) Power
D) Passion
E) Heat
  • 15. 'Your bread soft and warm' as used in the poem means that the person being addressed will ________
A) Make good bread
B) Be rewarded for his kind-heartedness
C) Be well fed
D) Buy good bread
E) Eat Healthy
  • 16. One major theme in the poem is _________
A) Kindness
B) Happiness
C) Laziness
D) Honesty
E) Education
  • 17. What does the poet refer to as 'darkest night' in the poem?
A) The most difficult time in man's life
B) Bed-time
C) Dusk
D) Raining season
E) Midnight
  • 18. The poetic object in the poem 'A New Africa' is _________
A) The African continent
B) Nigeria
C) African leaders
D) His country
E) The world
  • 19. The poet's to e is that of ____________
A) Anger
B) Confusion
C) Hope
D) Sarcasm
E) Joy
  • 20. 'A loud feminine voice' in yh poem is the voice of __________
A) His mother
B) The biblical Eve
C) The poor widows
D) A young woman
E) The African Continent
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