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