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