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