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) Thieves
C) Women
D) A tribe
E) The politicians
  • 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) Is caught with stolen goods
D) Has been convicted by a court
E) Is poor
  • 4. ___________ complained of victimisation in the poem.
A) Women
B) Village people
C) The masses
D) Aku people
E) Elderly people
  • 5. The poem 'Racism' was written by __________.
A) Sola Olatunji
B) Olatunji Ojerinde
C) Folorunsho Mahmoud
D) E. E. Sanyaolu
E) Rahila Diji
  • 6. The effect of Racism according to the poet includes _________.
A) Domination
B) Lack of unity
C) Peace and harmony
D) Robbery
E) Abundance of the white race
  • 7. In the poem, 'Ebony' symbolises_____________
A) A tree
B) The universe
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) Simile
B) Personification
C) Metaphor
D) Irony
E) Apostrophe
  • 9. The poem encourages humanity to _____________
A) Embrace racism
B) Indetnify it's peculiar race
C) Reject the white race
D) Divide and rule
E) Embrace love, peace and harmony
  • 10. The poem 'Money' was written by ________
A) Folorunsho Mahmoud
B) E. E. Sanyaolu
C) Chigbo Ngwuoke
D) Segun Adekoya Mabogaje
E) Oiwona Andrew
  • 11. The poem 'patriotism' was written by __________
A) Segun Adekoya Mabogaje
B) Niyi Osundare
C) Bisi Olugboyega
D) Folorunsho Mahmoud
E) Oiwona Andrew
  • 12. 'A man' as used in the poem symbolises __________
A) Politicians
B) The religious leaders
C) A citizen
D) The voters
E) A patriot
  • 13. The figure of speech used in the first line of the poem is ______________
A) Metaphor
B) Euphemism
C) Apostrophe
D) Personification
E) Oxymoron
  • 14. In the poem 'Inu Rere' fire symbolises __________
A) Courage
B) Power
C) Heat
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) Make good bread
B) Be well fed
C) Buy good bread
D) Be rewarded for his kind-heartedness
E) Eat Healthy
  • 16. One major theme in the poem is _________
A) Education
B) Laziness
C) Happiness
D) Honesty
E) Kindness
  • 17. What does the poet refer to as 'darkest night' in the poem?
A) Dusk
B) Raining season
C) Bed-time
D) Midnight
E) The most difficult time in man's life
  • 18. The poetic object in the poem 'A New Africa' is _________
A) Nigeria
B) His country
C) African leaders
D) The African continent
E) The world
  • 19. The poet's to e is that of ____________
A) Anger
B) Sarcasm
C) Joy
D) Hope
E) Confusion
  • 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 poor widows
E) The African Continent
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