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