Continuous Assessment
  • 1. Who wrote the poem titled 'The thief is one of us?'
A) Bisi Olugboyega
B) Queen Okwashine
C) Oladele O. Olugbenga
D) Sola Olatunji
E) Folorunsho Mahmoud
  • 2. The poet refers to the thieves as_________.
A) The politicians
B) Women
C) Thieves
D) The masses
E) A tribe
  • 3. In the poem, a person is only seen as a thief when he/she ___________
A) Decamps from a party to another
B) Is caught with stolen goods
C) Steals
D) Is poor
E) Has been convicted by a court
  • 4. ___________ complained of victimisation in the poem.
A) Women
B) Village people
C) The masses
D) Elderly people
E) Aku people
  • 5. The poem 'Racism' was written by __________.
A) Rahila Diji
B) Folorunsho Mahmoud
C) Olatunji Ojerinde
D) Sola Olatunji
E) E. E. Sanyaolu
  • 6. The effect of Racism according to the poet includes _________.
A) Peace and harmony
B) Robbery
C) Abundance of the white race
D) Lack of unity
E) Domination
  • 7. In the poem, 'Ebony' symbolises_____________
A) A tree
B) Gold
C) Fine colour
D) The black race
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) Apostrophe
B) Metaphor
C) Irony
D) Personification
E) Simile
  • 9. The poem encourages humanity to _____________
A) Embrace racism
B) Embrace love, peace and harmony
C) Divide and rule
D) Reject the white race
E) Indetnify it's peculiar race
  • 10. The poem 'Money' was written by ________
A) Oiwona Andrew
B) Segun Adekoya Mabogaje
C) E. E. Sanyaolu
D) Folorunsho Mahmoud
E) Chigbo Ngwuoke
  • 11. The poem 'patriotism' was written by __________
A) Segun Adekoya Mabogaje
B) Oiwona Andrew
C) Folorunsho Mahmoud
D) Bisi Olugboyega
E) Niyi Osundare
  • 12. 'A man' as used in the poem symbolises __________
A) A patriot
B) Politicians
C) The religious leaders
D) The voters
E) A citizen
  • 13. The figure of speech used in the first line of the poem is ______________
A) Euphemism
B) Oxymoron
C) Apostrophe
D) Personification
E) Metaphor
  • 14. In the poem 'Inu Rere' fire symbolises __________
A) Power
B) Challenges of life
C) Heat
D) Passion
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) Buy good bread
E) Be rewarded for his kind-heartedness
  • 16. One major theme in the poem is _________
A) Honesty
B) Kindness
C) Happiness
D) Education
E) Laziness
  • 17. What does the poet refer to as 'darkest night' in the poem?
A) Raining season
B) Midnight
C) Dusk
D) Bed-time
E) The most difficult time in man's life
  • 18. The poetic object in the poem 'A New Africa' is _________
A) Nigeria
B) African leaders
C) The African continent
D) The world
E) His country
  • 19. The poet's to e is that of ____________
A) Hope
B) Confusion
C) Joy
D) Anger
E) Sarcasm
  • 20. 'A loud feminine voice' in yh poem is the voice of __________
A) The poor widows
B) The biblical Eve
C) The African Continent
D) A young woman
E) His mother
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