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