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