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