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