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