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