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