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This question is based on Literary Principles.

'There was another, Sule. He put himself in uniform, made one for his five-year-old son, and marched with the infant from dawn till noon every market day on the main road singing 'Kayiwawa beturi, ''the theme song of his Burmese days.

Kofi Awoonor, '' This Earth, My Brother'

The character in the poem above is obviously a

A
veteran
B
prisoner
C
mercenary
D
refugee
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This question is based on Literary Principles.

'You amble on

we can no longer

wait for nature's course

we must deliver

you

with

force'

Amelia House, 'Our Sun Rises'

The mood in the lines above is one of

A
fear
B
sorrow
C
joy
D
indignation
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43

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

In drama, the term climax is used

A
as a figure of speech connoting beauty
B
for the point of highest dramatic tension
C
when the crisis in the play is resolved
D
when the hero's tragic flaw is revealed
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44

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

She bore a mind that envy could not but call fair The statement above characterizes.

A
Maria
B
Olivia
C
Roderigo
D
Viola
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45

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

According to the play, the Duke of lllyria is fascinated by

A
the idea of love
B
the food of love
C
music
D
entertainment
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46

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

DUKE:...Thou know'st no less but all; I have unclasped To thee the book even of my secret soul.

What exactly has the Duke unclasped?

A
The book of his relationship with Olivia
B
The secret book of his soul
C
The details of his relationship with Viola
D
The details of his relationship with Olivia.
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47

This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.

In the play, social change is achieved through

A
collectivism
B
sectionalism
C
individual
D
communism
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This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.

Titubi joins the farmers' revolt

A
to ensure its success
B
as a spy for the establishment
C
in pursuit of Marshal
D
to defy the police
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This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.

The re-enactment of the Moremi legend in the play can be descried as

A
dramatic epilogue
B
dramatic monologue
C
role-playing
D
flashback
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This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.

The stage direction at the end of the play reveals

A
the actors in a changing room
B
Mama Kayode raising the song of hope
C
Moremi and Titubi in harsh spotlights
D
the Dirctor making a farewell speech.
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