This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A trilogy is the

• A. sequence of three one-act drama written by the same author
• B. set of three players written by the same authors
• C. collection of three poems of equal length
• D. series of related stories divided into three equal parts

Which of the following is the correct order of authenticity of three of the six sound collections of the Hadith

• A. Bukhari, Muslim and Tirmidhi
• B. Ibn Majah, Muslim and Nasai
• C. Muslim, Nasai and Ibn Majah
• D. Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Bukhari

Evaluate \(5\frac{2}{5}\times \left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^2\div\left(1\frac{1}{2}\right)^{-1}\)

• A. \(\frac{8}{25}\)
• B. \(\frac{12}{25}\)
• C. \(3\frac{3}{5}\)
• D. \(4\frac{1}{8}\)

In a school, the ratio of girls to boys is 5:6. How many are boys if the total population is 605?

• A. 365
• B. 275
• C. 330
• D. 560

In poetry _ is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables

• A. an anapaest
• B. trochee
• C. dacty 11
• D. an iambus

The surveying instrument used for measuring horizontal and vertical angles is called

• A. theodolite
• B. Gunter's chain
• C. offset staff
• D. arrow

What are the characteristics common to most Makkan Suwar?

• A. They are short and poetic
• B. They are long and rhythmic
• C. They are easy and rhythmic
• D. They are stylistic and summative

The following factors would contribute to environmental pollution except

• A. production of ammonia
• B. manufacture of cement
• C. photosynthesis
• D. combustion

This question is based on Literary Principles.

The commissioner, who was also the local magistrate, peered at the two men. He did not go near because fastidiously he too wished to avoid the odour of travel that clung to them. Except for the alpaca jacket which he wore in the office, he was a model of starched and expensive neatness from his lean skull to the gleaming toes of his formal shoes'.

Alex La Guma, 'Time of the Butcherbird'

From the italicized lines above, the writer cond

• A. convenient setting
• B. contemptuous tone
• C. stark metaphor
• D. graphic description

''The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us...'' The Philistines who made the statement above were anxious to get rid of the ark because

• A. their woman were becoming barren
• B. they could not handle it
• C. the Israelites had mustered forces against them
• D. the hand of God was heavy upon them