This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.

'The is my son, mine own Telemachus To whom I leave the scepter and the isle.'

In the lines above from Tennyson's Ulysses', scepter' and 'isle' are a poetic device called

• A. metonymy
• B. symbol
• C. allusion
• D. allegory

When the man with an unclean spirit in the region of the Gerasenes saw Jesus, he

• A. acknowledged Him as the Son of the Most High God
• B. pleaded that a miracle be performed to cleanse him
• C. requested to follow Him as a disciple
• D. pleaded to be cast into the abyss

The monetization policy of the Nigerian government is aimed at

• A. encouraging public servants to retire early and become self-employed
• B. transferring government's properties to retired public servants
• C. reducing government's burden on the provision of fringe benefits to public servants
• D. helping government recover properties held by public servants

The intensity of competition among animals in a given area will increase with

• A. an increase in the frequency of disease outbreaks
• B. an increase in population size
• C. a decrease in immigration rate
• D. an increase in the emigration rate

A form of carbon used for absorbing poisonous gases and purification of noble gases is

• A. wood charcoal
• B. animal charcoal
• C. carbon fibres
• D. carbon black

The process by which a forest is renewed artificially is known as

• A. forest regeneration
• B. forest plantation
• C. selective exploitation
• D. deforestation

The living materials of the cell consist of

• A. nucleus and cytoplasm
• B. cytoplasm and vacuole
• C. cytoplasm and cell membrane
• D. nucleus and cell membrane

What type of devices are computer speakers or headphones?

• A) Input
• B) Output
• C) Software
• D) Storage

Handwritten letters, typeset documents or printout Characters can be read into the computer by?

• A. Barcode Reader.
• B. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition.
• C. Optical Character Recognition.
• D. Optical Mark Reader.

Citizens who are legally qualified to vote form

• A. a constituency
• B. the executive council
• C. the House of Assembly
• D. the electorate