This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.):New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds):A selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.); Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I.(ed.); West Africa Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles

In Cope's Sonnet VII, poets are presented as

• A. recluses
• B. travellers
• C. sociologists
• D. researchers

NON-AFRICAN DRAMA

BERNARD SHAW: Arms and the Man

Comment on the relationship between the Petkoffs and their servants.

Read the extract and answer the question

X :So they are.

My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.

My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,

The wrack of all my friends, northis man's threats

To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,

Might I but through my prison once a day

Beholdthis maid. All corners else o'th' earth

Let liberty make use of,...

(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)

''this man'' is

• A. Alonso
• B. Trinculo
• C. Stephano
• D. Prospero

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

When two statements or comparisons are apparently contradictory, we have an example of

• A. irony
• B. paradox
• C. contrast
• D. parallelism

This question is based on General Literary Principles

The overwhelming pride that destroys the tragic hero is called

• A. tragedy
• B. nemesis
• C. catharsis
• D. hubris

Speaker: Let me speak like yourself and

Lay a sentence

Which, as a grise or step, may help these lovers, When

remediea are past, the griefs are ended

By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended

(Act !, Scene Three, lines 198-201)

The setting is_____________-

• A. A council chamber
• B. Venice, a street
• C. Another street outside the Sagittary
• D. The citadel of cyprus

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.

One of the enriching features of the play is the

• A. matchmaking attempts by Mrs. Hardcastle
• B. manipulation of appearance and reality
• C. use of rural and urban settings
• D. lopsided resolution of conflicts

Based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters:

From the play, George is a

• A. laboratory assistant
• B. pharmacist
• C. nurse
• D. medical doctor

The speech is directly addressed to __________

• A. Cassio
• B. Brabantio
• C. Othello
• D. 2nd Senator

Meka, kneeling down in his usual fashion with his behind up in the air.

Kelara knelt down beside him.

Amalia and her husband knelt down as well.

Based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal, the actions of Meka, Kelara, Amalia and her husband signify

• A. parade
• B. dance
• C. prayer
• D. celebration