Literature Past Questions And Answers
SECTION A: African Drama
DELE CHARLEY: The Blood of a Stranger
Assess King Santigi V as an unwise ruler.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2019 THEORYThis question is based on J.C.De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
In the play, Fasuwa represents the
- A. new culture
- B. patriarchy
- C. old order
- D. African civilization
These question is based on Literary Appreciation.
Busy old fool, unruly sun,
Why dost thou thus.
J. Donne:The Sun Rising
From the lines above, the poet sees the sun as
- A. illumination after darkness
- B. an unnecessary evil
- C. a necessary evil
- D. a light provider
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night.
Read the extract below and answer the question
O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
''That lady'' refers to
- A. Olivia
- B. Maria
- C. Viola
- D. the Duchess
NON-AFRICAN PROSE
GEORGE ELIOT: Scilas Manner
Discuss the theme of betrayal in the novel.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2008 THEORYOthello: Not I. I must be found
My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
Shall manifest me rightly, is it they?
Iago: By Janus, I think so
Othello: The servants of the Duke? And my Lieutenant?
The goodness of the night upon you, friends
What is the news?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 29 - 34)
Duke is in council that night because of_____________
- A. Brabantio's complaint
- B. Iago's demotion
- C. The Turkish threat
- D. Cassio's Dismissal as Lieutenant
What does the playwright do?
- A. Writes a poem
- B. Writes a book
- C. Writes a play
- D. Directs a drama
NON-AFRICAN POETRY
Comment on the imagery in "The Sunne Rising
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2012 THEORYThis question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah''s Fragments.
The Baako ultimately goes mad indicates that
- A. the visionary is usually a sacrificial lamb
- B. society is incurable
- C. man is a fateful being
- D. the evils that men do live after them
Unseen Prose and Poetry
Read the passage below and answer the following questions
Marooned, Akpatse felt imprisoned. It was fifteen days since the storm. The flood waters were not receding; neither did Akpatse see any sign of help coming. Akpatse could not swim the expanse of flood waters. He meditated: when one looks upon the mountain for help and help comes from the Lord ... where does the Lord sit - in the cloud or on the mountain, or in the valley?
Well, Akpatse looked for salvation in the distance, far across the ocean of flood - the intimidating expense of his great gaoler - up to where the sky and the lips of the flood waters met in a mocking kiss. He had forgotten the feeling of hunger but knew he did not have any energy. What a foolish thing to think! He had not had any food for days. True. But hunger never said hello from the hollow of his 'person-tree' as they say in his language. Akpatse saw no help coming.
The last sentence conveys the mood of
- A. anxiety
- B. despondency
- C. excitement
- D. nonchalance

