This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.

What is represented by the characters of Henchard and Farfrae in the novel is the

• A. contrast between the old and the new
• B. conflict between belief and unbelief
• C. conflict between a tragic and a comic hero
• D. conflict between foolhardiness and kindness

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A character who remains unchanged in a work of art is called

• A. a stereotypic character
• B. a flat character
• C. a round character
• D. an illusive character

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.

Characterization in the novel is designed to show that man's fate is determined by

• A. his character
• B. forces beyond him
• C. his social background
• D. his community

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

An inherent quality of the lyric is that it must

• A. be sung to a musical instrument
• B. be sung by the poet who composes it
• C. express the poet's subjective emotions
• D. be simple and successful.

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

In the play, most characters act in ignorance while the audience is aware of the true situation.

This is an example of

• A. dramatic monologue
• B. dramatic irony
• C. comic relief
• D. epilogue

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbirdge.

Henchard arranged a meeting with Susan that the Ring instead of in his house because

• A. the Ring was a meeting-warden for lovers
• B. the Ring was a spot for appointments of furtive kind
• C. Susan was ashamed to come over to his house
• D. his reputation as the church-warden and mayor was at stake

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Trials of Brother Jero.

'...This morning alone I have been thrice in conflict with the daughters of discord. First there was...'The omission in the conflict in the above statement from the play refers to

• A. Delila and Jezebel
• B. the girl who goes to swim everyday
• C. the woman chasing the drummer boy
• D. Chume's wife whom he owes money.

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbirdge. The goal of the novel is to expose the

• A. effect of poverty on human behaviour
• B. life of debauchery of farmers and sailors
• C. predicament of women
• D. influence of environment and morality in human conduct

This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.

'My blood is hot, but my flesh is famished...

The rains have come, the field is prepared,

But my field remains untilled,...

The statement above reflects the

• A. laziness of the farmer
• B. agony of unfulfilment
• C. agony of a wasted fertility
• D. consequences of an unrequited love

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

'I love to pass my fingers,

As tide through weeds of the sea

And wind the tall fern-fronds

Through the strands of your hair

Dark as night that screens the naked moon.'

J.P. Clark, 'Olokun'

The dominant poetic techniques employed in the lines above is

• A. metaphor
• B. alliteration
• C. rhythm
• D. simile