This question is based on General Literary Appreciation

Periphrasis in poetic diction is marked by

• A. circumlocution
• B. irony
• C. proverb
• D. parable

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

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation

Melodrama is a theatrical performance in which

• A. the serious is treated in a satirical way
• B. subordination of characterization to plot occurs
• C. music and dance predominate
• D. evil triumphs over good

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt

The 'Proclamation' and 'Reclamation' segments of the play are performed

• A. as an aside
• B. by a chorus off-stage
• C. on-stage and off-stage
• D. off-stage

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Syinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature-in-Enghish; Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.)west African Verse.

Arthur Nortje's Nightfall is written against the backdrop of

• A. apartheid
• B. revolution
• C. celebration
• D. violence

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt

The tradition of Erhuwaren endorses

• A. polyarchy
• B. anarchy
• C. matriarchy
• D. patriarchy

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Syinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature-in-Enghish; Eruvbetine, A. E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.)west African Verse.

...a huge senseless cathedral of doom'in Kofi Awoonor's The Cathedral implies

• A. meaningless foreign religious parctices
• B. meaningless indigenous religious practices
• C. the architectural beauty of the cathedral
• D. the Catholic Church pratcices

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt

When does the play open and close?

• A. In the afternoon
• B. At midnight
• C. In the morning
• D. In the evening

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation

The setting in pastoral poetry is usually

• A. oceanic
• B. urban
• C. encumenical
• D. idyllic

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

The epilogue of the play deals with the impermanence of

• A. nature
• B. friendship
• C. womanhood
• D. love