Literature in - English - Objective Test

class: SSS3

Time Thr

Instruction: Answer all questions

Part I Section A - General knowledge of Literature

1. ........is a short unserious poem of five lines

a) Limerick

b) Rondeau

c) Triolet

d) Epigram

2. The major division in a play is

a) acts

b) chapters

c) scenes

d) stanzas

3. A narrative composed in the form of a letter is

a) a panegyric

b) an epistolary novel

c. a novella

d. an eponymous novel

4. The shakespearean sonnet differs form the Petrarchan sonnet by ending with a

a) couplet b. quatrian c. sestet d. tercet

5 ........is a narrative poem written to praise a person, event or an entity.

a) Mock Epic

b) Panegyric

c) Lullaby

d) Dramme

6 A narrative that extols the deeds of a heroic

figure is a ....... a. ballad b. Folktales c. Pastoral
d) panegyric

7. A poem sung to the accompaniment of a musical organ is called a. Clegy b. Epic c. Lyric d.
Ode

8. The shakespearean sonnet is divided into........

a) three quatrians and a couplet

b three quatrians and a tercet

C Octave and sestet

d four quatrians and a Couplet

9 The is the emotional condition of a poetic persona

(a) tone

b) anger

c) mood

d) character

10. ........distinguishes the work of a writer

a) Words

b) Intelligence

c) Carefulness
d) Diction

11. For we, which now behold these present days, Have eyes to wonder, but lacks tongues to
praise This is an example of

a) quatrain

b) poem

c) Couplet

d) Triplet

12 - is also called run-on-lines

9) Imagery

b) Enjambment

c) Rhythm

d) Climax

13. The major difference between a stanza and acanto is

A) canto is longer than a stanza

b) Stanza is longer than Canto

c. Is stanza is written in few words

d) They are irrelevant

14. The occurrence of identical sounds in words which end the lives of a poem is ........

a) tone

b) free verse

c) anaphora

d) rhyme
15. The Italian / Petrarchan sonnet is divided
Into

A) Octave and sestet

b) three quatrians and one indented couplet

C) Sestet and Octave

d) four tercets and one indented Couplet

16 A figure of speech where a part of something represents the whole thing or vice-versa is
Called
.........

A) Metonymy

B) Simile

C) Symbolism

D) Synecdoche

17. What literary device is used in this expressio Oh God, when will this world end?

A-Apostrophe

B) Personification

c) Dialogue

d) Pun.

18.The expression' If you want to save your must lose it is

A) Paradoxical

Metaphorical

c) Ironical

D) hyperbolic
19 The relationship between the protagonist and antagonist in a creative text introduces .......to
such a work of art.

A) development

B) Conflict

c)dramatic action

D) friendship

20) .......is the height of complications in a story.

A) Exposition

B) rising action

C. Climax

D. prologue

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage below and answer questions 21 to 25

When he was little, he would ask his mother sometimes, as he lay in the cold little room and
looked up a het as she sat beside his bed stroking his hair, why two boys from his class had
thrown stones at a dog or why another occasion a gang of them had broken into an empty
house, smashing the thick door which had curved mouldings on the front which had been turned
by carpenters years before, or why he had ended up in a fight which had begun when a little girl
had shouted names at him which made no sens about his house and his mother and others had
joined in and he had rushed at them, scattering them as some shrieked laughed and he flailed
about with his hard little fists and tears in his eyes. His mother would smile say "shhh" and he
would drift to sleep with the heart shape of her face imprinted on his mind.

21. The dominant feeling in the passage is that of A. nostalgia. B anger C. expectancy. D fear

22. The feeling is conveyed by the A. mouldings on the door B boys actions. C tender cane of
mother. D. little girl's taunts.

23. The dominant literary device in the passage is A. personification B. antithesis. C. litotes
D.parallelism.
24. and he had rushed at them, scattering them as some shrieked and some laughed illustrates
onomatopoeia. B. climax C. metaphor D metonymy

25. The main character is A. playful. B. inquisitive. C. sad. D. humorous

Read the poem аnswer questions 26 to 30

My heart was in fearful flight

Pursued by Cupid, arrow poised
Waiting for my flight's end
When I'd turn about

5 Or I'd fall supine

My fleeing heart to pierce
Enslave or enthrall and ravish hopeless
So I'm pining and pining away
For you high up there have perched

10 Out of reach of my now yearning

Which was why my heart'd been fleeing
From Cupid's poised arrow

26. The poem is about love.

A. unforgettable

B. unrequited

C. sacrificial

D. selfish

27. The lines that provide the evidence for question 26 are

A. 2 and 3.

B. 7 and 8.

C. 9 and 10.

D. 11 and 12.

28. The poem is a

A. haiku.

B. kenning.

C. limerick.

D. lyric.

29. The dominant image is one of

A. begging.

B. flying.

C. running.

D. waiting.

30. In the poem, Cupid is

A. an allusion.

B. a metonymy.

C. the persona's mistress.

D. the persona's rival.

SECTION B

Answer all the questions in this section.

WILLIAM, SHAKESPEARE; A Midsummer Night's Dream

Read the extract below and answer questions 31 to 35.

Where I have come, great clerks have purposed To greet me with premeditated welcomes;
Where I have seen them shiver and look pale, Make periods in the midst of sentences, Throttle
their practised accent in their fears, And in conclusion, dumbly have broken off, Not paying me a
welcome...

31. The speaker is

A. Helena
B. Hermia.

C.

Philostrate.

D. Theseus.

32. The speaker is addressing

A. Hippolyta

B. Lysander.

C. Philostrate.

D. Quince.

33. The speech is in reaction to

A Hippolyta's rejection of the burden the poor bear.

B. Philostrate's rejection of the play- within-the play.

C. the address of the chorus.

D. the arrival of the players.

34. The speaker's experience is that

A. the poor are eloquent.

B. even the eloquent can falter in their speech

C. the poor are inhibited.

D. even the poor can be tongue-tied.

35. At the end of the speech,

A. Hippolyta storms out of the place.

B. Philostrate announces the prologue.

C. the ladies settle down.

D. the curtain is drawn.

Read the extract below and answer questions 36 to 40.

So should the murdered look; and so should I, Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty:
Yet you, the murderer, look as bright, as clear As yonder Venus in her glimmering sphere.

36. The speaker and the addressee are

A. Demetrius and Lysander.

B. Hermia and Lysander.

C. Demetrius and Hermia.

D. Lysander and Helena.

37. Earlier, the addressee has accused the speaker of

A. disloyalty.

B. infidelity.

C. murder.

D. theft.

38. In turn, the speaker accuses the addressee of

A cruelty.

B. discrimination.

C. deceit.

D. indiscretion.

39. The underlined lines portray the addressee as a

A. coward.

B. hunter.
C. painter.

D. traitor.

40. The setting of the extract is

A. another part of the wood.

B. Helena's place.

C. the wood.

D. Theseus's palace.

Read the extract below and answer questions 41 to 45.

The wildest hath not such a heart as you. Run when you will, the story shall be changed: Apollo
flies, and Daphne holds the chase; The dove pursues the griffin, the mild hind Makes speed to
catch the tiger, bootless speed, When cowardice pursues, and valour flies.

41. The speaker is

A Egeus.

B. Helena.

C. Lysander.

D. Titania.

42. The addressee is

A. Demetrius. aldar

B. Hermia.

C. Oberon.

D. Puck.

43. The wildest refers to call on

A. good people.
B. the least cruel man. b

C. wild beasts.

D. the most deceptive spirit.

44. The speech is intended to........ addressee. the

A. confuse

B. pacify

C. provoke

D. reclaim

45. Another character present at the scene is

A. Egeus.

B. Lysander.

C. Oberon.

D. Theseus.

Read the extract and answer questions 46 to 50.

And in the wood, where often you and I Upon faint primrose-beds were wont to lie, Emptying our
bosoms of their counsel sweet, There, my Lysander and myself shall meet, And thence from
Athens turn away our eyes To seek new friends and stranger companies. Farewell, sweet play
fellow;.......

46. ... you and I in the first line refer to

A. Demetrius and Helena.

B. Hermia and Lysander.

C. Hippolyta and Lysander.

D. Oberon and Titania.

47. The couple are going to the wood because

A. it is their favourite spot.

B. they are running away from the Athenian law.

C. they want to have their peace.

D. the wood is romantic.

48. The underlined means being

A. careful.

B. faithful.

C. flirtatious.

D. reckless.

49. Farewell, sweet playfellow refers to

A. Demetrius.

B. Hermia.

C. Helena.

D. Lysander.

50. Soon after, sweet playfellow decides to

A. betray Hermia.

B. go into exile.

C. go to the nunnery.

D. reconcile with Demetrius.

THEORY

THEORY PAPER II and IⅢ

ANSWER ONE QUESTION FROM EACH SECTION

AFRICAN DRAMA -SECTION A

1 LET ME DIE ALONE - JOHN KARGBO

1 Consider Lamboi and Musa as conspirators.

2 Discuss adultery and betrayal in the text- THE LION AND THE JEWEL - WOLE SOYINKA

1. Show why Baroka opposes the construction of the railway.

2. Examine the encounter between Lakunle and sidi in the morning...

NON AFRICAN DRAMA - SECTION B

LOCK BACK IN ANGER - BY JOHN OSBORNE

• Does Jimmy love Helena?

• Comment on the role of cliff Lewis in the play.

FENCES AUGUST WILSON

Show why Bono is cominitted to his friendship with troy.

Assess Troy and Rose's relationship

AFRICAN POETRY SECTION C

Examine the changes in mood in' A Government Driver on his Retirement

Give a detailed account of the poem- 'The black woman'

NON AFRICAN POETRY - SECTION D

• Caged Bird is a reflection of the life of the African-American in 20th century America. True or
false? Discuss.

• Based on your knowledge of Hopkins, how does his life influence this poem?

AFRICAN PROSE- SECTION F

UNEXPECTED JOY AT DAWN

1. Consider the contributions of massa and marshak to the development of the plot.

SECOND CLASS CITIZEN- BUCHI EMECHETA

1. Discuss Francis as a failed husband

2. Compare and contrast pa and ma ofili. Why is Adah inclined to her father.

NON AFRICAN PROSE- SECTION G

WUTHERING HEIGHTS- EMILY BRONTE

1. Discuss wuthering heights as a Gothic novel

Write shorts note on any three of these characters

i. Heathcliff ii. Linton iii. Isabella iv. Catherine Earnshaw v. Nelly Dean.

INVISIBLE MAN- RALPH ELLISION

1. Discuss the novel as a bildungsroman.

Attempt a character study of Mary Rambo and comment on her significance in the novel.