This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel. The chief of Ilujinle village is
- A.Lakunle
- B.Baroka
- C.Sadiku
- D.Sidi
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Answer: B. Baroka
Baroka is the Bale (the traditional chief, or "Lion") of Ilujinle village.
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This question is based on Antony and Cleopatra. Antony: "I will be A bridegroom in my death, and run into't As to a lover's bed." Eros: "Draw that thy honest sword, which thou hast worn Most useful for thy country." Antony: "When I did make thee free, sworest thou not then To do this when I bade thee?" What does this moment between Antony and Eros represent?
- A.Cleopatra's successful manipulation
- B.A test of loyalty and self-sacrifice
- C.Antony's reluctance to die
- D.The dishonour of Eros refusing to fight
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Answer: B. A test of loyalty and self-sacrifice
Antony commands Eros to kill him, as a test of the servant's loyalty.
This question is based on Literary Appreciation. A thousand explosions in the belly of the earth, Bleeding rigs, bursting pipes, The oil flows, From the earth's sickbed, Because, The oil only flows, When the earth bleeds. The subject matter of the excerpt above is
- A.despoliation
- B.contestation
- C.unification
- D.revolution
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Answer: A. despoliation
The excerpt describes the violent impact of oil extraction on the environment, using phrases like "a thousand explosions," "bleeding rigs" and "bursting pipes."
In Lawrence's "Bat", the poetic persona concludes the poem by stating
- A.his aversion for bats
- B.the beauty of nature
- C.the beauty of bats
- D.the importance of bats
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Answer: A. his aversion for bats
The poem concludes with the persona's clear feeling of disgust and horror toward the creatures.
This question is based on Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. From the events in the novel, one can conclude that Joseph is
- A.straightforward
- B.hypocritical
- C.amiable
- D.unserious
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Answer: B. hypocritical
Joseph is a servant at Wuthering Heights who is strictly religious and constantly quotes the Bible to judge others.
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