LITERATURE -IN-ENGLISH (SATURDAY CLASS QUIZ)
1) One of the following is peculiar to all forms of literature a. Chorus b.
Language c. Action d. Narrator
2) The basic elements of drama are ….. a. Character, monologue and plot
b. Dialogue, chorus and plot c. Character, action and setting d.
Character, action and dramatic irony
3) The choice of words to convey the thoughts of a poet is called …..
4) The feelings evoked in a reader’s mind while reading a poem is called
….. a. Imagery b. Poetic license c. Tone d. Mood
5) When a character speaks alone on stage with no response from other
characters, it is called…...............
6) A dramatic performance often performed in Kings’ courts as royal
entertainment is called …… a. Masque b. Encroachaic pantomime c.
Enchanteur d. Royal mime
7) A list of dramatic participants is called ….. a. Dramatis personae b.
Cast c. Dramaturge d. Actors
8) One of the following key factors distinguish a play from a prose a.
Narration b. Character c. Length d. Setting
9) One of the following best describes the term “literature” a. Account of
past events b. Recount tales of historical men and women c. A
portrayal of man’s life in the society
10) The first person narrator is usually the ….. a. Antagonist b.
Protagonist c. villain in the story d. Writer himself
11) The main essence of a tragedy is to ……. a. Demonstrate
didacticism in a tragic manner b. Laugh at the misfortune of the tragic
hero c. Think and feel more deeply d. Expose the audience to realities
of life
12) The expression “all fingers are not equal” reflects the use of with
literary device?
13) A pun is alternatively known as ….. a. Abioticism b.
Paranomasia c. Paranoid d. Metallurge
14) The sudden transformation that alters an expected end of a
literary work from bad to good is called ……
15) A literary device that ascribes human moods to inanimate
objects is called ……………..
16) The last part of a performance in which actors come back to the
stage to thank the audience for watching their performance is called
…… a. Curtain raiser b. Curtain call c. Epilogue d. Emblem
17) A metrical foot that comprises one unstressed syllable preceded
by two stressed syllables is said to be ….. a. Amphibrach b. Dactylic
c. Anapestic d. Spondaic
18) The expression “join in with it, lead it on but finally veer
from it” reflects the use of ….. a. Parallelism b. Anaphora c. Paradox
d. Anti-thesis
19) Letters, journals and essays are predominantly classified under
the …… category a. Fictional b. Historical c. Non-fictional d. Factional
20) The expression “It is not enough to speak but to speak
truly” reflects the use of ….. a. Paradox b. Epigram c. Epitaph d.
Epigraph
21) The fourth stanza of a villanelle is usually a ….. a. Couplet b.
Quatrain c. Tercet d. Quintet
22) The expression “Simbi was put in the family way” illustrates the
use of which literary device?..................
23) The expression “Come, thou gentle day” reflects one of the
following a. Paradox b. Apostrophe c. Euphemism d. None of the
above
24) A character that is built around a single quality is said to be …..
a. Eponymous b. Static c. Round d. Developed
25) Seven metrical feet in a poem is called ……….
26) A literary device which expresses the truth in a masked, reversed
order is called …………..
27) One of the following is false concerning a ballad a. It forms part
of oral tradition b. It tells a popular story c. It is meant to be sung d.
Generational transmission
28) One of the following poems is most likely to require the use of a
canto a. Epic b. Epistolary c. Anthology d. Villanelle
29) The expression “He is a wolf in cheap clothing” reflects the
use of which figure of speech a. Metonymy b. Paradox c. Transferred
epithet d. Malapropism
30) The predominant figure of speech in the expression “I need a
cold beer on this warm day” is …….
LOOK BACK IN ANGER BY JOHN OSBOURNE
31) Jimmy and his wife occupied a one-room apartment located in
….. a. London b. Midland town c. Gray land d. Shrewsbury
32) Jimmy’s claimed that Madeline, his ex-lover, was more ….. than
Alison a. Beautiful b. Enthusiastic c. Humble d. Caring
33) One of the following best describes the book “Look back in
anger”. a. Dark humour b. Tragi-comedy c. Romantic play d. Tragedy
34) Alison’s frequent ironing in the play is a symbolic representation
of ….. a. Homely and duty wife b. Routine and boredom c. Wifely
reticence d. None of the above
35) One of the following is not a prominent theme in the play a. Love
and innocence b. Disillusionment and nostalgia c. Anger and hatred
d. Gender inequality and bewilderment
36) Who was described as “Pusillanimous” in the play? a. Miss
Drury b. Mrs. Redfern c. Alison Porter d. Helena
37) Prior to opening the sweet stall, Jimmy had once laid his hands
on all but one of the following a. Journalism b. Vacuum cleaning c.
Painting d. Advertising
THE LEADER AND THE LED
38) One of the following is not a theme in the poem a. Leadership b.
Followership c. Colonial tendency d. A glance of African leadership
dilemma
39) The expression “the ferocious pounce of his paws” reflects
the use of …… a. Oxymoron b. Hyperbole c. Litotes d. consonance
40) According to the poet, leadership strongly requires ….. a. Give
and take b. Societal balance and structure c. Hybrid nature d. Energy
and prowess
41) The poem is a perfect example of ….. a. Ballad b. Panegyric c.
Lyric d. Eclogue
42) The ……………. Was rejected for being ugly
43) The forest sage who proffers a likely solution to the leadership
tussle is ….. a. Unknown b. Tortoise c. Lion d. Fox
44) The expression “transparent like a river” simply means that a
leader should be ….. a. Astute b. Accountable c. Impartial d. Decisive
45) Which of the animal’s was rejected for possessing a lethal
appetite?.............