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This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
The major thematic preoccupation of her play is
Athe constraintic on parental obligations
Bthe problems of class and English mannerisms
Cthe presentation of a mannerless society
Dchanging the traditional view about English comedy
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Question 552
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This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
The 'Proclamation' and 'Reclamation' segments of the play are performed
Aas an aside
Bby a chorus off-stage
Con-stage and off-stage
Doff-stage
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Question 553
jamb2004
This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
'But those are the hags and witches we wanted out of town.
The expression hags and witches refers to
Aold unmarried girls and wives retired home from their husbands
Bthe three women who turned into goats
Call the women in the play
Dhandmaids, headwives, most favoured wives nursing mothers and pregnant wives
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Question 554
jamb2004
This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
When does the play open and close?
AIn the afternoon
BAt midnight
CIn the morning
DIn the evening
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Question 555
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This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
Imagery in the play is
Aalways sexual and licentious
Bsometimes sexual but not licentious
Calways sexual but not licentious
Dsometimes sexual and licentious
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Question 556
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This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
The tradition of Erhuwaren endorses
Apolyarchy
Banarchy
Cmatriarchy
Dpatriarchy
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Question 557
jamb2004
This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
Melodrama is a theatrical performance in which
Athe serious is treated in a satirical way
Bsubordination of characterization to plot occurs
Cmusic and dance predominate
Devil triumphs over good
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Question 558
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This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
Periphrasis in poetic diction is marked by
Acircumlocution
Birony
Cproverb
Dparable
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Question 559
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This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
Point of denouement in a literary work is the
Apoint at which the major character is shown in his true colours
Bpoint of disagreement in a narrative
Cpoint of the resolution of the puzzling issues
Dcathartic point in a tragedy
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Question 560
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This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
A deliberate imitation of a literary style with the intention to ridicule is
Aparadox
Bprosody
Cpun
Dparody
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Question 561
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This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
In a narration, the first person is
Athe author
Ba participant
Cthe publisher
Dan observer
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Question 562
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This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
The exclusive right given to authors to protect their works from unlawful production is
Aa copyright
Ban authority to write
Can author's right
Da constitional provision
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Question 563
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This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
The setting in pastoral poetry is usually
Aoceanic
Burban
Cencumenical
Didyllic
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Question 564
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This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
For a play to be successful on stage, it must not be short of
Aaudiences
Bspeeches
Cactions
Dcharacters
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Question 565
jamb2004
This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
The poetic device that forcefully brings together two seemingly unrelated ideas or concepts is
Aconceit
Bcontrast
Ccouplet
Ddiatribe
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Question 566
jamb2004
This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
A dramatic composition or musical play in which many or all the words are sung is called
Aan oratorio
Ba motet
Can opera
Da concert
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Question 567
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation Be him English
Be him African
Be him Nigerian
The lines above are an example of
Aepitaph
Banaphora
Ctautology
Depigram
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Question 568
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation 'I am alone
And the murmur of my lips
Carry song and tears homewards
From a plain away from home
Okogbule Wonodi: Lament for Shola
The poet-persona here expresses a feeling of
Aelation
Banger
Cnostaglgia
Dsorrow
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Question 569
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation 'Senhor Jose got cold during the night. After having uttered those redundant useless words, here she is, he wasn't sure what else he should do. It was true that, after long and arduous labours, he had managed, at last to find the unknown woman, or rather, the place where she lay, a good six feet beneath an earth that still sustained him'
Jose Saramago: All the Names
What happens to the unknown woman in the passage above?
Ashe runs away
Bshe is awake
Cshe falls asleep
Dshe is dead
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Question 570
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation He was an odd-looking duck, Inman was.
He was in his mid-fifties but still had a head of thick black hair, which began low on his forehead and was slicked back over his small round.
He seemed to be made of a series of balls piled one atop the other.
Tom Wolfe: A Man in Full
The author's attitude to inman in the passage above is one of
