Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
'Thereafter, any yam harvest in the fields was harvested in the name of the son'
The 'son' referred to in the above quotation is

A Ezeulu's dead son, Obika
B Ezeulu's Christian son, Oduche
C Mr. Good Country's son
D Jesus Christ

Question 22:

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
The statement 'the new religion was like a leper' means that

A The new religion, if welcomed, will overshadow the traditional religions
B The Europeans who brought the new religion were lepers
C All those who join the new religion would become lepers
D Religion invites diseases

Question 23:

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
''' It is not bravery for a man to beat his wife.
I know a man and his wife must quarrel; there is no abomination in that... No, you may quarrel; but let it not end in fighting...''
These words concern

A Obika and his mother
B Obika and Okuata
C Akueke and her husband
D All the young men in the village

Question 24:

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
'The crisis over the New Yam Feast arose because

A Ezeulu refused to eat the sacred yams at the appropriate time
B The harvest season came too early
C The Christians in Umuaro diverted their own yams to their church
D Ezeulu's absence from Umuaro had prevented him from eating the sacred yams at the right time

Question 25:

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
''....that no man however great was greater than his people; that no one ever won judgement against his clan.''
Achebe's conclusion was that

A The individual should submit his will to thatof the clan
B Very few people have the ability to dictate to their clan
C A man should impose his judgement on the clan if he is strong enough to do so
D The clan generally ensures that the individual is reduced to weakness