Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
At the end of Ovonramwen's discussion with Gallway and Hutton, one can conclude that Ovonramwen is

A Fascinated by their gifts
B Eager to sign the trade treaty presented
C Suspicious about their real intentions
D Ready to welcome them

Question 42:

This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
'Not much. tell Queen Victoria that at last the big pot of corn been toppled; now mother hen and her children may rejoice!'
The phrase 'mother hen and her children' in the passage above refers to

A Princess Evbakhavbokun and herchildren
B Glogbosere and the other Benin chiefs
C Captain Carter and the British soldiers
D Queen Victoria and the British official

Question 43:

This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
'Go tell Overami that he has nothing to fear from the white men in matter of fair play....'
In the above statement, the White man expects Ovonramwen to

A Allow the Whiteman free access to Benin
B Accept gifts from the Whiteman in exchange for land
C Surrender himself to the whiteman
D Surrender his chiefs who are in hiding

Question 44:

This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
GALLWAY (untying a parcel). 'Your Highness, our Queen, Her Royal Majesty Queen Victoria, asks us to extend her very best wishes to you;...... What is contained in the parcel which Gallway unties?

A An inner tube of a bicycle
B A royal message from Queen Victoria
C A framed portrait of Queen Victoria
D A bottle of gin

Question 45:

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Which of the following is the most fitting moral lesson that the reader can derive from the play?

A It is not good to be over -ambitious
B A determined wife is a curse to the husband
C Power is sweet but always over-used
D Every evil is punishable