Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

'The let these eyes around me close, Close close in sleep, close in sleep. That is my word-the mountain always sleeps. Sleep Sleep... sleep..sleep...' These lines from The Gods Are Not To Blame were chanted by

A Iya Aburo to mesmerise her son
B Baba Fakunle to mesmerise his assailants
C Odewale to mesmerise his assailants
D Old man to mesmerise Odewale.

Question 737:

'But Obatal, God Creation, has a way of consoling the distressed. The consolation referred to by the narrator in The Gods Are Not To Blame is the

A Great peace that reigned in the land of Kutuje
B Subjugation of the warlike people of Ikolu
C Pregnancy of Aburo, Odewale's second wife
D Birth of Aderopo by Ojuola.

Question 738:

FIRST BODYGUARD: A madman wanting to see the king! The world, indeed, is mad OJUOLA: How do you know he is a madman? Which of the following is the answer given by the second bodyguard to Ojuola in The Gods Are Not To Blame?

A Everyone can see he is mad, your highness
B Only a madman would want to see the king now, your highness
C We all know him very well, your highness
D He is not a man of our tribe, your highness.

Question 739:

'From forth the fatal lions of these two foes A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life...' These lines from Romeo and Juliet suggest that the

A Tragedy could have been averted
B Tragedy was predestined
C Tragedy was brought on by enmity
D Lovers brought misfortune on themselves.

Question 740:

'O she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the check of night As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear' Romeo and Juliet In these lines Juliet's beauty is presented

A In contrast to the dark night
B As a source of envy to all
C In terms of riches
D As being unparalleled in the kingdom.