Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.Madawaki: The whiteman is an uninvited guest to our land, he must observe, not dictate The statement above is prompted by the

A Abolition of slave trade
B Undermining of caliphal authority
C Introduction of direct rule
D Imposition of taxes

Question 1567:

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Claudius, though a murderer, is presented as a character

A Who has a superlative administrative style
B With a living conscience that torments him
C To whom past events have no significance
D With an admirable physical appearance

Question 1568:

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The call made on Hamlet to avenge his father's death makes him

A Purposeful
B Impoverished
C Confused
D Amused

Question 1569:

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Hamlet: Suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature. Here, Hamlet is urging the players to

A Reflect reality
B Be good actors
C Justify their actions
D Be creative on stage

Question 1570:

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The principal function of the play-within-the-play in Hamlet is to

A Amuse Claudius
B Confirm the claim of the ghost
C Divert attention from the main event
D Create some comic relief in the tragedy