Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

The casualties referred to in 'Casualties' are

A People killed during the civil war
B Those who were wounded and had to endure a lot of pain
C Those who lost their properties and relations
D Victims of the Nigerian Civil War,both the living and the dead
E None of these

Question 327:

All this was a long time ago,i remember And i would do it again,but set down This set down This:were we led all that way for Birth and Death?There was a Birth,certainly, We had evidence and no doubt.I had seen birth and death, But had thought they were different;this birth was Hard and bitter agony for us,like Death,our death We returned to our places,these kingdoms, But no longer at ease here,in the old dispensation, With an alien people clutching their gods. I should be glad of another death. (From T.S Elliott's 'Journey Of The Magi') The Magi are no longer at ease because

A They suffered alot on their way to Bethlehem
B They found greater spiritual satisfaction from their journey
C Death and birth are one and the same thing
D Their kingdoms can no longer offer them satisfaction
E The world has changed for the worse

Question 328:

Mr Johnson,by Joyce Cary,is an interesting novel for the reason that

A Mr Johnson the cheif character,is a typical African
B Mr Rudbeck is a British colonial officer
C It is a great love story between Mr Johnson and his wife,Bamu
D Mr Johnson is an active character full of drama,song and poetry
E All the characters are nice and considerate

Question 329:

Wole Soyinka's 'Telephone Conversation' is

A An attack on the British telephone system
B A complaint about the difficulty of getting telephones installed in private houses
C About the colour of Soyinka's passport
D A humorous but satirical comment on colour prejudice in Britain
E About the game of hide and seek

Question 330:

Romeo and Juliet Juliet:O serpent heart,hid with a flowering face! Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave Beautiful tyrant:Fiend angelical Dove-feathered raven!wolfish-ravening lamb Despised substance of divinest show! A damned saint,an honorable villain! (From Romeo and Juliet) Juliet is referring in the above passage to

A Tybalt
B Mercutio
C Old Capulet
D Lady Montague
E Romeo