Post Utme Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 141:

Questions are based on William Shakespeare's "Hamlet"

...O most wicked speed, to post With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!

It is not nor it cannot come to good…

In the above lines, Hamlet is alluding to ____________

A. The quick succession to the throne by Claudius
B. The marriage of his mother to his uncle
C. The failure to deliver a letter to Norway
D. The use of unclean sheets to bury his dead father

Question 142:

The eventual conflict between Ayo Badejo and the people of Ipaja was most pointedly foretold by ____________

A. Prophet Elijah
B. Hon. Bulawayo
C. Chief Layeni
D. The school Headmaster

Question 143:

A strong or prominent feature of "The New Man" is ____________

A. Sermons
B. Political rallies
C. Festivals
D. Violence

Question 144:

The author's use of his name as a character in the hovel is intended to ____________

A. Display his mastery of fiction
B. Give the story an impression of truth
C. Displace the prominence of the hero
D. Convert the story into a historical document

Question 145:

The religious life of the people of Ipaja could be described as ____________

A. Pure and devout
B. Exclusively heathenish
C. Contentious and rowdy
D. A mixture of superstitions and Christian beliefs