Interpretation of the Prescribed Drama Texts
Literature in English · 50 practice questions
Theme, plot, socio-political context and setting, applied to the prescribed plays — Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel (African) and John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (non-African).
- Determine the theme of a prescribed text.
- Identify the plot of the play.
- Apply the lessons of the play to social reality.
- Identify the spatial setting and temporal period of the play.
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- Practice question 1
Baroka's stated reasoning for resisting infrastructural change such as the railway suggests that his traditionalism is driven mainly by
- A.Lakunle's direct influence over his decisions
- B.A religious prohibition against travel
- C.Blind fear of all new technology with no strategic thinking
- D.Pragmatic calculation about preserving local influence and trade, rather than simple technophobia
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D. Pragmatic calculation about preserving local influence and trade, rather than simple technophobia
His resistance is driven by pragmatic calculation to preserve local influence/trade, not simple fear of technology.
- Practice question 2
In 'Look Back in Anger', after leaving Jimmy and returning to her parents, Alison
- A.Immediately remarries a different man
- B.Permanently emigrates abroad with no further role in the play
- C.Suffers a miscarriage, reported rather than shown directly on stage
- D.Is revealed to have never been pregnant at all
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C. Suffers a miscarriage, reported rather than shown directly on stage
Alison suffers a miscarriage after leaving Jimmy, an event reported within the play rather than shown directly.
- Practice question 3
Throughout the play, Baroka is generally characterized as a cunning, strategic figure, forming a deliberate contrast with
- A.Lakunle's naive, idealistic view of progress and tradition
- B.The village drummers' musical skill
- C.Sadiku's loyalty to him
- D.The stranger's photography equipment
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A. Lakunle's naive, idealistic view of progress and tradition
Baroka's cunning is deliberately contrasted with Lakunle's naive idealism about tradition and progress.
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