Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Elite implies a special class of people or a selected group with superior status.
Public means 'the people in general', however, masses gives a more defined group which implies 'the lower classes of persons'.
2. Theatre in the recent past used to be a very popular art in traditional African society.
It used to be a point of intersection where members of the community not only come to entertain themselves,
'but join heads together'. In the traditional context of African drama, therefore, theatre was popular and respectable institution
which preserved the people's culture and tradition.
Theatre was popular with the people because it emphasized community participation, peace and progress.
The presentations focused on the people's lives, their aspirations, fears, and hopes.
But today, the situation is different. Theatre is becoming very unpopular.
Africa of the present age is pre-occupied with many problems yearning for immediate solutions.
The continent is facing hydra-head challenges - challenges on the political, social, and economic scenes.
In a world where Science and Technology are seen as the solutions to these problems, little attention is paid to the arts.
Literature generally, and drama in particular is often rated very low on the utility-scale.
Many Africa today look at drama and theatre as a mere thing of fun, a joke so to say.
Elitism is another barrier that militates against the appreciation of theatre as a communal art.
Folk theatre is appreciated by a negligible number of people, contemporary focus is on literary theatre.
Unfortunately, literary theatre only pretends to serve the interest of its society while in reality, it has a foreign audience in mind.
The use of European and American theatrical conventions by our academic playwrights can bear witness to this anomaly.
The popularity of the literary African theatre is further marred by the medium of communication as
most literary dramas in Africa are written in foreign languages which are not understood by many Africans.
The question often asked is whether the artist should climb down to the level of his community of stay at
his exalted height and wait for the community to gradually move up to him.
One of the arguments in the passage is that academic playwrights ____________
A.
Express themselves only in foreign languages
B.
Serve as a catalyst in the society's appreciation of theatre
C.
Work against the common man's appreciation of theatre
D.
Make theatre popular in traditional societies
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: In the passage, paragraph 3 and 4 tells us about the use of European and American theatrical convention as well as the use of foreign languages by African academic playwright in writing.
3. From the list of words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearest opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words and that will, at the same time correctly fill in the gap in the sentence.
After Ade had listened to some advice, his rigid ideas became more ____________
A.
Friendly
B.
Compromising
C.
Flexible
D.
Democratic
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: 'Rigid' is the opposite of the word ''Flexible'. Rigid implies unbending as opposed to Flexible which means 'capable of being bent'
4. From the list of words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearest opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words and that will, at the same time correctly fill in the gap in the sentence.
I am quite outspoken but my brother is ____________
A.
Dumb
B.
Indolent
C.
Taciturn
D.
Modest
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Outspoken means speaking freely or openly. However, Taciturn means reserved in speech.
5. From the list of words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearest opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words and that will, at the same time correctly fill in the gap in the sentence.
Although Chide's manners are quite refined, his colleagues are rather ____________
A.
Bold
B.
Crude
C.
Hostile
D.
Rash
Correct Answer: B
ExplanationRefined implies to purify or to be free from impurities. Option B; crude, is a direct opposite to the word 'refine'' which means being in a natural state.
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