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6. 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.
By the expression "climb down", the author implies that modern playwrights should ____________
A.
Be simplistic in the use of language
B
Not move up
C.
Use language that is most appreciated by the people
D.
Wait for the community to catch up with them
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: In the passage 'climb down' implies to descend in the use of language to be understandable by the common man'
7. 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.
The pilot says that it is easier to take off from the airport than to ____________ on the tarmac
A.
Land
B.
Come down
C.
Alight
D.
Drop
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: 'Land' in this context simply means ' to descend to a surface' This is an antonym of 'Take off' which means 'to leave the ground'
8. 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.
My uncle is a prosperous businessman, my aunt, unfortunately, is quite ____________
A.
Unskillful
B.
Domestic
C.
Unsuccessful
D.
Unqualified
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Unsuccessful implies 'not successful'. An opposite of Prosperous.
9. 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.
The University has a large intake, very few ____________ take place
A.
Turnouts
B.
Rejections
C.
Explusions
D.
Obstructions
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: intake means the people taken into an organisation. Rejection is directly opposite in meaning to the word underlined.
10. 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.
Rather than make derogatory remarks about the host, a guest should make ____________ ones
A.
Polite
B.
Complimentary
C.
Interesting
D.
Honest
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Derogatory implies 'to lessen one's value'. However, complimentary is an expression of praise.
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