Question 37
BECE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2022
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YORUBA_L1
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objective
Explain why the Yoruba festival of "Egungun" is considered a means of preserving ancestral heritage, citing two specific functions performed during the festival.
Answer Options
A.
Because Egungun masquerades represent ancestors, providing entertainment for the community, and because the festival's rites and dances showcase modern music to younger generations, it serves as a popular cultural event.
B.
Because Egungun masquerades personify ancestors, allowing individual prayer only, and because the festival's rites and dances are performed solely for the elders, it serves as a private religious ceremony.
Correct Answer
C.
Because Egungun masquerades personify ancestors, enabling communal honour and communication with them, and because the festival's rites and dances convey oral histories and moral teachings to younger generations, it serves as a vital means of preserving ancestral heritage.
D.
Because Egungun masquerades personify ancestors, enabling communal honour but not communication, and because the festival's rites and dances convey only visual art without oral histories, it serves as a decorative tradition.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Because Egungun masquerades personify ancestors, enabling communal honour and communication with them, and because the festival's rites and dances convey oral histories and moral teachings to younger generations, it serves as a vital means of preserving ancestral heritage.
About This Question
This is
Bece Model Questions Vol1
2022
Yoruba L1
Question 37.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2022
Bece Model Questions Vol1
Yoruba L1
examination.
Difficulty level:
Medium
.