Neco 2021 Literature In English Question 50

Practice objective / multiple choice question 50 from the 2021 Neco Literature In English examination.

Neco 2021 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 50 NECO • 2021 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

Two prose excerpts are given: (i) In Chinua Achebe's "Dead Men's Path", the villagers clash with a new schoolmaster over the preservation of a traditional footpath, highlighting the tension between long‑standing customs and modern education. (ii) In Charles Dickens's "Hard Times", the industrial town's emphasis on utilitarian education and profit creates a conflict between human compassion and mechanistic progress. Identify the single theme that is common to both excerpts and state it concisely.

Answer Options

A. struggle between industrial progress and environmental preservation
Correct Answer B. tension between tradition and modernity
C. clash of economic interests and moral values
D. conflict between individualism and collectivism
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
tension between tradition and modernity

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This is Neco 2021 Literature In English Question 50. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Literature In English examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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