Neco 2025 Literature In English Question 41

Practice objective / multiple choice question 41 from the 2025 Neco Literature In English examination.

Neco 2025 Literature In English Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 41 NECO • 2025 • LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH • objective

Compare the functions of the chorus in Sophocles' "Antigone" and Wole Soyinka's "The Lion and the Jewel". Identify two distinct functions of the chorus in each play and evaluate which play employs the chorus more effectively to reinforce its central theme.

Answer Options

A. Antigone's chorus is more effective because it underscores the tragic inevitability and moral conflict.
Correct Answer B. Soyinka's play uses the chorus more effectively because it actively reflects communal attitudes and directly reinforces the theme of cultural clash.
C. The chorus in Soyinka's play is less effective, as it merely provides comic relief without supporting the central theme.
D. Both plays use the chorus equally well, each reinforcing their themes without one being superior.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Soyinka's play uses the chorus more effectively because it actively reflects communal attitudes and directly reinforces the theme of cultural clash.

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This is Neco 2025 Literature In English Question 41. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Literature In English examination.

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