Multiple Choice Questions on “Not My Business” by Niyi Osundare

We have prepared for you multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on "Not My Business" by Niyi Osundare to drill you on your understanding of the poem.

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MCQ Answers for “Not My Business”

  1. C – The consequences of political indifference
  2. B – Daily sustenance and personal comfort
  3. B – He thinks it is not his concern as long as he is not affected
  4. D – Simile
  5. A – Refrain
  6. C – They demonstrate that oppression cuts across ethnic groups
  7. B – Transferred epithet
  8. C – “A knock on the door froze my hungry hand”
  9. B – Detached and ironic
  10. D – Silence in the face of oppression leads to eventual doom
  11. C – The presence of state oppression at the speaker’s doorstep
  12. D – To emphasise selfishness and complacency
  1. D – Patriotism
  2. A – “Just one neat sack for a stainless record”
  3. C – A symbol of state oppression and tyranny
  4. D – An instrument of torture, fear, and unjust punishment
  5. B – His silence did not protect him from oppression
  6. C – Legal trials
  7. D – It enables oppression and eventually consumes everyone

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Reference
Adédèjì, Ridwan. (2025). Multiple Choice Questions on “Not My Business” by Niyi Osundare. Literature PADI. https://www.literaturepadi.com.ng/2025/07/26/multiple-choice-questions-on-not-my-business-by-niyi-osundare/ (Accessed on September 12, 2025 at 00:56)

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  1. 1 C
    1 C 2 B. 10 D. 18 C
    3 B. 11 C. 19 D
    4 D. 12 D
    5 A. 13 D
    6 C. 14 D
    7 D. 15 C
    8 C. 16 D
    9 C. 17 B

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