JAMB Literature in English 2000 Question 25

Question 25

African Poetry

David Rubadiri's 'Stanley meets Mutesa' symbolically describes the meeting between

  1. A.a black king and a white man
  2. B.Stanley and Mutesa
  3. C.the West and Africa
  4. D.Europe and a black king
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (the West and Africa)

Explanation

Stanley stands for the European explorers and Mutesa for African rulers, so their meeting symbolises the first contact of the West with Africa.