Question 41
National ValuesWASSCE 2016: Oh Motherland (monologue)
Oh Motherland, you were a precious country, a beacon of hope and aspiration as well as toga of pride of your citizens at independence. However, today you are bedeviled with evil, engulfed in darkness and to say the obvious, at the edge of total moral collapse. Corruption, fraud, deception and dishonesty are prevalent; drug peddlers are having a field day. In schools and colleges, radicalism, prostitution, cultism, examination malpractice among other social vices are order of the day.
The motherland in the monologue could best be described as
- A.a nation in transition.
- B.a morally upgrading country.
- C.a socially viable nation.
- D.an ethically bankrupt country.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: D (an ethically bankrupt country.)
Explanation
The monologue says the country is at the edge of total moral collapse: ethically bankrupt.