EXCERPT 14: Fathers of Nations Answers to Excerpt Questions
Place this excerpt in its immediate context. (5 marks)
During the summit, King Jemba-Jemba IV passed his turn to speak to president Dibonso, who was a dictator and a bully. Dibonso condemns the chair for allowing the former speaker to bring up imaginary issues into the table When tempers start to flare, President Wesiga proposes The Trick and they take a break after proposing three presidents to form a group and see the best way to proceed
Discuss one thematic issue evident in this excerpt. (2 marks)
Dictatorship- president Dibonso had ruled for over 40 years and he had turned power into a habit, a toy and was a permanent bully to others
Explain the imaginary issue that president Ibarosa raised, which was supposedly not in either of the documents. (2 marks)
He said Way Omega proposed that presidential tenures be limited only to two terms. With clear illustrations,
identify three styles used in this excerpt. (6 marks)
Simile- he slept like a log.
Dialogue- dialogue between the chairman and President Dibonso
Idiomatic expression- ....and nipped them in the bud.
How has president Dibonso been portrayed in this excerpt? (4 marks)
-Rude/disrespectful• he disrespects the chairman by saying he was a disgrace to the summit.
-short-tempered- he got angry from the incident he had in his room; was not able to control his bladder.
Using information from elsewhere in the text, explain what The Trick is. (4 marks)
The trick is, if the chairman fails to lead the summit to a consensus, he will let another head of state propose that a committee convene to devise a method of eliminating the need of a consensus. That way the chair will have a win-win result.
Give the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt.
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Fire-eater- a quarrelsome person