Answers to Fathers of Nations Excerpt 15

Answers to Fathers of Nations Excerpt 15 

What happened immediately before this excerpt? (3 marks)

President Bangoura stands to present the findings of the committee. He asks Mam-Biram to tum on the projector. He presents a table they named The Choice Matrix .

What do we learn about African Heads of State in this excerpt? ( 4 marks)

Ignorant- they have no idea of what is in the important documents that they are supposed to adapt for the benefit of their countries.

Incompetent- they use the flipping of a coin to make important decisions as to which to adapt.

Identify and illustrate three features of style employed in this excerpt. (6 marks)

• Political satire. the heads of state flips a coin to make an important decision
• Use of local language- pile ou face
• Rhetorical questions- your advice here would be what?
• Sarcasm- president Banguora sarcastically asks minister Zinto if he is going to protest if Way Omega wins.
• Humour- when the chairman asks Abiola if they should use his method because they would be there until next year admiring hands.

What does the chair mean when he asks Abiola if he wanted them to utilize his method of "this on one hand and that on the other hand"? (4 marks)

In his opening speech, Dr. Abiola had compared and contrasted the two documents, Way Omega and PathAlpha but left the heads of state with confused . The chair means that Dr. Abiola's method does not offer any solution.

What happens immediately after this excerpt? (3 marks)

President Banguora continues to explain about The Choice Matrix. The other heads of state start complaining and exchanging notes and were angry. The chair noticing trouble, calls for a break to avert it.

Give the meaning of each of the following words as used in this excerpt. (5 marks)

(i)     Rogue-villain, unreliable deceitful person.

(ii)  Flipping-throwing

(iii)  Protestation-objection

(iv) Utilize-make use

(v)   Obliged-offered

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