2005 - JAMB Literature Past Questions & Answers - page 1

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This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
To justify the deposition of the Emirs of Bida and Kontagora, the British authorities accuse them of
A
oppression
B
mendacity
C
partiality
D
embezziement
CORRECT OPTION: b
2
This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
'I wish him luck with his infidel friends But he must remember that there is only one moon at a time, one sun at a time'
The speaker in the passage above is referring to a
A
moon gazer
B
slave raider
C
muezzin
D
usurper
CORRECT OPTION: b
3
This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
Lord Lugard and the British military find it easy to penetrate the Sokoto Caliphate because the
A
Muslim faithfuls fight with bows and arrows while the British solders use rifles
B
Emir of Zazzau calls the whitemen to save him from the attack of a fellow Muslim, the Emir of Kontagora
C
emirates of Sokoto and Zaria have not been friends since the reign of Caliph Abduirahman
D
emirates are only united to fight the whitemen when it is the turn of Sokoto
CORRECT OPTION: d
4
This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
Caliph Attahiru's dream about heavy smoke on the battlefield and the ancestors passing the flag of Islam from one head to another serves as
A
a flshback
B
a prophecy
C
foreshadowing
D
a reverie
CORRECT OPTION: d
5
This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
Madawaki: The whiteman is an uninvited guest to our land, he must observe, not dictate
The statement above is prompted by the
A
abolition of slave trade
B
undermining of caliphal authority
C
introduction of direct rule
D
imposition of taxes
CORRECT OPTION: c
6
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Claudius, though a murderer, is presented as a character
A
who has a superlative administrative style
B
with a living conscience that torments him
C
to whom past events have no significance
D
with an admirable physical appearance
CORRECT OPTION: b
7
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The call made on Hamlet to avenge his father's death makes him
A
purposeful
B
impoverished
C
confused
D
amused
CORRECT OPTION: a
8
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Hamlet: Suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature.
Here, Hamlet is urging the players to
A
reflect reality
B
be good actors
C
justify their actions
D
be creative on stage
CORRECT OPTION: a
9
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The principal function of the play-within-the-play in Hamlet is to
A
amuse Claudius
B
confirm the claim of the ghost
C
divert attention from the main event
D
create some comic relief in the tragedy
CORRECT OPTION: b
10
This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
In The Mouse-trap, the murderer is
A
Claudius
B
Lucianus
C
Gozango
D
Baptista
CORRECT OPTION: d
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