2011 - JAMB Literature Past Questions & Answers - page 1

1
These question are based on J.C De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
From it's resolution of conflicts, the play can be described as a
A
tragedy
B
farce
C
melo drama
D
comedy
CORRECT OPTION: b
2
These question are based on J.C De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

The prevailing theme of the play is
A
love
B
social decadence
C
self-will
D
affluence
CORRECT OPTION: c
3
These question are based on J.C De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

The final harassment of Maanan takes place in
A
Ofosu's office
B
Lawyer B's chamber
C
Ofosu's house
D
Lawyer B's house
CORRECT OPTION: c
4
'Everything in this room outrages my sense of beauty, undermine my will to create pictures of lasting appeal...'
The speaker in the quotation above is
A
Happy
B
Excited
C
Tired
D
Frusrated
CORRECT OPTION: d
5
These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
'Farewell.- God knows when we shall meet again, I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins,
That almost freezes up the heat of life.
I'll call them back again to comfort me.
Nurse!-What should she do here?
My dismal scene i need must act alone. Come, vial'.
The intention of the speaker above is to
A
commit suicide
B
commit murder
C
escape from harsh realities of life
D
take a temporary harmful substance
CORRECT OPTION: a
6
These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

The play reaches reaches the point of denouement
A
at the family feast
B
at the reconciliation of the feuding families
C
when Romeo is informed of Juliet's death
D
when Romeo kills Paris at the tomb
CORRECT OPTION: c
7
These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

The news of Juliet's death is broken to Romeo in Mantua by
A
Balthasar
B
Boy C
C
Friar John
D
Friar Lawrence
CORRECT OPTION: a
8
These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

In the play, Mercutio can be described as
A
fraudulent
B
gentle
C
kind-hearted
D
quarellsome
CORRECT OPTION: c
9
These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

The plot of the play is
A
simple
B
convoluted
C
chronological
D
complicated
CORRECT OPTION: d
10
These questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal.
The heavy downpour on the night of Meka's investiture symbolises.
A
revelation
B
conviction
C
blessing
D
mockery
CORRECT OPTION: d
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