1990 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1
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This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
Lakunel is presented as a
Lakunel is presented as a
A
fine specimen of an education young man
B
truly progressive and enlightened youth
C
strong defender of the people's tradition
D
caricature of a modern educated man
correct option: d
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This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
...I am the twinkle of a Jewel
But he is the hind-quarters of a lion!...'
These lines suggest that
...I am the twinkle of a Jewel
But he is the hind-quarters of a lion!...'
These lines suggest that
A
Sidi is superior to the Bale
B
Sidi is weaker than the Bale
C
Sidi is clever than the Bale
D
the Bale is violent
correct option: a
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This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
The central theme of the play is the
The central theme of the play is the
A
ills of modern days
B
clash between tradition and modernity
C
problem of courtship
D
conflict between the old and the young
correct option: b
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This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
'...But there have been
No new reads cut by his servants
No new cots woven..'
It can be inferred from the above lines that
'...But there have been
No new reads cut by his servants
No new cots woven..'
It can be inferred from the above lines that
A
there has been no harvest in the village
B
the Bale's sevants are lazy
C
no children have been born recently
D
the Bale's servants are revolting
correct option: c
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This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
'...He risked his life that you may boast
A warrior-hunter for your lord...But you-
You sell him to the rhyming rabble
Gloating in your disloyalty...
In these lines the 'rhyming rabble' refers to
'...He risked his life that you may boast
A warrior-hunter for your lord...But you-
You sell him to the rhyming rabble
Gloating in your disloyalty...
In these lines the 'rhyming rabble' refers to
A
clowns who wait on the Bale
B
children in Lakunle's school
C
professional singers
D
the mummers who dance in mockery of the Bale's rumoured impotence
correct option: d
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This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man .
Petkoff [grinning] 'Sergius: tell Catherine that queer story his friend told us about how he escaped after Slivnitza. You remember.
About his being hid by two women'
Since the phrase 'two women in the above extract refers to Petkoff's own daughter and wife, his grinning is a case of
Petkoff [grinning] 'Sergius: tell Catherine that queer story his friend told us about how he escaped after Slivnitza. You remember.
About his being hid by two women'
Since the phrase 'two women in the above extract refers to Petkoff's own daughter and wife, his grinning is a case of
A
sarcasm
B
ridicule
C
irony
D
suspense
correct option: c
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This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man .
In what particular way did Raina demonstrate that she had fallen in love with Captain Bluntschli by the end of their first meeting?
In what particular way did Raina demonstrate that she had fallen in love with Captain Bluntschli by the end of their first meeting?
A
By giving him chocolate creams which he preferred to bullets
B
By introducing him to hermother
C
By giving him her portrait with an inscription
D
By saving his life from the Serbian soldiers
correct option: c
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This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man .
'He did it like an operatic tenor. A regular handsome fellow, with flashing eyes and lovely moustache, shouting his war-cry and charging like Don Quixote at the windmills...'
This account of an important battle in the play carries a tone of
'He did it like an operatic tenor. A regular handsome fellow, with flashing eyes and lovely moustache, shouting his war-cry and charging like Don Quixote at the windmills...'
This account of an important battle in the play carries a tone of
A
admiration
B
mockery
C
bitterness
D
alarm
correct option: b
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This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man .
The way Louka carries out her duties as a maid at the Petkoff's household can best be described as
The way Louka carries out her duties as a maid at the Petkoff's household can best be described as
A
arrogant and insolent
B
opportunistic and self-centered
C
haughty and presumptuous
D
bold and self-assured
correct option: d
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This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed.) West African Verse.
'...Tide and market come and go
And so shall your mother.'
The above lines from J.P. Clark's 'Streamside
Exchange' depict the
'...Tide and market come and go
And so shall your mother.'
The above lines from J.P. Clark's 'Streamside
Exchange' depict the
A
variation of season
B
changing periods of marketing
C
constancy of nature
D
importance of living
correct option: c
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