1991 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2
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This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
In Raina's view, if one is incapable of gratitude, he is incapable of any noble
In Raina's view, if one is incapable of gratitude, he is incapable of any noble
A
attitude
B
ideas
C
sentiment
D
prowess
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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.
The poet's mood in Gabriel Okara's 'The Fisherman's invocation' is characterized by
The poet's mood in Gabriel Okara's 'The Fisherman's invocation' is characterized by
A
dissatisfaction
B
anxiety
C
contentment
D
self-doubt
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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.
The atmosphere of Birago Diop's 'Vanity' is dominated by
The atmosphere of Birago Diop's 'Vanity' is dominated by
A
joy
B
hate
C
love
D
sadness
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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.
'Idoto' in Okigbo's 'The Passage' is the name of
'Idoto' in Okigbo's 'The Passage' is the name of
A
the poet's mother
B
the poet's village
C
a village shrine
D
a village stream
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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.
'You just wait, I'll tell you more
But let me first sell my tomatoes'.
These two lines from Theo Luzuka's 'The Motoka'
reveal the poet's true state of
'You just wait, I'll tell you more
But let me first sell my tomatoes'.
These two lines from Theo Luzuka's 'The Motoka'
reveal the poet's true state of
A
delight
B
reality
C
fear
D
dream
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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.
In the poem 'Night' Neto suggests that the oppressed
In the poem 'Night' Neto suggests that the oppressed
A
do not believe in victory
B
are never willing to fight for their rights
C
are no longer willing to fight for their right
D
are determined to give meaning to their life
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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.
'Withering, burn, ghost, a scatter, dusty, half-bare
The above combination of words from Kwesi Brew's
'The Dry Season' thematically suggests
'Withering, burn, ghost, a scatter, dusty, half-bare
The above combination of words from Kwesi Brew's
'The Dry Season' thematically suggests
A
destruction
B
confusion
C
desolation
D
death
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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.
The technique Kwesi Brew employs to portray the nightmarish image in his poem 'The Executioner's Dream' is the description of the
The technique Kwesi Brew employs to portray the nightmarish image in his poem 'The Executioner's Dream' is the description of the
A
childhood fun
B
only set in a crown of thorns
C
gory details
D
wicked sappor
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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.
In the poem 'The Prodigals' the line 'their heads are claimed by clouds' means that the military leaders
In the poem 'The Prodigals' the line 'their heads are claimed by clouds' means that the military leaders
A
travel a lot by air
B
are haughty
C
love sunny weather
D
dislike clouds
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This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
'Thereafter, any yam harvest in the fields was harvested in the name of the son'
The 'son' referred to in the above quotation is
'Thereafter, any yam harvest in the fields was harvested in the name of the son'
The 'son' referred to in the above quotation is
A
Ezeulu's dead son, Obika
B
Ezeulu's Christian son, Oduche
C
Mr. Good Country's son
D
Jesus Christ
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