1991 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 3
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This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
The statement 'the new religion was like a leper' means that
The statement 'the new religion was like a leper' means that
A
the new religion, if welcomed, will overshadow the traditional religions
B
the Europeans who brought the new religion were lepers
C
all those who join the new religion would become lepers
D
religion invites diseases
correct option: a
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This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
''' It is not bravery for a man to beat his wife.
I know a man and his wife must quarrel; there is no abomination in that... No, you may quarrel; but let it not end in fighting...''
These words concern
''' It is not bravery for a man to beat his wife.
I know a man and his wife must quarrel; there is no abomination in that... No, you may quarrel; but let it not end in fighting...''
These words concern
A
Obika and his mother
B
Obika and Okuata
C
Akueke and her husband
D
all the young men in the village
correct option: c
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This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
'The crisis over the New Yam Feast arose because
'The crisis over the New Yam Feast arose because
A
Ezeulu refused to eat the sacred yams at the appropriate time
B
the harvest season came too early
C
the Christians in Umuaro diverted their own yams to their church
D
Ezeulu's absence from Umuaro had prevented him from eating the sacred yams at the right time
correct option: d
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This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
''....that no man however great was greater than his people; that no one ever won judgement against his clan.''
Achebe's conclusion was that
''....that no man however great was greater than his people; that no one ever won judgement against his clan.''
Achebe's conclusion was that
A
the individual should submit his will to thatof the clan
B
very few people have the ability to dictate to their clan
C
a man should impose his judgement on the clan if he is strong enough to do so
D
the clan generally ensures that the individual is reduced to weakness
correct option: a
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This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
'....One is a mother to shield when lightning streaks the night, when thunder shakes the earth, when mud bogs knock one down. One is a mother in order to love without beginning or end.'
On what occasion do these lines occur in the novel?
'....One is a mother to shield when lightning streaks the night, when thunder shakes the earth, when mud bogs knock one down. One is a mother in order to love without beginning or end.'
On what occasion do these lines occur in the novel?
A
At the burial ceremony of Ramatoulaye's husband
B
After the confession of Ramatoulaye's daughter, that she was pregnant
C
When Ramatoulaye was learning to drive the Flat 125
D
When Ramatoulaye saw her mother sick in bed
correct option: b
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This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
'You forget that I have a heart, a mind, that I am not an object to be passed from hand to hand.
You don't know what marriage means to me....'These words by Ramatoulaye are addressed to
'You forget that I have a heart, a mind, that I am not an object to be passed from hand to hand.
You don't know what marriage means to me....'These words by Ramatoulaye are addressed to
A
Mawdo
B
her mother-in-law
C
Daouda Dieng
D
Tamsir
correct option: d
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This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
''A wife must understand once and for all, and must forgive; she must not worry herself about 'betrayals of the flesh. The important thing is what there is in the heart.''
These words are spoken by
''A wife must understand once and for all, and must forgive; she must not worry herself about 'betrayals of the flesh. The important thing is what there is in the heart.''
These words are spoken by
A
Tamsir in breaking the news of Modou's second marriage to Ramatoulaye
B
Modou in support of his relationship with Binetou
C
Aunty Nabou in trying to convince Mawdo to marry her niece
D
Mawdo Ba to justify his marrying Nabou out of a sense of duty
correct option: d
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This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
'If you can procreate without loving, merely to satisfy the pride of your declining mother, then I' find you despicable...'
Whose words are these?
'If you can procreate without loving, merely to satisfy the pride of your declining mother, then I' find you despicable...'
Whose words are these?
A
Aissatou
B
Ramatoulaye
C
Young Nabou
D
Jacqueline
correct option: a
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This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
''...The sugar-daddy of the boutique dresses wants to marry Binetou. Just imagine...'''
What is ironical about this statement ?
''...The sugar-daddy of the boutique dresses wants to marry Binetou. Just imagine...'''
What is ironical about this statement ?
A
The speaker is Binetou's friend
B
The sugar-daddy is the speaker's husband
C
Binetou is the speaker's rival
D
The sugar-daddy is the speaker's father
correct option: d
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This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.
In which of the following genres is the term 'soliloquy' generally used?
In which of the following genres is the term 'soliloquy' generally used?
A
Novel
B
Drama
C
Epic
D
Poetry
correct option: b
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