1991 - 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.
The two characters that symbolize the lion and the jewel respectively are
A
Lakunle and Sidi
B
Baroka and Sadiku
C
Sadiku and Sidi
D
Baroka and Sidi
correct option: d
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This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
'This is the words of women. At this moment our star sits in the center of the sky
We are supreme.'
These words were spoken by
A
The favourite
B
Sadiku
C
Sidi
D
the third girl
correct option: b
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3
This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
The Bala is symbolically referred to as a fox because of his
A
mental powess
B
sexual powess
C
physical powess
D
royalty
correct option: b
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4
This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
Which of the following character traits will apply to Lakunle?
A
Comic and absurd
B
Stupid and simplistic
C
Pompous and spontaneous
D
Decisive and bold
correct option: c
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5
This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
Which of the following divisions is used as`a technical device to denote the symbolic significance of certain events?
A
Day, morning and afternoon
B
Morning, noon and night
C
Morning, evening and midnight
D
Mid-day, midnight and morning
correct option: b
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6
This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
The main themes in the play are best summed up by the phrase
A
military glory and romantic love
B
heroism and marriage
C
innocent women and brave men
D
realism and romance
correct option: a
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7
This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
What basic character traits are revealed by Bluntschli's description of himself as 'a free citizen' and Raina's reference to him as 'my chocolate cream soldier?
A
Affection and tale-bearing
B
Facetiousness
C
Simplicity and naturalness
D
Obduracy
correct option: c
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This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
'You know how to hurt with your tongue with your hands. But I don't care, now I've found out that whatever clay I'm made of you're made of the same...'
What action of the speaker led to the reaction upon which she comments?
A
Eavesdropping
B
Tale-telling
C
Errand-running
D
Gossiping
correct option: a
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This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
Catherine's natural looks portray her as a
A
sophisticated lady
B
soldier's wife
C
mountain farmer's wife
D
business woman
correct option: a
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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 J.P. Clark's 'Streamside Exchange', the bird's reply concerns
A
the coming of the tide
B
the uncertainty of the future
C
market days
D
mother's visit to the market
correct option: b
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