1993 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 3
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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'
'...How can I look at Oyo and say I hate long shiny cars? How can I come back to the children and despise international schools? And then Koomson comes, and the family sees Jesus Christ in him ...
The statement above reveals a feeling of
'...How can I look at Oyo and say I hate long shiny cars? How can I come back to the children and despise international schools? And then Koomson comes, and the family sees Jesus Christ in him ...
The statement above reveals a feeling of
A
despair
B
envy
C
alienation
D
hope
correct option: b
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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'
The title, The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born
implies that
The title, The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born
implies that
A
there could still be an upright man within an amoral society
B
there is a possibility of moral regeneration
C
the teacher is not involved in corruption
D
any corrupt government will be overthrown
correct option: b
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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'
The dominant images in the novel are those of
The dominant images in the novel are those of
A
death and time
B
filth and time
C
death and decay
D
filth and decay
correct option: d
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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'
'' The old man himself does not believe in it
But when people see you doing something to get ahead, they become jealous and shout the slogans against you .''
What is being referred to in these lines?
'' The old man himself does not believe in it
But when people see you doing something to get ahead, they become jealous and shout the slogans against you .''
What is being referred to in these lines?
A
Christianity
B
Pan Africanism
C
Socialism
D
Capitalism
correct option: c
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This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
Golding writes that the pig's skull ''regarded Ralph like one who knows all the answers and won't tell.''
This implies that
Golding writes that the pig's skull ''regarded Ralph like one who knows all the answers and won't tell.''
This implies that
A
Ralph was the only person with intuition and common sense left on the island
B
Ralph knew right from the strt what would happen and refused to tell
C
Ralph had powers of the occult which no one else knew
D
Ralph was forewarned by Roger but would not disclose it
correct option: a
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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'
The destruction of the conch along with Piggy's death in the novel suggests
The destruction of the conch along with Piggy's death in the novel suggests
A
degeneration into chaos
B
the loss of an exquisitely beautiful thing
C
that Ralph cannot summon a meeting anymore
D
Jack's victory over Ralph
correct option: a
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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'
The main significance of the fire in the novel is to
The main significance of the fire in the novel is to
A
provide warmth
B
roast meat
C
provide warning
D
provide signal
correct option: d
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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'
The image of Beelzebub in the novel effectively captures the character of
The image of Beelzebub in the novel effectively captures the character of
A
Simon
B
Ralph
C
Bill
D
Jack
correct option: b
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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'
'' I could swim when I was five. Daddy taught me...
What's your father?''
''May dad's dead,'' he said quickly, ''and my mum...''
This dialogue is between
'' I could swim when I was five. Daddy taught me...
What's your father?''
''May dad's dead,'' he said quickly, ''and my mum...''
This dialogue is between
A
Jack and Robert
B
Jack and Ralph
C
Jack and Piggy
D
Piggy and Ralph
correct option: d
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An insincere literary work is known as
An insincere literary work is known as
A
parody
B
paradox
C
satire
D
pathos
correct option: a
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