1995 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2
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This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
The play is concerned principally with
The play is concerned principally with
A
presenting the problems of social class and British mannerism
B
changing the traditional view about comedy in England
C
the construction and handling of situations and incidents
D
the presentation of a society without morals
correct option: a
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This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
X: I am told he's a man of an excellent understanding
Y: Is he?
X: Very generous.
Y: I believe I shall like him.
X: Young and brave.
Y: I'm sure I shall like him.
X: And very handsome.
Y:....,I'll have him.
Who are the speakers X and Y and about whom are they speaking ?
X: I am told he's a man of an excellent understanding
Y: Is he?
X: Very generous.
Y: I believe I shall like him.
X: Young and brave.
Y: I'm sure I shall like him.
X: And very handsome.
Y:....,I'll have him.
Who are the speakers X and Y and about whom are they speaking ?
A
Neville and Kate about Hastings
B
Kate and her mother about Marlow
C
Miss Hardcastle and Mr. Hardcastle about Tony
D
Mr. Hardcastle and Kate about Marlow
correct option: d
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This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In 'Hurrah for Thunder', Christopher Okigbo celebrates
In 'Hurrah for Thunder', Christopher Okigbo celebrates
A
thunder
B
destruction
C
change
D
hunters
correct option: d
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This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'The eye that looks down will surely see the nose
The finger that fits should be used to pick the nose
The lines above from 'Hurrah for Thunder' bear two major connotations.
These are
'The eye that looks down will surely see the nose
The finger that fits should be used to pick the nose
The lines above from 'Hurrah for Thunder' bear two major connotations.
These are
A
watchfulness and awareness
B
sensitiveness and arrogance
C
patience and caution
D
caution and justice
correct option: b
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This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The repetition of the line 'They Too Are Earth' has the effect of
The repetition of the line 'They Too Are Earth' has the effect of
A
making us more conscious of the earth
B
beautifying the experience the poem describes
C
accusing us of human insensitivity
D
enhancing the imagery of the poem
correct option: a
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This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
Oswald Mtshali's 'They Washerwoman's Prayer' is
Oswald Mtshali's 'They Washerwoman's Prayer' is
A
a pious appeal to God
B
about the permanence of apartheid
C
concerned with laundry
D
about slave labour
correct option: d
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This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The phrase 'location indifferent' in 'Telephone Conversation' conveys Wole Soyinka's
The phrase 'location indifferent' in 'Telephone Conversation' conveys Wole Soyinka's
A
non-concern for space
B
willingness to take an apartment anywhere
C
critical need for accommodation
D
awareness of the reluctance ofthe landlady
correct option: a
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This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'Returning is not possible
And going forward is a great difficulty'
Sorrow' depict
'Returning is not possible
And going forward is a great difficulty'
Sorrow' depict
A
inevitablilty of fate
B
coollctive failure
C
progress with stubbornness
D
individual tragedy
correct option: a
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This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'The is my son, mine own Telemachus To whom I leave the scepter and the isle.'
In the lines above from Tennyson's Ulysses', scepter' and 'isle' are a poetic device called
'The is my son, mine own Telemachus To whom I leave the scepter and the isle.'
In the lines above from Tennyson's Ulysses', scepter' and 'isle' are a poetic device called
A
metonymy
B
symbol
C
allusion
D
allegory
correct option: d
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This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The persona in 'My Last Duchess' regards the painting as
The persona in 'My Last Duchess' regards the painting as
A
a perfectly realistic representation of the Duchess
B
not quite capturing the Duchess emotions
C
his most highly prized item
D
something he is willing to pay dowry for
correct option: a
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