1998 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
'''I, Michael Henchard, on this morning;..., do take an oath before God here in this Solemn place...
And this I swear upon the book before me;... !''
The oath above is taken when
'''I, Michael Henchard, on this morning;..., do take an oath before God here in this Solemn place...
And this I swear upon the book before me;... !''
The oath above is taken when
A
Henchard gets married to Susan
B
Henchard collects five guineas as the prize for Susan
C
Henchard swears to stop taking strong liquros
D
Newson returns Susan to Henchard
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
The statement, 'Time the magician, had wrought much here' is made when
The statement, 'Time the magician, had wrought much here' is made when
A
Susan Newson sees Henchard at Casterbridge
B
Elizabeth-Jane discovers her true father
C
Farfrae gets married to Elizabeth-Jane
D
Farfrae becomes the Mayor of Casterbridge
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
The statement, 'Time the magician, had wrought much here' is made when
The statement, 'Time the magician, had wrought much here' is made when
A
Susan Newson sees Henchard at Casterbridge
B
Elizabeth-Jane discovers her true father
C
Farfrae gets married to Elizabeth-Jane
D
Farfrae becomes the Mayor of Casterbridge
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
Mrs. Newson refuses to reward the furmity seller for disclosing the whereabout of Henchard because she
Mrs. Newson refuses to reward the furmity seller for disclosing the whereabout of Henchard because she
A
has little money for her
B
condisers the trade in furmity unscrupulous
C
thinks it is not respectable to talk to the old women
D
has learned what she wanted from the old woman
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
By allowing Henchard to get drunk and sell off his wife, Hardy makes the point that
By allowing Henchard to get drunk and sell off his wife, Hardy makes the point that
A
life is valueless
B
drinking is disastrous
C
Henchard is unpredictable
D
cruelty is part of life
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy''s The Mayor of Casterbridge.
Hardy makes the novel realistic by
Hardy makes the novel realistic by
A
interspersing humour with seious narration
B
denying the characters any from of transformation
C
adhering strictly to autolographical facts
D
narrating the story in the first person
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Persona refers to the
Persona refers to the
A
central character in a play
B
voice of the character
C
the image a character presents
D
the personality of a character
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The three main unities in drama are those of
The three main unities in drama are those of
A
action, time and place
B
time, space and action
C
place, time and space
D
space, action and time
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An elegy is a poem that morns for the
An elegy is a poem that morns for the
A
deceased
B
beeaved
C
accused
D
king
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Poems that are not written in meter or regular line length are called
Poems that are not written in meter or regular line length are called
A
short verses
B
rhythmic verses
C
free verses
D
irregular verses
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