2002 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2
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This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears
The novel is largely set in
The novel is largely set in
A
Futa Toro
B
Sabonville city
C
Alligator city
D
Nuclear city
correct option: b
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This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears
The witnesses to the tears in the novel are
The witnesses to the tears in the novel are
A
Saahir and Lahab
B
Lahab and Hussaina
C
Lahab and Sagiir
D
Al-Amin and Hussaina
correct option: b
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This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.
Old Major ends his speech to the animals with a song in order to
Old Major ends his speech to the animals with a song in order to
A
spur them to action
B
entertain them
C
display his ability to sing
D
teach them how to sing an anthem
correct option: a
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This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.
The execution of some of the animals on the orders Napoleon is to
The execution of some of the animals on the orders Napoleon is to
A
prevent Snowball from coming back to the farm
B
make the pigs constitute themselves into a special class
C
achieve the pigs' socialist goals without further delay
D
pave way for Napoleon to become an absolute ruler
correct option: d
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This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.
The message of the novel is that
The message of the novel is that
A
capitalism is as bad as communism
B
humanism isis better than aniamalism
C
communism is better than capitalism
D
no society exists where everyon is equal
correct option: d
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This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.
After the expulsion of Snowball from the farm, the triumvirate that ran the farm was composed of
After the expulsion of Snowball from the farm, the triumvirate that ran the farm was composed of
A
Minimus, Napoleon and Squealer
B
Jessie Napoleon and Bluebell
C
Boxer,Old Major and Napoleon
D
Squealer, Boxer and Napoleon
correct option: a
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This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.
The dominant impression of the first person narrative in the novel gives it
The dominant impression of the first person narrative in the novel gives it
A
an omniscient character
B
an epistolary character
C
a biographical character
D
an autobiographical character
correct option: d
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This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.
The persona of the novel sees death as a welcome event provided one
The persona of the novel sees death as a welcome event provided one
A
has loved and cared for one's spouse
B
has left behind children to be remembered by
C
has fulfilled one's destiny on earth
D
will haunt the living for the past offences
correct option: c
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This question is based on S.I Osammor''s The Triumph of the Water Lily.
The metaphor of the Water Lily'' in the novel is indicative of
The metaphor of the Water Lily'' in the novel is indicative of
A
the tragic demise of Odibe
B
death as the finality of man''s experience
C
victory over tribulation
D
the tragic demise of Nkem
correct option: c
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet powerfully, there was the conch. The being that had blown that, had sat waiting for them on the platform with the delicate thing balanced on his knees, was set apart. '
Golding, Lord of the Flies.
In the passage above, the conch symbolises
'But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet powerfully, there was the conch. The being that had blown that, had sat waiting for them on the platform with the delicate thing balanced on his knees, was set apart. '
Golding, Lord of the Flies.
In the passage above, the conch symbolises
A
bestiality
B
authority
C
dictatorship
D
civilization
correct option: b
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