2002 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 5
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this Question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
The play is essentially about the
The play is essentially about the
A
theft of Mis Neville's trinket box
B
comedy of errors of one night
C
incompatibility of Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle
D
love affair between Kate and Marlow
correct option: b
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this Question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
In the play the general picture depicted is that of
In the play the general picture depicted is that of
A
lower-class degeneracy
B
succeefully arranged marriages
C
chaotic value systems
D
claerly focused personalities
correct option: c
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this Question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
Form the stage directions it is apparent that Oliver Goldsmith makes use of a
Form the stage directions it is apparent that Oliver Goldsmith makes use of a
A
set each for the upper and lower classes
B
different set for each Act
C
variety of sets to suit the subject matter
D
single set in the whole play
correct option: c
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this Question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
Hardcastle:
And I love every thing that's old old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines; and I believe, Dorothy (taking her hand) you'll own I have been pretty fond of an old wife.
Mrs. Hardcastle,
you're forever at your Dorothy's, and your old wife's. You may be a Darby, but l'll be no Joan, I promise you I am not so old as you'd make me, by more than one good year.
The dialogue above reveals the couple's
Hardcastle:
And I love every thing that's old old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines; and I believe, Dorothy (taking her hand) you'll own I have been pretty fond of an old wife.
Mrs. Hardcastle,
you're forever at your Dorothy's, and your old wife's. You may be a Darby, but l'll be no Joan, I promise you I am not so old as you'd make me, by more than one good year.
The dialogue above reveals the couple's
A
fear of the unknown
B
difference in lifestyle
C
love for each other
D
humorous disposition
correct option: b
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this Question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
Kate could best be described as
Kate could best be described as
A
s mild tempered heroine
B
an unassuming aristocrat
C
a hot-tempered aristocrat
D
an acutely sensitive character
correct option: b
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this Question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
Characterization in the play is
Characterization in the play is
A
economical but ineffective
B
conomical and effective
C
elaborate but ineffective
D
elaborate and effective
correct option: b
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this Question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
The play is preoccupied with
The play is preoccupied with
A
the fight by women to keep their goats
B
the evil that oil money breeds
C
women liberation from male domination
D
women's protest against men's wickedness
correct option: d
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this Question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
The highest measure women in the community can take to register their protest is to
The highest measure women in the community can take to register their protest is to
A
take to prostition
B
carry out the nude act
C
abando their husbands
D
abadon their children
correct option: c
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this Question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
OKORO: I'll kill her today.
IDAMA: No, you won't. There, run, Koko, oh,
I say run![He pushes her gently but
firmly towards her room]
The event above happens in
OKORO: I'll kill her today.
IDAMA: No, you won't. There, run, Koko, oh,
I say run![He pushes her gently but
firmly towards her room]
The event above happens in
A
lyara when Okoro discovrs Koko's infidelity
B
Erhuwaren whn Koko suspects and accuses her husband
C
Erhuwaren when Okoro suspects Koko of infidelity
D
Erhuwaren before Koko's return from lyara
correct option: c
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this Question is based on J.P. Clark''s The Wives'' Revolt.
The plot of the play is lineal as reflected in the
The plot of the play is lineal as reflected in the
A
episodic nature of the play
B
movement of the women
C
arrangement of the events in the play
D
progression of the argument of Okoro
correct option: c
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