2003 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 3
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This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
The mutual exchange of abuse in the play is reminiscent of
The mutual exchange of abuse in the play is reminiscent of
A
lkaki
B
Ekpe
C
Udje
D
Etiyeri
correct option: c
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This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
In the play, the central idea is that gender equality is
In the play, the central idea is that gender equality is
A
both undersirable and unattainable
B
attainable and desirable
C
obnoxious but desirable
D
desirable but unattainable
correct option: d
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This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
'....Those with breasts have walked out, and that leaves you, me and the old girls returned home on retirement. It's the dry season, child.'The character to whom the words are spoken in the play is in
'....Those with breasts have walked out, and that leaves you, me and the old girls returned home on retirement. It's the dry season, child.'The character to whom the words are spoken in the play is in
A
front of the verandah of Okoro's house
B
Okoro's front yard, downstage
C
the direction of the kitchen, offstage
D
the kitchen, upstage
correct option: c
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This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
'...Great orators in the assembly, and poor nannies at home.'Those being ridiculed here are the
'...Great orators in the assembly, and poor nannies at home.'Those being ridiculed here are the
A
spinsters
B
husbands
C
wives
D
old women
correct option: b
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This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
In their flight, the women settle at lyara in order to
In their flight, the women settle at lyara in order to
A
forestall reconciliation
B
seek peace
C
cure cross-piece
D
hurt their husbands
correct option: d
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This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
''My heart thus pressing-fix'd my face and eye-with a sententious look, that nothing means...'In the lines above, the speaker implies that
''My heart thus pressing-fix'd my face and eye-with a sententious look, that nothing means...'In the lines above, the speaker implies that
A
his gesture means nothing
B
he is a pious man
C
he is being sentimental
D
his heart is pressing against his face and eye
correct option: a
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This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The use of the traditional verse from in the play applies to
The use of the traditional verse from in the play applies to
A
the character of Sir Charles Marlow
B
the prologue songs and the epilogue
C
male characters
D
female characters
correct option: d
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This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The story of the play would have been different but for
The story of the play would have been different but for
A
Miss Hardcastle's attitude towards her guests
B
Mr. Hardcastle's ignorance of Young Marlow's true identity
C
the insensitivity of Mrs Hardcastle
D
Tony's misinformation of Young Marlow and Mr. Hastings
correct option: b
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This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The Dorothy of the play is
The Dorothy of the play is
A
Tony Lumpkin's mother
B
Young Marlow's mother
C
Miss Neville's mother
D
Kate, Hardcastle's daughter
correct option: a
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This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The success of the play as a comedy relies on the author's use of
The success of the play as a comedy relies on the author's use of
A
dramatic irony
B
stock comic characters
C
comic relief
D
stage and scenic disguise
correct option: a
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