2007 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbrvilles.
Tess of the d'Urbrvilles is an interrogation of the Victorian period's
Tess of the d'Urbrvilles is an interrogation of the Victorian period's
A
double standard
B
concept of love
C
ideas about women
D
celebration of industrialization
correct option: c
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This question is based on Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbrvilles.
Mrs.Joan Durbeyfield is portrayed as
Mrs.Joan Durbeyfield is portrayed as
A
reticent and deeply emotional
B
strong-willed and boisterous
C
pretentious and calculating
D
fastidious and overbearing
correct option: d
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This question is based on Ademiluyi's
A
As soon as Ayo becomes the cocoa inspector
B
Shortly before the beggars strike
C
As soon as his mother starts kickiung against it.
D
After their contemptuous treatment at the hands of Layeni
correct option: c
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This question is based on Ademiluyi's
A
digression and rubric
B
intrigues and metaphors
C
setting and design
D
suspense and irony
correct option: d
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This question is based on Ademiluyi's The New Man.
The metamorphosis that takes place in the novel is manly due to
The metamorphosis that takes place in the novel is manly due to
A
disillusionment
B
greed and avarice
C
love and affection
D
selfishness
correct option: c
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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments
The outdooring ceremony of Araba's child, fixed for the fifth day after his birth, is opposed to by Naana because the child
The outdooring ceremony of Araba's child, fixed for the fifth day after his birth, is opposed to by Naana because the child
A
is reincarnated in the father
B
is still in the custody of the spirits
C
makes the spirits angry
D
needs the uncle's support
correct option: b
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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments
It can be safely assumed that the novel is
It can be safely assumed that the novel is
A
culturally simple
B
structurally complex
C
naturally simple
D
physically revlevant
correct option: d
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This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments
In the novel, the most prominent from of literature used is
In the novel, the most prominent from of literature used is
A
myth
B
drama
C
poetry
D
folktale
correct option: b
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This question is based on selection poem from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
The person in Houseman's To an Athlate Dying Young addressed the dead athlete using
The person in Houseman's To an Athlate Dying Young addressed the dead athlete using
A
monologue
B
apostrophe
C
dialogue
D
admonition
correct option: a
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This question is based on selection poem from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African Verse
In Keats' On the Grasshopper and Cricket, the frost of winter evenings is said to cause
In Keats' On the Grasshopper and Cricket, the frost of winter evenings is said to cause
A
violence
B
luxury
C
silence
D
loneliness
correct option: b
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