2007 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 5
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation
I will pronounce your name, Obi, I will declaim you, Obi!The device used in the line above is
I will pronounce your name, Obi, I will declaim you, Obi!The device used in the line above is
A
repetition
B
chronological
C
refrain
D
parallelism
correct option: a
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation
And the fountain of Tololo is an Oasis it quenches the thirst of travellers The myriad paces of the mind fold their wings, For here too, growth emerges from sleep; from a beginning that was the end of an era.'
Mazisi Kunene: The Ancestors and the Sacred Mountain
From the excerpt above, it can be said that the poet is being
And the fountain of Tololo is an Oasis it quenches the thirst of travellers The myriad paces of the mind fold their wings, For here too, growth emerges from sleep; from a beginning that was the end of an era.'
Mazisi Kunene: The Ancestors and the Sacred Mountain
From the excerpt above, it can be said that the poet is being
A
paradoxical
B
anttithetical
C
illogical
D
tautological
correct option: a
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation
KATE:No shame but mine. I must, forsooth be forcedTo give my hand opposed against my heart Unto a mad-brain rudesby, full of spleen, Who wooed in haste and means to weel at leisure, I told you, I, he was a frantic fool,Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behaviourWilliam Shakespear:The Taming of the ShrewIn the excerpt above, it is clear that the speaker is
KATE:No shame but mine. I must, forsooth be forcedTo give my hand opposed against my heart Unto a mad-brain rudesby, full of spleen, Who wooed in haste and means to weel at leisure, I told you, I, he was a frantic fool,Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behaviourWilliam Shakespear:The Taming of the ShrewIn the excerpt above, it is clear that the speaker is
A
contented
B
indifferent
C
anxious
D
enthusiastic
correct option: b
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation
'Emonemua: You it is who own me, and I speak by your permission. When I came home with my husband this morning, believing my mother was ill and needed nursing, I little knew I was walking into a house of ruin.'J.C Clark-Bekederemo: The BoatFrom the excerpt above, the speaker is
'Emonemua: You it is who own me, and I speak by your permission. When I came home with my husband this morning, believing my mother was ill and needed nursing, I little knew I was walking into a house of ruin.'J.C Clark-Bekederemo: The BoatFrom the excerpt above, the speaker is
A
bereaved
B
homeless
C
recovering from an illness
D
a trained nurse
correct option: a
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation
Cliph...Son. Open all your ears. May Allah grant us the fortitude to accept his commands..Now the rest is my burden. I am willing to accept Allah's will in the matter.The Language of the speaker above is
Cliph...Son. Open all your ears. May Allah grant us the fortitude to accept his commands..Now the rest is my burden. I am willing to accept Allah's will in the matter.The Language of the speaker above is
A
submissive
B
inciting
C
diplomatic
D
imploring
correct option: a
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation
Truly sir, all that I live by is with the awl: I meddle with no trademan's matters nor women's matters, but withal- I am indeed, sir,a surgeon to ild shoes. When they are in great danger, I recover them.'William Shakespeare: Julius CaesarThe speaker in the excerpt above is a
Truly sir, all that I live by is with the awl: I meddle with no trademan's matters nor women's matters, but withal- I am indeed, sir,a surgeon to ild shoes. When they are in great danger, I recover them.'William Shakespeare: Julius CaesarThe speaker in the excerpt above is a
A
surgeon
B
meddler
C
cobbler
D
trader
correct option: c
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This question is based on �Literary Appreciation
'O'let us have him, for his silver hairs will purchase us a good opinion and buy men's voices to commend our deeds it shall be said his judgement rules our hands. Our youths and wildness shall not whit appear, But all be buried in his gravity.
'O'let us have him, for his silver hairs will purchase us a good opinion and buy men's voices to commend our deeds it shall be said his judgement rules our hands. Our youths and wildness shall not whit appear, But all be buried in his gravity.
A
a judicial wig
B
make-up
C
old age
D
wealth
correct option: c
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This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
'' 'The white man of God is coming here for Easter! The white man of God is coming to spend Easter with us!' This was the talk everywhere in Nkar among the old and young, even among the pagans. We had been taught everything about him in advance, When he comes we should observe his beard and see if it was not forked like that of .Christ.''
Kenjo Jumban: The white man of God
From the passage, the white man of God is treated with
'' 'The white man of God is coming here for Easter! The white man of God is coming to spend Easter with us!' This was the talk everywhere in Nkar among the old and young, even among the pagans. We had been taught everything about him in advance, When he comes we should observe his beard and see if it was not forked like that of .Christ.''
Kenjo Jumban: The white man of God
From the passage, the white man of God is treated with
A
awe
B
derision
C
suspicion
D
indifference
correct option: c
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This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
IN THE PLAY, THE TWO REVENGE PLOTS REVOLVE AROUND
IN THE PLAY, THE TWO REVENGE PLOTS REVOLVE AROUND
A
Hamlet against Polonius and Laertes against Claudius
B
Hamlet against Claudius and Laertes gainst Hamlet
C
Claudius against Hamlet and Laertes against Gertrude
D
Ophelia against Hamlet and Laertes against Hamlet
correct option: b
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This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
How does Question Gertrude finally die?
How does Question Gertrude finally die?
A
Through strangulation
B
By venomed sword
C
from poisoned drink
D
of snake bite
correct option: c
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