2011 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 1
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These question are based on J.C De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
From it's resolution of conflicts, the play can be described as a
From it's resolution of conflicts, the play can be described as a
A
tragedy
B
farce
C
melo drama
D
comedy
correct option: b
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These question are based on J.C De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
The prevailing theme of the play is
The prevailing theme of the play is
A
love
B
social decadence
C
self-will
D
affluence
correct option: c
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These question are based on J.C De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
The final harassment of Maanan takes place in
The final harassment of Maanan takes place in
A
Ofosu's office
B
Lawyer B's chamber
C
Ofosu's house
D
Lawyer B's house
correct option: c
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'Everything in this room outrages my sense of beauty, undermine my will to create pictures of lasting appeal...'
The speaker in the quotation above is
The speaker in the quotation above is
A
Happy
B
Excited
C
Tired
D
Frusrated
correct option: d
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These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
'Farewell.- God knows when we shall meet again, I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins,
That almost freezes up the heat of life.
I'll call them back again to comfort me.
Nurse!-What should she do here?
My dismal scene i need must act alone. Come, vial'.
The intention of the speaker above is to
'Farewell.- God knows when we shall meet again, I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins,
That almost freezes up the heat of life.
I'll call them back again to comfort me.
Nurse!-What should she do here?
My dismal scene i need must act alone. Come, vial'.
The intention of the speaker above is to
A
commit suicide
B
commit murder
C
escape from harsh realities of life
D
take a temporary harmful substance
correct option: a
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These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The play reaches reaches the point of denouement
The play reaches reaches the point of denouement
A
at the family feast
B
at the reconciliation of the feuding families
C
when Romeo is informed of Juliet's death
D
when Romeo kills Paris at the tomb
correct option: c
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These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The news of Juliet's death is broken to Romeo in Mantua by
The news of Juliet's death is broken to Romeo in Mantua by
A
Balthasar
B
Boy C
C
Friar John
D
Friar Lawrence
correct option: a
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These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
In the play, Mercutio can be described as
In the play, Mercutio can be described as
A
fraudulent
B
gentle
C
kind-hearted
D
quarellsome
correct option: c
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These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The plot of the play is
The plot of the play is
A
simple
B
convoluted
C
chronological
D
complicated
correct option: d
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These questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal.
The heavy downpour on the night of Meka's investiture symbolises.
The heavy downpour on the night of Meka's investiture symbolises.
A
revelation
B
conviction
C
blessing
D
mockery
correct option: d
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