Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1
jamb 2010

Use the quotation below to answer this question.
Basha: You dumb skull of a bone head...you will face court martial for this. You look everywhere? You search inside toilet bowl?
Wole Soyinka: King Baabu.
The person being addressed above is a

Asoldier
Blawyer
Cstudent
Ddomestic servant
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Question 2
jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Where does the play take place?

AIn Ofosu's place
BOn the street
CIn George's place
DIn aunt's house
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Question 3
jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

The traditional order in the play is represented by

AMrs. B
BAunt
CHannah
DMaanan
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Question 4
jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Maanan expresses dislike for lawyer B because of

Athe betrayal of his wife's trust
Bthe betrayal of her father's trust
Chis condemnation of her choice of career
Dhis recent advances towards her
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Question 5
jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Romeo is banished from Mantua because he

Akills Tybalt in a street's duel
Bmarries Juliet without parental consent
Cattends Capulet's party uninvited
Dattempts to kill Paris, his rival
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Question 6
jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The spatial setting of the play is

AAthens
BVenice
CPadua
DVerona
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Question 7
jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

'O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!'
The statement above refers to

AJuliet
BRomeo
CBenvoli
DTybalt
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Question 8
jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The play is mostly written in

Ametres
Bfoot
Cblank verse
Dfree verse
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Question 9
jamb 2010

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

As the dancers move through paths strewn with glass chips, the images in Adeoti's Naked Soles change from

Apain to grief
Bsorrow to joy
Cjoy to excitement
Dinaction to action
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Question 10
jamb 2010

This question is based on George Orwell's Nighteen Eighty-four.

The party seeks power for

Aits own sake
Bits members
Cpeoples' sake
Dthe nation
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Question 11
jamb 2010

This question is based on George Orwell's Nighteen Eighty-four.

How did Winston start his rebellion against the state?

ABy engaging in anti-party activities
BWhen He spied on the party
CWhen He started a secret affair
DBy keeping a private diary
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Question 12
jamb 2010

This question is based on George Orwell's Nighteen Eighty-four.

The subject matter of the novel is

Atotalitarian dictatorship
Bretributive justice
Cclass segregation
Dexploitation and cruelty
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Question 13
jamb 2010


This question is based on George Orwell's Nighteen Eighty-four.

The Ministry of Peace is concerned with making

Aweapons
Binstruments
Cwars
Dreconciliation
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Question 14
jamb 2010

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm, says that during thunderstorm in the village

Achildren are delighted while women move in and out
Bchildren play in the rain
Cboth women and children are delighted
Dwomen cook their food.
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Question 15
jamb 2010

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.

The constant companion of Nnaife's family are

Asickness and joblessness
Btogetherness and happiness
Cdisagreement and humiliation
Dpoverty and hunger
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Question 16
jamb 2010

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.

The medicine man links the lump discovered on Nnu Ego at birth, to the

Aill-luck and tragic events attributed to a predestined fate
Bpossession of physical admirable qualities that make her an epitome of perfection
Cwound inflicted on the slave woman buried with Agbadi's wife
Dcoming back of the Agunwa to the society to live again
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Question 17
jamb 2010

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.

In the novel, the society puts high value on

Aegalitarianism
Bmale ascendency
Cgender equity
Dprocreation
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Question 18
jamb 2010

This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal

In the novel, the colonialists treat the Africans with

Aindifference
Bhonour
Cdisdain
Dkid gloves
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Question 19
jamb 2010

This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal

Meka can best be described as

Aan impulsive old man
Ban old religious bigot
Can egocentric old man
Da simple hearted old man
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Question 20
jamb 2010

This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal


The disagreement betweeen Mvondo and Nti centres on the latter's claim to have

Aassisted Meka in getting the medal
Bbeen in a whiteman's office
Ceaten more than his share of the food
Deaten the entire entrails of the sheep
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