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Question 1061

jamb 1983

In the book, THE TRIAL OF BROTHER JERO by Wole Soyinka, Brother Jero himself identifies ONE of the following as his main weakness

AAvarice

BTreachery

CLustfulness

DSelf-doubt

Econdemnation

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Question 1062

jamb 1983

Soyinka's main concern in The Trials of Brother Jero is to

Aexpose the corrupt politicians in the society

Bexpose the religious charlatans in the society

Cexpose women power to seduction

Dcoderm men who beat their wives

Eshow the significant of religion in our lives.

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Question 1063

jamb 1983

The hero of The Trials of Brother Jero is

AAmope

Bthe Old Prophet

Cthe politician

DBrother Chume

EBrother Jero

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Question 1064

jamb 1983

Amope was introduced as a character into The Trials OF Brother Jero primarily to dramatize the

Atragedy of unfaithful wives

Bnear realization of the curse hanging on brother Jero

Cdisadvantage of marrying an uneducated woman

Devils of street trading by women

Eevil nature of women in general.

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Question 1065

jamb 1983

Most of the information in the Trial of Brother Jero is conveyed when Brother Jero speaks to himself in dramatic monologues otherwise known as a

Astream of consciousness technique

Bpersonal conversation

Cdialogue

Dnarration

Esoliloquy.

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Question 1066

jamb 1983

There is a tide in the affairs of man
Which, taken at the flood, lead on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shadows, and miseries.
This is a statement made by

AAntonu, urging Caesar to take the crown

BCassius, urging Brutus to join the struggle to remove Caesar before he grows into tyrant

CBrutus, urging that Cassius and himself lead out their forces to meet those of Antony and Octavius at Philippi

DCasca, urging that the conspirators explain their cause to the populace before their motives are misunderstood

EMessala, urging Titinius to search for Pindarus.

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Question 1067

jamb 1983

'Night hangs upon mine eyes; my bones would rest, that have but laboured to attain this hour'.

Brutus' words in the above lines come

Aafter the conclution of the plan to kill caesar

Bsoon after his wife's insisted to know the object of his unusual brooding

Cas part of his famous address to his fellow Romans

Dduring a brief meeting between him and Cassius on how to counter the forces of Octavius and Antony

Eafter his defeat by the forces of Octavius and Antony.

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Question 1068

jamb 1983

'O Julius Caesar!art mighty yet!
Thy spirit walks abroad and turns our swords.
In our own proper entrails'.
These lines were spoken by

ACassius before the corpse of Brutus

BCassius before the corpse of Caesar

CBrutus before the corpse Cassius

DTitinius before the corpse Cato

EBrutus before the corpse Portia.

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Question 1069

jamb 1983

Marcus Antonius roused the public to mutiny in his funeral speech in Julius Ceasar partly because he succeeded in discrediting Brutus ans Cassius by calling them 'honorable men', when in fact he consciously organized his speech to prove that they were dishonorable. This device is known as

Aallegory

Bhyperbole

Cirony

D'O Julius Caesar! thou art might yet!

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Question 1070

jamb 1982

The role of the Storyteller in The Marriage of Anansewa is that of a

Abearer of false rumours

Btrickster

Ccommentator

Dsuiter

EChiefs messenger

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Question 1071

jamb 1982

In ' Salute to the Elephant the line 'The elephant's head is his burden which he balances' suggests that

Athe elephant's head is so big that it does not allow the animal to move elegantly

Bthe elephant has a big head yet it moves elegantly

Cthe elephant's head is so big that it makes the animal look clumsy

Dthe elephant's head is so big that it prevents the animal from moving from one part of the forest to the other

Ethe elephant's head is like a big instrument for weighing

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Question 1072

jamb 1982

Which of the following comes closest to a correct interpretation of the symbol of the mine dumps in Mine Boy?

AThe hope of all workers

BAcknowledgement of the efforts of black South African workers

CThe enduring courage of black workers

DThe dignity of labour under an oppressive regime

EThe exploitation of black labour by an oppressive regime

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Question 1073

jamb 1982

In The Narrow Path Nani is transferred very frequently because he is

Aa trained teacher

Ban untrained teacher

Ca lazy worker

Da devoted and hardworking teacher

Ea poor man's son

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Question 1074

jamb 1982

Girls dance and sing. Men clap .The walls sing and press inward. They press the men and girls, they press inward. They press the men and girls they press John towards a centre of physical ecstasy .

Tom whom does 'they refer?

AMen

BGirls

CMen and Girls

DThe walls

EJohn and the girls

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Question 1075

jamb 1982

This is my letter to the world
That never wrote to me
The simple news that Nature told
With tender majesty

Her message is committed
To hands I cannot see;
For love of her, sweet countrymen
Judge tenderly of me'

To whom does 'her' in line 5 refer?

Amajesty

Bworld

Ctender

DNature

Ethe poet's sister

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Question 1076

jamb 1982

Which of the following is a major source of interest in As You Like It?

AThe effective use of disguise

BThe disappointment of lovers

CThe fidelity of Shakspeare's characters

DThe authors irreverent use of language

EThe consistency of roles

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Question 1077

jamb 1982

I have thee not yet I see thee still.
Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible
To feeling, as to sight'
'fatal vision' in the second line is a reference to

Athe ghost of Banquo

Bthe ghost of Duncan

Cone of the three witches

Dan imaginary dagger

EKing Duncan's crown

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Question 1078

jamb 1982

Kenneth Kaunda fought a much bigger boy from another school after a football match because he

Awas quarrelsome

Bwas aggressive and violet by nature

Cthough they lost the match through foul play

Dhad a great sense of honour and fair play

Edisliked the boys from the other school.

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Question 1079

jamb 1982

The other team was composed of much bigger boys than any we had in Galike and they chose the biggest of them all, sending him out like Goliath from the Philistines to challenge one of our team.
In this passage Kenneth Kaunda makes his account of the fight more vivid through the use of

Arepetitious statements

Bsymbolic reference

Cbiblical allusion

Ddelibrate distortion

Ehyperbolic comment.

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Question 1080

jamb 1982

When Di says of Eliza, 'That girl is tragedy already' she means

AEliza faces the threat of premature death

BEliza is a pathetic victim of culture conflict

CEliza is the tragic heroine of the novel

DEliza will not survive her illness

EEliza is suffering fron an undiagnosed diseases.

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