Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1091
jamb 2004

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears
In the novel, Serah dies of

Ahaemorrhoids
Bgunshot wounds
Casthma
Dasphyxiation
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Question 1092
jamb 2004

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears.

In the novel, the foil to Lahab's character is

ATanko
BAI-Amin
CSagiir
DSaahir
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Question 1093
jamb 2004

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears
'A repulsive game, nonetheless. Majority participation in a voice doesn't turn it into a virtue,no matter the social standing of the participants.
The game referred to in the passage above is

Agraft
Bgambling
Cdraught
Dscrambling
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Question 1094
jamb 2004

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm
The ideological leader of the revolution in the novel is

ANapoleon
BSnowball
COld Major
DSquealer
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Question 1095
jamb 2004

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm
The last major battle in the novel is the battle

Aof the Cowshed
Bof the Windmill
Cto oust Mr.Jones
Dto overthrow Snowball
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Question 1096
jamb 2004

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm
The events in the novel are set in

Aa possible soccial climate
Bthe distant past
Ca real human society
Dan imagined world
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Question 1097
jamb 2004

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm
The turn of events in the novel shows that the novelist is

Aiconoclastic
Bfatalistic
Crhetorical
Doptimistic
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Question 1098
jamb 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
'There be two gentlemen in a post-chaise at the door. They have lost their way upon the forest....
The two gentlemen in the excerpt above are

ADiggory and Saunders
BMarlow and Hastings
CMarlow and Hardcastle
DDiggory and Hastings
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Question 1099
jamb 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
The epilogue of the play deals with the impermanence of

Anature
Bfriendship
Cwomanhood
Dlove
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Question 1100
jamb 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
One of the enriching features of the play is the

Amatchmaking attempts by Mrs. Hardcastle
Bmanipulation of appearance and reality
Cuse of rural and urban settings
Dlopsided resolution of conflicts
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Question 1101
jamb 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
Miss Hardcastle is able to 'conquer' at the end of the play because of her

Aindiscretion
Bbeauty
Cwit
Dbrawn
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Question 1102
jamb 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
The major thematic preoccupation of her play is

Athe constraintic on parental obligations
Bthe problems of class and English mannerisms
Cthe presentation of a mannerless society
Dchanging the traditional view about English comedy
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Question 1103
jamb 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
The 'Proclamation' and 'Reclamation' segments of the play are performed

Aas an aside
Bby a chorus off-stage
Con-stage and off-stage
Doff-stage
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Question 1104
jamb 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
'But those are the hags and witches we wanted out of town.
The expression hags and witches refers to

Aold unmarried girls and wives retired home from their husbands
Bthe three women who turned into goats
Call the women in the play
Dhandmaids, headwives, most favoured wives nursing mothers and pregnant wives
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Question 1105
jamb 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
When does the play open and close?

AIn the afternoon
BAt midnight
CIn the morning
DIn the evening
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Question 1106
jamb 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
Imagery in the play is

Aalways sexual and licentious
Bsometimes sexual but not licentious
Calways sexual but not licentious
Dsometimes sexual and licentious
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Question 1107
jamb 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
The tradition of Erhuwaren endorses

Apolyarchy
Banarchy
Cmatriarchy
Dpatriarchy
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Question 1108
jamb 2004
This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
Melodrama is a theatrical performance in which
Athe serious is treated in a satirical way
Bsubordination of characterization to plot occurs
Cmusic and dance predominate
Devil triumphs over good
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Question 1109
jamb 2004
This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
Periphrasis in poetic diction is marked by
Acircumlocution
Birony
Cproverb
Dparable
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Question 1110
jamb 2004
This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
Point of denouement in a literary work is the
Apoint at which the major character is shown in his true colours
Bpoint of disagreement in a narrative
Cpoint of the resolution of the puzzling issues
Dcathartic point in a tragedy
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