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Question 1631

jamb 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
Which of the following BEST describes a ballad?

AShort literary song

BShort literary story

CShort story that contains a song

DShort song that tells a story

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Question 1632

jamb 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
In a conic-tragedy, the unknotting of the plot, the resolution of the mystery and the resolution of the misunderstanding is called

Aperipety

Bexposition

Cdenouement

Dcatharsis

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Question 1633

jamb 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
Motivation in any work is the

Aspecial figure of speech that is used in the work

Bovation encountered in the work

Cdifficult expression found in the work

Dexplanation of the behaviour of the characters

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Question 1634

jamb 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
The prologue of any work is the

Aconclusion

Bintroduction

Cmiddle

Dturning point

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Question 1635

jamb 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
In literary work, setting refers to the

Astarting point of the story

Bsum total of physical, social and historical circumstances

Corderly arrangement of episodes

Dpoint at which the fortunes of the hero begin to decline

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Question 1636

jamb 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
In a work of literature, plot is constructed on

Athe principles of conflict

Bexciting and memorable episodes

Cthe use of figurative language

Drecurring events

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Question 1637

jamb 1989

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
Ramatoulaye's attitude to her co-wife is that of

Ajealousy

Banger

Ccontempt

Dpity

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Question 1638

jamb 1989

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
'Was it madness, weakness, irresistible love?
What inner confusion led Modou Fall to marry Binetou?...
Ramatoulaya finds the answers to these questions in

Athe inherent weakness of man

Bthe Islamic tradition

Chuman destiny

Dthe fickleness of human nature

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Question 1639

jamb 1989

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
Whom do you consider to be Ezeulu's closest friend and confidant in Umuaro?

ANaka of Umuneora

BOgbuefi Akuebue

CNwokeke Nnaberi

DThe priest of Idemili

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Question 1640

jamb 1989

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
'...princes master their feelings to fulfil their duties 'Others' bend their heads and, in silence, accept a destiny that oppresses them. That, briefly put, is the internal ordering of our society, with its absurd divisions....'
In the above excerpt from her letter to Mawdo Ba, Aissatou sees society as

Abenefiting the ruling classes

Bunequal and unjust

Coppressing the working classes

Dgiving every person his just deserts

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Question 1641

jamb 1989

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
What special function does Ramatoulaye's diary perform?

AIt is a record of her personal experiences

BIt brings succour to her in distress

CIt helps her understand current events

DIt aids her memory of pst events

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Question 1642

jamb 1989

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.
When he came back from Operi I went to his house and he talked like a sane man. I reminded him of saying that a man must dance the dance prevailing in his time...'
The above statement was made by Ofoka about

ANwaka

BAkuebue

CEzeulu

DObika

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Question 1643

jamb 1989

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.
'....a man who brings ant-ridden faggots into his hut should expect the visit of lizards...
What does Nwaka refer to as 'ant-ridden faggots' in this context?

AThe visit of the court messenger

BThe unexpected consultation of Ezeulu with the chiefs of Umuaro

CThe friendship between Ezeulu and the whiteman

DEzeulu's rejection of the kind gesture of some chiefs to accompany him to Okperi

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Question 1644

jamb 1989

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.
The lesson which emerges from the fate of Ezeulu is that

Athe will of the priest is the will of his god

BChristianity is superior to traditional religion

Cno man ever won judgement against his clan

DCaptain Winterbottom was right afterall

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Question 1645

jamb 1989

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.
Ezeulu sent his son, Oduche, to join the Christians because

Aof his great love for the whiteman

Bhe had come to distrust the power of Ulu

Che did not want Oduche to succeed him as chief priest

Dhe wanted a representative in the group in case they became powerful

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Question 1646

jamb 1989

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God.
Nwaka's hostility to Ezeulu is attributable to

Ahis great wealth and sense of importance

Bthe rivalry between Umuneora and Umuachala

Cthe instigation of Ezidemili

Dhis jealousy of Ezeulu's mysterious powers

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Question 1647

jamb 1989

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
Kwesi Brew's "The Dry Season" shows that

Adestruction is present in almost every action

Bnature is the sole destructive force

Canimals are the sole destructive force

Dbirds are the sole destruction force

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Question 1648

jamb 1989

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
'...Horrors were flowers then the bright red bougainvilla'.
The above lines from Kwesi Brew's 'The Executioner's Dream' depict the executioner's

Aattractiveness

Bbeauty consciousness

Cgentleness

Dcallousness

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Question 1649

jamb 1989

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
J.P Clak's 'Streamside Exchange, depicts an interplay of

Aanxiety and passion

Banxiety and ignorance

Cexcitement and passion

Dignorance and wisdom

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Question 1650

jamb 1989

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
The lesson learnt from 'The Fulani Creation Story' is that Doondari cannot tolerate

Aman

Bblindness

Csleep

Dpride

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