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Question 21

jamb 1995

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
The writer's satire is most biting when applied to

Athe Hastings

BMr. Hardcastle

CYoung Marlow

DMrs. Hardcastle

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Question 22

jamb 1995

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
Mrs. Hardcastle is depicted as

Aa potential aristocrat

Ban obedient wife

Ca frustrated mother

Dhighly unsociable

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Question 23

jamb 1995

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
Kate, Hardcastle's daughter, agrees to her father's choice of a husband for her but is critical of the

Amother's non-participation in the choice

Blong notice given her of the suitor's arrival

Ccustom which allows her father to choose for her

Dsuitor's reserved and bashful nature

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Question 24

jamb 1995

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
For Young Marlow, which of the following is the most objectionable aspect of marriage?

ARigours of formal courtship

BBeing introduced to a wife

CDemands by in-laws

DDemands by the wife

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Question 25

jamb 1995

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
In the play, most characters act in ignorance while the audience is aware of the true situation. This is an example of

Adramatic monologue

Bdramatic irony

Ccomic relief

Depilogue

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Question 26

jamb 1995

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's
The Trials of Brother Jero.
The most immediate service that Jero wishes to saddle MEMBER with at the end of the play is to

Amake him finance the building of a church

Buse him to obtain land allocation

Cuse him to arrest Chume

Dpay for his velvet cape

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Question 27

jamb 1995

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's
The Trials of Brother Jero.

The most significant factors driving members to Jero's church in the play are

Apoverty and dissatisfaction

Bfulfilment and security

Cwealth and ignorance

Dpoverty and lust for power

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Question 28

jamb 1995

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's
The Trials of Brother Jero.
Jero is aptly described in the play as

Aneat

Bsuave

Cpolished

Dlofty

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Question 29

jamb 1995

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's
The Trials of Brother Jero.
'...This morning alone I have been thrice in conflict with the daughters of discord. First there was...'The omission in the conflict in the above statement from the play refers to

ADelila and Jezebel

Bthe girl who goes to swim everyday

Cthe woman chasing the drummer boy

DChume's wife whom he owes money.

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Question 30

jamb 1995

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's
The Trials of Brother Jero.
The spotlight on the dark stage in the opening of the reveals

AAmope

Bthe prophet

CJero's house

DChume

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