Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 21
jamb 1983

The tone used in the poem Owusu is that of

Aadmiration
Bfear
Ccowardice
Dself-doubt
Econdemnation
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Question 22
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 23
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 24
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 25
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 26
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 27
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 28
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 29
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 30
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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