Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 21
jamb 1987

The tragedy in Romeo and Juliet occurs as a result of

Aa flaw in the character of Romeo
Ba flaw in the character of Juliet
CFriar Lawrence's advice
Dcircumstances rather than flaws in character.
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Question 22
jamb 1987

Which of the following illustrate the element of chance in Romeo and Juliet?

AFriar Lawrence's letter to Romeo
BRosaline rejection of Romeo's love
CJuliet's confiding in her nurse
DThe death of Lady Mountague.
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Question 23
jamb 1987

'The all-seeing sun
Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun'
The above lines were spoken in Romeo and Juliet by

Acount Paris in praise of juliet
BRomeo in praise of Juliet
CRomeo in praise of Rosaline
DLady Capuiet in praise of Rosaline.
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Question 24
jamb 1987

'O she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the check of night
As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear'
Romeo and Juliet

In these lines Juliet's beauty is presented

Ain contrast to the dark night
Bas a source of envy to all
Cin terms of riches
Das being unparalleled in the kingdom.
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Question 25
jamb 1987

'From forth the fatal lions of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life...'
These lines from Romeo and Juliet suggest that the

Atragedy could have been averted
Btragedy was predestined
Ctragedy was brought on by enmity
Dlovers brought misfortune on themselves.
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Question 26
jamb 1987

FIRST BODYGUARD: A madman wanting to see the king! The world, indeed, is mad OJUOLA: How do you know he is a madman?
Which of the following is the answer given by the second bodyguard to Ojuola in The Gods Are Not To Blame?

Aeveryone can see he is mad, your highness
Bonly a madman would want to see the king now, your highness
Cwe all know him very well, your highness
Dhe is not a man of our tribe, your highness.
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Question 27
jamb 1987

'But Obatal,
God Creation,
has a way
of consoling the distressed.
The consolation referred to by the narrator in The Gods Are Not To Blame is the

Agreat peace that reigned in the land of Kutuje
Bsubjugation of the warlike people of Ikolu
Cpregnancy of Aburo, Odewale's second wife
Dbirth of Aderopo by Ojuola.
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Question 28
jamb 1987

'The let these eyes around me close, Close close in sleep, close in sleep. That is my word-the mountain always sleeps. Sleep Sleep... sleep..sleep...'
These lines from The Gods Are Not To Blame were chanted by

AIya Aburo to mesmerise her son
BBaba Fakunle to mesmerise his assailants
COdewale to mesmerise his assailants
Dold man to mesmerise Odewale.
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Question 29
jamb 1987

'No, let them attack me. Is it not Ignorance that makes the rat attack the cat? Ten thousand of them-let them ... attack me. they have the arms, they have the swords. But me... I have only one weapon and this i have used, and mine is the victory...'
The one weapon to which the speaker in The Gods Are Not To Blame refers is

Approphecy
Bcourage
Ctruth
Djustice.
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Question 30
jamb 1987

In the play The Gods Are Not To Blame, Odewale became King of Kutuje by

Ausurpation in a typical Ijekun manner
Bdeserting the poeple of Ikolu whose army he led
Cdivulging the war secrets of Ikolu to Kutuje
Dleading Kutuje in a war against Ikolu.
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