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Question 301

jamb 2014

Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, one of the changes introduced into St Agnes' Church by Father Benedict is that

Aeveryone must take holy communion

Bthere must be fasting every month

Cthe Credo must be recited in igbo

Dthe Kyrie must be rendered only in Latin

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Question 302

jamb 2014

Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest,Caliban's intention to rape Miranda is born out of the desire to

Amarry her

Bdestroy the island

Ccompete with Ferdinand

Dpopulate the island with Calibans

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Question 303

jamb 2014

Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Before the shipwreck that occurred at the beginning of the play, Prospero and his daughter lived in the island for

Aeighteen months

Btwo decades

Ctwelve years

Dfourty days

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Question 304

jamb 2014

Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Ariel is identified as

Aassistant to Sycorax

Bleader of the spirits

CProspero's daughter

DAlonso's wife

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Question 305

jamb 2014

Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, Balogun Kusa is killed by a

Asoldier

Bgod

Cherbalist

Dlunatic

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Question 306

jamb 2014

Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, Erelu is

Athe first wife of the Oba

Bthe oldest wife of the Oba Akinjobi

Ca courtier to the Alaafin of Oyo

Dthe most brilliant woman in Owu

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Question 307

jamb 2014

Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, Orisaye describes Balogun Kusa as

Aa good leader

Ba great warrior

Can enemy and a butcher

Da friend in need

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Question 308

jamb 2014

Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, the gods are portrayed as

Asaviours of mankind

Bhelpless

Carchitects of man's destiny

Damorous

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Question 309

jamb 2014

'This thing you are doing is too heavy
for you, he said.'I went to school only a little
but i have killed many more years in this
world than you have.'

G. Okara: The Voice

It can be inferred from the the passage above that the

Alistener is more experienced

Bspeaker is more experienced

Clistener is wise

Dspeaker is a porter

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Question 310

jamb 2014

"Lift not the painted veil which those who live
call life:through unreal shapes be pictured there,
And it mimic all we would believe
With colors idly spread,-behind, lurk fear.'

P.B. Shelley:Sonnet

The stanza above is an example of a

Acouplet

Bsestet

Cquatrain

Dsonnet

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Question 311

jamb 2014

And when you trudge on your horny Pads
gullied like the soles of modern shoes
Pads that even jiggers cannot conquer

Horny pads in the lines above is a reference to a

Asole of a pauper

Bsole of a soldier

Cpoliceman

Dmadman

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Question 312

jamb 2014

Fights by the book of arithmetic
The figure of speech in the line above is

Alitotes

Binnuendo

Chyperbole

Deuphemism

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Question 313

jamb 2014

He is a faithful liar
The line above is an example of

Aeuphemism

Bantithesis

Cepigram

Doxymoron

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Question 314

jamb 2014

He put himself in uniform, made one for
his five-year-old son, and marched with
the infant from dawn till noon every
market day, on the main road singing
'Kayiwawa beturi...

The persona in the excerpt above is portrayed as

Aa soldier

Babnormal

Cenergetic

Da policeman

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Question 315

jamb 2014

Which of the following is central to narrative fiction ?

AVerisimilitude

BDialogue

CObjectivity

DSubjectivity

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Question 316

jamb 2014

The speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called

Aa prologue

Ban epilogue

Ca dirge

Da monologue

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Question 317

jamb 2014

Dramatis personae in a play refers to

Aa list of characters

Border of appearance

Ccast list

Dprotagonist and antagonist

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Question 318

jamb 2014

In literature, a flat character can be described as one who

Ais undeveloped

Bundergoes changes

Cdies abruptly

Dachieves greatness

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Question 319

jamb 2014

A funny incident within a serious situation is

Acomedy

Bcomic relief

Ctragic comedy

Dtragic hero

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Question 320

jamb 2014

Tone and mood of a poem refers to

Alocale

Batmosphere

Csetting

Dspace

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