Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 31
jamb 2013

Based on George Orwell's Ninety Eighty-Four, the Ministry of Love is concerned with

Apeace and freedom
Btorture and pain
Cjoy and peace
Dhatred and pain
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Question 32
jamb 2013

Based on Buchi Emecheta''s The Joys of Motherhood, Adaku remains faithful to Nnaife until she

Ais rebuked by the Ibuza society for abusing Nnu Ego
Bbecomes rich and powerful
Cstarts keeping unnecesary friends
Dis unable to give birth to a male child
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Question 33
jamb 2013

Based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood,

According to the novel Nnaife becomes frustrated when

Ahis wife gives birth to female twins
Bhe is recruited into the army
COshiaju secures a scholarship to study abroad
Dhe is arrested and charged for attempted murder of his inlaw
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Question 34
jamb 2013

In Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood, Nnu Ego is blamed for the misfortunes of her

Aparents
Bhusband
Csiblings
Dchildren
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Question 35
jamb 2013

"Since I came to this country I have never seen cocoa as well dried as yours."

Based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal, the speaker above is

Athe Catechist
BNua
CNkolo
Dthe Commandant
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Question 36
jamb 2013

Based on Ferdinand Oyono's the Old Man and the Medal, for his sacrifices to the church, Meka gets

Aa place near an aged leper
Ba land to build a new house
Cappointed into the church elders' council
Dthe privilegde to choose a permanent place to sit
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Question 37
jamb 2013

"....Put up thy sword
Or manage it to part these men with me."

Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the speech above was made when

ARomeo and Paris engaged themselves in a fight
BBenvolio tries to separate the servants of the feuding families
CTybalt challenges Romeo to duel
DPrince Escalus arrives to make peace between the families
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Question 38
jamb 2013

"O'deadly sin! O rude unthankfulness!
Thy fault our law calls death, but the kind
Prince, taking thy part, hath rushed aside the law,
And turned that black word "death" to banishment."
 

Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the speaker in the passage above is

AApothecary
BLord Capulet
CLord Montague
DFriar Lawrence
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Question 39
jamb 2013

Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo's mood at the beginning of the play can be described as

Afrustrated and pensive
Bgay and elated
Cmelancholic and sentimental
Ddreamy and hopeful
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Question 40
jamb 2013

The question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

"What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate
the word As I hate hell, all Montagues,
and thee Have at thee,coward!"

Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the lines above reveal the speaker as a

Areal Montague
Btrouble shooter
Cviolence seeker
Dpeace maker
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Question 41
jamb 2013

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

James: Let me swear, woman. And I will swear by my father's coffin that if....

The lines depict James as a

Atraditionalist
Bchristian
Cpagan
Dmuslim
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Question 42
jamb 2013

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST AFRICAN vERSE.

The language of Cope's Sonnet VII is

Apoetic
Bdifficult
Ccomplicated
Dsimple
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Question 43
jamb 2013

These question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

'Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe; A villain that is hither come in spite, To scorn at our solemnity this night.'
The villain in the excerpt above is

Aengaging in a shouty match
Bholding a sword to commit murder
Cattempting to steal
Dattending a feast uninvited
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Question 44
jamb 2013

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

From the play, the character of Aaron represents the

Anew generation
Bold generation
Cpainters
Dart work
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Question 45
jamb 2013

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Aaron'...All I need really is a place in an Art school, engineering can go hang itself.

The dominant figure of speech in the excerpt above is

Apersonification
Bmetaphor
Cmetonymy
Dsynecdoche
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Question 46
jamb 2013

These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

James: Let me swear, woman. And I will swear by my father's coffin that if....

The speaker is referring to

AFosuwa
BAwere
CMaanan
DHannah
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Question 47
jamb 2013
"Will college make you a better Olokun
priest?
Will it make you serve our ancestors
better?
Look at me. An able-bodied, strong-
hearted priest
of Olokun. Did I go to college?"

Grace Osifo: Dizzy

The literary device used in the passage above is
Aonomatopoeia
Bmetaphor
Csimile
Dparallelism
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Question 48
jamb 2013

From the poem above, "No lover is peaceful while the rival weeps" means that

Athe pain of one lover is felt by the other
Bthere is no permanent love
Cthere is true and permanent love
Dthe two lovers weep together
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Question 49
jamb 2013

The theme of the poem above is

Anon-peaceful nature of love
Bdiminishing nature of love
Cpermanence of love
Ddecaying nature of wood
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Question 50
jamb 2013
These question is based on Literary Appreciation.

"Busy old fool, unruly sun,
Why dost thou thus."

J. Donne:The Sun Rising

From the lines above, the poet sees the sun as
Aillumination after darkness
Ban unnecessary evil
Ca necessary evil
Da light provider
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