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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 962
jamb1987
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 963
jamb1987
'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 964
jamb1987
'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 965
jamb1987
'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 966
jamb1987
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 967
jamb1987
'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 968
jamb1987
'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 969
jamb1987
'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 970
jamb1987
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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Question 971
jamb1986
'His sleepy mouth, plugged by the heavy nipple Tugs like a puppy, grunting as he feeds'. The repeated u sound in the above passage is an example of
Aonomatopoeia
Balliteration
Cassonance
Dconsonance.
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Question 972
jamb1986
'In Germany, under the law, everything is prohibited except that which is permitted, in the Soviet Union, everything is prohibited, including that which is permitted'. The last sentence is an example of
Ainnuendo
Bparadox
Ceuphemism
Dallusion.
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Question 973
jamb1986
From that moment on he began to notice what was happening in town, but in a very inexact way, for Father Anthony Isabel, in part because of his age and in part also because he swore he had seen the devil on three occasions (something which seem to the town just a bit out of place), was considered by his parishioners as a good man, peaceful and obliging, but with his head habitually in the clouds.
The phrase, something which seemed to the town just a bit out of place, is an example of
Ahyperbole
Bunderstatement
Csarcasm
Dsynecdoche.
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Question 974
jamb1986
'Nature sent him into the world strong and lusty, in a thriving condition, wearing his own hair on his head the proper branches of this reasoning vegetable, until the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk...'
In this passage, axe of intemperance means
Ahot temper
Bcool temper
Cevil mind
Drecklessness.
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Question 975
jamb1986
'Chini was breathing with a love ripeness in her eye. She was elegant, sophistication, and Nigerian costume with charm. her every movement stimulated a flow of poetry from Francois and an ebb of embarrassment from her. she called him "My mad French lover".'
The tone of this passage is
Asensual
Bdetached
Cplayful
Dstimulating.
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Question 976
jamb1986
The bustle in a house
The morning after death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon earth-
The sweeping up the heart
And putting love away
We shall not want to use again
Until eternity.
The predominant mood of this poem is best captured by the words
Amisplaced anxiety
Bgreat relief
Csolemn resignation
Dmorbid fear.
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Question 977
jamb1986
Much madness is divinest sense
To a discerning eye;
Much sense is starkest madness.
'This the majority
In this, as all, prevails.
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,-you're straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
This poem reflects the
Atyranny of the majority
Bapproval of the majority factor
Cunhappiness that might is right
Dgreat love for mad poeple.
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Question 978
jamb1986
'' It was dawn, and the windows were dark except for the Workmen cafes. The sky was like a avast flat wall of cobalt, with roofs and spires of black paper pasted upon it. Drowsy men were sweeping the pavements with ten-foot brooms, and ragged families picking over the dustbins. Workmen and girls with piece of chocolate in one hand and bread in the other were pouring into the railway station.'
The picture presented above is one of
Apoverty in urban areas
Bmonotony of the town life
Clandscape at sunrise
Dsordid industrial town.
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Question 979
jamb1986
Characterization in a novel means the
Alist of characters featuring in it
Bmode of presenting the fictional individuals
Cpeculiar mannerisms of the narrator
Dresolution of the conflict between the characters.
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Question 980
jamb1986
A poem written on a grand theme, in an appropriately grand style, dealing with heroic figures is called
