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Question 981

jamb 1986

In Great Expectations, Pip's reaction to the news that his fortune had been bestowed on him by Magwitch was

Aa sense of disillusionment

Ba feeling of utter shame

Canger of disgust

Done of excitement.

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Question 982

jamb 1986

When Mr. Jagger''s told Joe Gargery to ''bear in mind, that Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is a better'', what he meant was that

AHoldfast was a better dog when compared to Brag

Bit was better to hold fast on one''s beliefs than to brag about them

Ca faithful, steadfast dog was better than a dog that gives one cause to bragof its beauty

DJoe Gargery should keep his mouth shut.

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Question 983

jamb 1986

Joe Gargery is important in Great Expectations mainly because he

Ais used as a foil to Pip

Bprovides the comedy in the story

Chelped to bring Pip up by hand

Dnursed Pip when he was sick in London.

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Question 984

jamb 1986

The effect of Pip's association with the inmates of Satis house was made to make him

Arealize that he was an orphan

Bdespair of even being a gentle man

Caspire to improve his education and make himself less common

Dlove Biddy more ardently.

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Question 985

jamb 1986

The protagonist of Charles Dicken's Great Expectations is

ADrummle

BMagwitch

CMiss Havishman

DPip.

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Question 986

jamb 1986

From Madza's behavior after his return to Kala
it can be deduced that the most important lesson he learned from his sojourn in Kala is that

Athe secret of happiness is to be found among unsophisticated Africans

Bevery man is free to set his own goals and chart his own course in life

Cformal education is the ideal way to true wisdom

Dit is highly rewarding to abide scrupulously by the mores of one's own community.

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Question 987

jamb 1986

'Why the hell can't some of you caught him for me
Are you going to let a boy make a public laughing stock of his own father?
The speaker of these words is the father of

ABikokolo

BNiam

CAlbert

DMedza.

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Question 988

jamb 1986

The attitude of the young men of Kala towards their chief can be described as

Adisdainful

Bsuspicious

Cdisrespectful

Dcourteous.

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Question 989

jamb 1986

Medza's Mission To Kala was important mainly because it

Ahelped him to make acquaintance with his relations in Kala

Benabled him to discover Edima

Cgave him the glory of bringing back Niam's wife

Dmade him discover the realities of the condition of colonized people.

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Question 990

jamb 1986

In Mission To Kala, Medza regarded himself as a professional failure because he

Ahe did not seem to have any particular plans forn his life

Bhad a bad reputation at college as a person with bad manners

Cfailed to bring back Niam's wife

Dfailed to understand his father.

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Question 991

jamb 1986

In Julius Caesar, one occasion when the misunderstanding of the ordinary people of Rome caused a big problem was

Aat the capitol when Caesar was given a crown

Bat the capitol when Brutus and Antony addressed the Romans

Cat the battlefield when Brutus attacked the army of octavius

Din the streets of Rome when Cinna the poet was killed.

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Question 992

jamb 1986

'...He would be crown'd.
How that may change his nature, there's the question
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
And that craves wary walking...'
According to this passage, the crowning of Julius Caesar is

Aextremely desirable

Bbound to change Caesar's nature for the better

Cbound to promote the breeding of adders

Dsomething to be approached with great caution

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Question 993

jamb 1986

Shakespeare based the story of Julius Caesar on

Aactual historical records

Bplutarch's lives

CGreek mythology

DJohn Bunyan's lives.

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Question 994

jamb 1986

The specific case cited by Antony in his funeral oration to show that Caesar was not as ambitious as Brutus made him out to be, was that Caesar had

Arefused to take ransom after his victory

Bpardoned all his captives

Cthrice refused the crown during theb feast of Luperical

Dbeen a friend of the senators.

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Question 995

jamb 1986

The treatment meted out to Cinna the poet in Julius Caesar shows

Athat roman soldiers despised poets generally

BShakespeare's use of mistaken identity for comic effect in the play

Cthe misfortune of Roman poets

Dthe spontaneous reaction of the plebians after assassination of Caesar.

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Question 996

jamb 1986

Odewale shifts the blame for his tragedy from the gods to himself and claims that his tragedy is a result of his own weakness. The weakness he claims is love of

Apower

Badventure

Chis tribe

Ddivination.

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Question 997

jamb 1986

''When the frog in front falls in a pit, others behind takes caution... When crocodiles eat their own eggs, what will they will they not do to the flesh of a frog?''
In the context of The Gods Are Not To Blame, the person who made this statement is alleging that king Adetusa

Adied falling in to a pit

Bfell victim to man eating crocodiles

Cwas killed by the people of Kutuje

Dwas killed by the Ijekun people.

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Question 998

jamb 1986

Baba Fakunle: How much did he give you boy?
Boy: Ten cowries, Baba.
Baba Fakunle: Hand him back nine.
The order to return nine cowries was given by Baba Fakunle because he

Awanted to spit the King by taking only one cowrie

Bfelt insulted that he was given only ten cowries

Cdid not want to meddle with leprous monry given with bloody hands

Dwanted to emphasize that the messanger of Olodumare takes only one cowrie.

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Question 999

jamb 1986

'...the toad likes water but not when the water is boiling'. King Odewale in the Gods Are Not To Blame uses this proverb to explain why he

Ahe exiled himself from the home of his supposed parents.

Bexiled Aderopo from his presence

Ctreated Baba Fakunle with disrespect

Dno longer likes the land of Kutuje.

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Question 1000

jamb 1986

The oracle warns us that we we have left our pot unwatched, and our food now burns.'
This statement in The Gods Are Not To Blame refers to

Athe killing of Adetusa

Bthe crime of incest committed by King Odewale

CAderopo's quarrel with King Odewale

Dthe banishment of Aderopo.

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