Literature in English 2010 JAMB Past Questions
Literature in English 2010 JAMB Past Questions
1
This question is based on J.C De Graft Sons and Daughters.
'I simply don't understand what's the matter with everybody today. everybody let me down, and ......
The speaker above is referring to
'I simply don't understand what's the matter with everybody today. everybody let me down, and ......
The speaker above is referring to
- A. Hannah and George
- B. Aaron and Maanan
- C. Lawyer B and Mrs. B
- D. Fosuwa and Maidservant
Correct Answer: Option B
2
This question is based on J.C De Graft Sons and Daughters.
'I simply don't understand what's the matter with everybody today. everybody let me down, and ......
Maanan expresses dislike for Lawyer B because of
'I simply don't understand what's the matter with everybody today. everybody let me down, and ......
Maanan expresses dislike for Lawyer B because of
- A. his recent advances towards her
- B. the betrayal of her father's trust
- C. the betrayal of his wife's trust
- D. his condemnation of her choice of career
Correct Answer: Option A
3
This question is based on J.C De Graft Sons and Daughters.
'I simply don't understand what's the matter with everybody today. everybody let me down, and ....
The traditional o4rder in the play is represented by
'I simply don't understand what's the matter with everybody today. everybody let me down, and ....
The traditional o4rder in the play is represented by
- A. Hannah
- B. Aaron and Maanan
- C. Aunt
- D. Mrs. B
Correct Answer: Option A
4
This question is based on J.C De Graft Sons and Daughters.
'I simply don't understand what's the matter with everybody today. everybody let me down, and ......
Where does the play takes place
'I simply don't understand what's the matter with everybody today. everybody let me down, and ......
Where does the play takes place
- A. In George's place
- B. In Aunt's place
- C. In Ofosu's place
- D. On the street
Correct Answer: Option C
5
These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
'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....'
Deadly sin refers to the
'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....'
Deadly sin refers to the
- A. suicide of Romeo
- B. Murder of Paris
- C. murder of tybalt
- D. suicide of Juliet
Correct Answer: Option C
6
These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
'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....'
The play is mostly written in
'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....'
The play is mostly written in
- A. free verse
- B. metres
- C. foot
- D. blank verse
Correct Answer: Option A
7
These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
'O' serpent heart,hid with a flowering face!
the statement above refers to
'O' serpent heart,hid with a flowering face!
the statement above refers to
- A. Romeo
- B. Tybalt
- C. Benvolio
- D. Juliet
Correct Answer: Option A
8
These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The spatial setting of the play is
The spatial setting of the play is
- A. verona
- B. padua
- C. venice
- D. athens
Correct Answer: Option A
9
These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo is banished to Mantua because he
Romeo is banished to Mantua because he
- A. marries Juliet without parental consent
- B. attends Capulet's party uninvited
- C. attempts to kill Paris his rival
- D. kills Tybalt in a street duel
Correct Answer: Option D
10
these questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.
In the novel the society puts high value on
In the novel the society puts high value on
- A. male ascendancy
- B. procreation
- C. gender equity
- D. engalitarianism
Correct Answer: Option A
11
these questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.
the medicine man links the lump discovered on the head of Nnu Ego at birth, to the
the medicine man links the lump discovered on the head of Nnu Ego at birth, to the
- A. wound inflicted on the slave woman buried with Agbadi's wife
- B. coming back of the Agunwa to the society to live again
- C. ill-luck and tragic events attributed to a predestined fate
- D. possession of physical admirable qualities that makes her an epitoma of perfection
Correct Answer: Option A
12
these questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.
The constant companion of Nnaife's family are
The constant companion of Nnaife's family are
- A. poverty and hunger
- B. sickness and joblessness
- C. disagreemnt and humiliation
- D. togetherness and happiness
Correct Answer: Option A
13
these questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono's. The old Man and the Medal.
The disagreement between Mvondo and Nti centres on the latter's claim to have
The disagreement between Mvondo and Nti centres on the latter's claim to have
- A. eaten the entire entrails of sheep
- B. eate more than his share of the food
- C. been in a whiteman's office
- D. assisted Meka in getting the medal
Correct Answer: Option C
14
These questions is based on Ferdinand Oyono's. The old Man and the Medal.
Meka can best be described as
Meka can best be described as
- A. a simple hearted old man
- B. an impulsive old man
- C. an old religious bigot
- D. an egocentric old man
Correct Answer: Option D
15
These questions is based on Ferdinand Oyono's. The old Man and the Medal.
In the novel the colonialists treat the Africans with
In the novel the colonialists treat the Africans with
- A. disdain
- B. indifference
- C. honour
- D. kid gloves
Correct Answer: Option A
16
These question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four.
The Ministry of peace is concerned with making
The Ministry of peace is concerned with making
- A. weapons
- B. wars
- C. reconciliation
- D. instruments
Correct Answer: Option B
17
These question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four.
The subject matter of the novel is
The subject matter of the novel is
- A. exploitation and cruelty
- B. retributive justice
- C. class segregation
- D. totalitarian dictatorship
Correct Answer: Option D
18
These question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four.
How did Winston start his rebellion against the state?
How did Winston start his rebellion against the state?
- A. By keeping a private diary
- B. when he started a secret affair
- C. when he spied on the party
- D. by engaging ij anti-party activities
Correct Answer: Option A
19
These question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four.
The party seeks power for
The party seeks power for
- A. its own sake
- B. its members
- C. people's sake
- D. the nation
Correct Answer: Option A
20
These question
are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from
Africa; Soyinka, (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu K.E. and Vincent,
T.(eds.): A Selection of African poetry;Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam
focus:Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds): Longman
Examination Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.
As the dancers move through paths strewn with glass chips, the image in Adeoti's Naked Soles change from
As the dancers move through paths strewn with glass chips, the image in Adeoti's Naked Soles change from
- A. inaction to action
- B. pain to grief
- C. sorrow to joy
- D. joy to excitement
Correct Answer: Option B
21
These question
are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from
Africa; Soyinka, (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu K.E. and Vincent,
T.(eds.): A Selection of African poetry;Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam
focus:Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds): Longman
Examination Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.
Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm, says that during thunderstorm in the village
Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm, says that during thunderstorm in the village
- A. children play in the rain
- B. children are delighted while women move in and out
- C. both women and children are delighted
- D. women cook their food
Correct Answer: Option B
22
These question
are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from
Africa; Soyinka, (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu K.E. and Vincent,
T.(eds.): A Selection of African poetry;Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam
focus:Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds): Longman
Examination Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.
'yet in their finger upon Our navel
The midwives of the spirit say
They feel a foetal throb.
The dominant literary device used in the extract above from Acquahs'in the Navel of the soul is
'yet in their finger upon Our navel
The midwives of the spirit say
They feel a foetal throb.
The dominant literary device used in the extract above from Acquahs'in the Navel of the soul is
- A. allegory
- B. enjambment
- C. rhythm
- D. epigram
Correct Answer: Option D
23
These question
are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from
Africa; Soyinka, (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu K.E. and Vincent,
T.(eds.): A Selection of African poetry;Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam
focus:Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds): Longman
Examination Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.
In Kunene's A heritage of liberation, the poet persona requests that the weapon of warfare be handed to their
In Kunene's A heritage of liberation, the poet persona requests that the weapon of warfare be handed to their
- A. relations
- B. grand children
- C. families
- D. friends
Correct Answer: Option B
24
These question
are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from
Africa; Soyinka, (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu K.E. and Vincent,
T.(eds.): A Selection of African poetry;Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam
focus:Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds): Longman
Examination Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.
The predominant device in Launko's End of war is
The predominant device in Launko's End of war is
- A. antithesis
- B. oxymoron
- C. paradox
- D. onomatopoeia
Correct Answer: Option C
25
These question
are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from
Africa; Soyinka, (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu K.E. and Vincent,
T.(eds.): A Selection of African poetry;Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam
focus:Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds): Longman
Examination Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.
The theme of the poem Give me The Minstrel's seat centres on
The theme of the poem Give me The Minstrel's seat centres on
- A. fortune
- B. marriage
- C. companionship
- D. divorce
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