Literature in English 2014 JAMB Past Questions
Literature in English 2014 JAMB Past Questions
1. Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, the gods are portrayed as- A. saviours of mankind
- B. helpless
- C. architects of man's destiny
- D. amorous
Correct Answer: Option A
2. Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, Orisaye describes Balogun Kusa as
- A. a good leader
- B. a great warrior
- C. an enemy and a butcher
- D. a friend in need
Correct Answer: Option B
3. Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, Erelu is
- A. the first wife of the Oba
- B. the oldest wife of the Oba Akinjobi
- C. a courtier to the Alaafin of Oyo
- D. the most brilliant woman in Owu
Correct Answer: Option B
4. Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, Balogun Kusa is killed by a
- A. soldier
- B. god
- C. herbalist
- D. lunatic
Correct Answer: Option A
5. Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Ariel is identified as
- A. assistant to Sycorax
- B. leader of the spirits
- C. Prospero's daughter
- D. Alonso's wife
Correct Answer: Option B
6. 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
- A. eighteen months
- B. two decades
- C. twelve years
- D. fourty days
Correct Answer: Option C
7. Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest,Caliban's intention to rape Miranda is born out of the desire to
- A. marry her
- B. destroy the island
- C. compete with Ferdinand
- D. populate the island with Calibans
Correct Answer: Option A
8. Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest,the character associated with savagery in the play is
- A. Ferdinand
- B. Ariel
- C. Stephano
- D. Caliban
Correct Answer: Option A
9. Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest,Prospero is portrayed as a man who is
- A. eager to conquer the world
- B. full of mistrust for everybody
- C. more interested in studying than in governance
- D. dependent on the spirits of his survival
Correct Answer: Option C
10. Based on Asare Konadu's A Woman in Her Prime, the novel explores the theme of
- A. child quest of an African woman
- B. exploitation of the African woman
- C. sex discrimination in Ghana
- D. women liberation in Nigeria
Correct Answer: Option A
11. Based on Asare Konadu's A Woman in Her Prime, the worst calamity that can befall a woman is
- A. barreness
- B. inability to bear male children
- C. inability to marry
- D. divorce
Correct Answer: Option A
12.Based on Asare Konadu's A Woman in Her Prime,Asogo is a game in which
- A. mothers lure their babies to sleep
- B. fathers narrate animal stories
- C. boys abuse girls with music
- D. girls sing songs of praise and admonition
Correct Answer: Option B
13. Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, one of the changes introduced into St Agnes' Church by Father Benedict is that
- A. everyone must take holy communion
- B. there must be fasting every month
- C. the Credo must be recited in igbo
- D. the Kyrie must be rendered only in Latin
Correct Answer: Option A
14. Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, Eugene Achike in the novel is portrayed as
- A. a tough retired soldier
- B. a soft and gentle husband
- C. an uncompromising traditionalist
- D. a fanatical Catholic adherent
Correct Answer: Option D
15. Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, in the Achike family,the character who is central to the theme is
- A. Jaja
- B. Kambili
- C. Mama
- D. Sisi
Correct Answer: Option A
16.Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea, the type of fish caught by Santiago after days of effort is
- A. geisha
- B. shark
- C. iris
- D. marlin
Correct Answer: Option D
17. Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea,the novel demonstrates the
- A. struggle of man against defeat
- B. attempt to catch fish
- C. desire to understand life
- D. influence of the sea on man
Correct Answer: Option A
18. Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea, the attitude of the old man towards nature is quite
- A. warm and friendly
- B. cautious and skeptical
- C. hostile and callous
- D. careless and indifferent
Correct Answer: Option A
19. Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea,Santiago's second dream occurs
- A. when he sleeps on the boat for a few hours
- B. the night before his fishing expedition
- C. in his house
- D. at the end of the book
Correct Answer: Option B
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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 dominant image in Adeoti's Hard Lines is
The dominant image in Adeoti's Hard Lines is
- A. tactile
- B. auditory
- C. gustatory
- D. visual
Correct Answer: Option C
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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 tone of Umeh's Ambassadors of Poverty can be described as
The tone of Umeh's Ambassadors of Poverty can be described as
- A. panegyrical
- B. metaphorical
- C. sarcastic
- D. admonitory
Correct Answer: Option C
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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.
In Owonibi's Homeless, not Hopeless, the persona explains that street beggars
In Owonibi's Homeless, not Hopeless, the persona explains that street beggars
- A. are concerned with their daily needs
- B. always worry about heaven
- C. rarely sleep and dream
- D. attend conferences in towns
Correct Answer: Option A
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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.
Cheney-Coker's Myopia is a
Cheney-Coker's Myopia is a
- A. ballad
- B. dirge
- C. lament
- D. sonnet
Correct Answer: Option C
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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.
Jared Angira is an African Poet from
Jared Angira is an African Poet from
- A. Ghana
- B. Sierra-Leone
- C. Kenya
- D. South Africa
Correct Answer: Option C
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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 dominant technique used in Serenade is
The dominant technique used in Serenade is
- A. apostrophe
- B. metaphore
- C. simile
- D. oxymoron
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