Literature In English 1979 Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 21 :

• JAMB 1979

Kalu Uka's 'Earth to Earth' is about one of the following

A. Death
B. Urine
C. Flowers
D. Goddess of the Earth
E. Love

Question 22 :

• JAMB 1979

Dennis Brutus' 'A Troubadour I Traverse' is on the following

A. A poem of resistance against oppression
B. A poem about a lost lover
C. A poem about a journey of exploration
D. A poem of satisfaction with one's society
E. None of the above

Question 23 :

• JAMB 1979

In 'The Vultures' the vultures are

A. Birds of prey
B. African hunters
C. Colonial masters
D. Vampires
E. Sacrificial animals

Question 24 :

• JAMB 1979

In 'The Duel' the line 'And the swords clicked and scrapped,and the onsets sped' indicates

A. The depth of their fatique
B. The loftiness of their hopes
C. The abjectness of their fears
D. The fervour of their prayers
E. The fierceness of the fight

Question 25 :

• JAMB 1979

'The Sacrilege' ends on a note of the complexity of

A. Revenge
B. Ambition
C. Faith
D. Fate
E. Existence