Jamb Literature in English 1982 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1982

Gray's 'Elegy Written in a country churchyard' can be seen as

A. Total condemnation of human life
B. Lament for the death of the great and powerful
C. An attack on social inequality
D. A criticism of the poor and the unambitious
E. A recognition of the poor and simple life.

Question 7:

• JAMB 1982

In Shakespeare''s Macbeth, the central character-Macbeth-is

A. A Russhian general
B. A Scottish general
C. A Finnish general
D. An English general
E. A German general

Question 8:

• JAMB 1982

The 'Myth of the Bagre' is recited at the

A. Funeral of young men
B. Funeral of young women
C. Funeral of old men and woman
D. Coming of age of young men and women
E. Return of the ancestors.

Question 9:

• JAMB 1982

Dramatic irony entails

A. A statement that means more than is evident to its maker
B. A hilarious statement
C. Satirical comment
D. A sarcastic announcement
E. Praise of the audience.

Question 10:

• JAMB 1982

what is the subject of Kalu Uka's 'Earth to Earth?

A. The size of the universe
B. The immensity of Nature
C. Death
D. Growth
E. A long journey