Jamb Literature in English 1986 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1986

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

A. At the capitol when Caesar was given a crown
B. At the capitol when Brutus and Antony addressed the Romans
C. At the battlefield when Brutus attacked the army of octavius
D. In the streets of Rome when Cinna the poet was killed.

Question 12:

• JAMB 1986

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

A. He did not seem to have any particular plans forn his life
B. Had a bad reputation at college as a person with bad manners
C. Failed to bring back Niam's wife
D. Failed to understand his father.

Question 13:

• JAMB 1986

Medza's Mission To Kala was important mainly because it

A. Helped him to make acquaintance with his relations in Kala
B. Enabled him to discover Edima
C. Gave him the glory of bringing back Niam's wife
D. Made him discover the realities of the condition of colonized people.

Question 14:

• JAMB 1986

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

A. Disdainful
B. Suspicious
C. Disrespectful
D. Courteous.

Question 15:

• 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

A. Bikokolo
B. Niam
C. Albert
D. Medza.