Jamb Literature in English 1987 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1987

FIRST BODYGUARD: A madman wanting to see the king! The world, indeed, is mad OJUOLA: How do you know he is a madman?
Which of the following is the answer given by the second bodyguard to Ojuola in The Gods Are Not To Blame?

A. Everyone can see he is mad, your highness
B. Only a madman would want to see the king now, your highness
C. We all know him very well, your highness
D. He is not a man of our tribe, your highness.

Question 7:

• JAMB 1987

'From forth the fatal lions of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life...'
These lines from Romeo and Juliet suggest that the

A. Tragedy could have been averted
B. Tragedy was predestined
C. Tragedy was brought on by enmity
D. Lovers brought misfortune on themselves.

Question 8:

• JAMB 1987

'O she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the check of night
As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear'
Romeo and Juliet
In these lines Juliet's beauty is presented

A. In contrast to the dark night
B. As a source of envy to all
C. In terms of riches
D. As being unparalleled in the kingdom.

Question 9:

• JAMB 1987

'The all-seeing sun
Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun'
The above lines were spoken in Romeo and Juliet by

A. Count Paris in praise of juliet
B. Romeo in praise of Juliet
C. Romeo in praise of Rosaline
D. Lady Capuiet in praise of Rosaline.

Question 10:

• JAMB 1987

Which of the following illustrate the element of chance in Romeo and Juliet?

A. Friar Lawrence's letter to Romeo
B. Rosaline rejection of Romeo's love
C. Juliet's confiding in her nurse
D. The death of Lady Mountague.