Jamb Literature in English 1988 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1988

THIS QUESTION ARE BASED ON OLA ROTIMI''S
THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME
A dominant device which Ola Rotimi uses to suggest an authentic background in the play is

A. Dialogue
B. Rituals
C. Proverbs
D. Songs and dances

Question 12:

• JAMB 1988

THIS QUESTION ARE BASED ON SELECTED POEMS FROM D.I. NWOGA'S (ED.): WEST AFRICAN VERSE.
'Night, and Abiku sucks the oil
From lamps'.

A. Abiku drinks oil
B. For Abiku, oil is water
C. While other babies suck the breast, Abiku sucks oil
D. The lamp is kept burning all night on account of Abiku

Question 13:

• JAMB 1988

THIS QUESTION ARE BASED ON SELECTED POEMS FROM D.I. NWOGA'S (ED.): WEST AFRICAN VERSE.
In Lenrie Peter's 'We Have Come Home', the return of the successful scholar is not fulfilling because

A. The acievement sems out of touchwith his society back home
B. The tropical atmosphere is full of happiness
C. The dispensation he meets provides mixed satisfaction
D. He has become indifferent to his own society.

Question 14:

• JAMB 1988

THIS QUESTION ARE BASED ON SELECTED POEMS FROM D.I. NWOGA'S (ED.): WEST AFRICAN VERSE.
In David Diop''s ''The Vultures'', the colonialist are portrayed as

A. Hypocritical and oppressive
B. Interllecture and civilized
C. Humanitarian and sympathetic
D. Adventurous and daring

Question 15:

• JAMB 1988

THIS QUESTION ARE BASED ON SELECTED POEMS FROM D.I. NWOGA'S (ED.): WEST AFRICAN VERSE.
The choice of imagery in J.P Clark's 'Olukun' suggests that the poem intended to arouse

A. Jealousy
B. Secular sentiments
C. Religious sentiments
D. Erotic feelings.