Jamb Literature in English 1989 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
A savage custom, barbaric, out-dated Rejected, denounced, accursed Excommunicated, archaic, degrading Humiliating, unspeakable, redundant, Retrogressive, remarkable, unpalatable what custom does Lakunle refer to in the above excerpt?

A. The seduction of a maiden
B. Wrestling contests as an exercise
C. The practic of polygamy
D. The payment of bride price

Question 47:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
The time has come when I can fool myself no more I am no man Sadiku My manhood Ended near a week ago'.
In the light of subsequent happenings, these word reveal that the speaker

A. Abhors polygamy
B. Has become impotent
C. Is a crafty seducer
D. Is disgusted with life

Question 48:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
.....Aha! Here comes Sadiku
Do you bring some balm
To soothe the smart of my misused armpit
Away, your enemy!'
What is the nature of the balm referred to by the speaker?

A. An antiseptic ointment
B. A special method of massage
C. News about Sidi
D. A gourd of palm wine

Question 49:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
Kwesi Brew's 'The Dry Season' shows that

A. Destruction is present in almost every action
B. Nature is the sole destructive force
C. Animals are the sole destructive force
D. Birds are the sole destruction force

Question 50:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation.
'Hee, thou great Anna! whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take - and sometimes tea.'
The literary device used in this passage is

A. Antithesis
B. Climax
C. Epigram
D. Anticlimax