Jamb Literature in English 1989 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
The initial reluctance of the Petkoff's family to accept Bluntschli's marriage proposition to Raina was on the account of his

A. Major Petkoff
B. Captain Bluntschli
C. Catherine
D. Raina

Question 7:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
The play ends on a note of

A. Cynicism
B. Idealism
C. Realism
D. Despair

Question 8:

• 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.
'And since we did not understand our dead since we have never listened to their cries
If we weep gently....'
What heart will listen to our clamouring 'Vanity' expresses

A. Regret and disappointment
B. Disillusion and despair
C. Disdain and disgust
D. Satisfaction and pleasure

Question 9:

• 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.
The oilbean in Christopher Okigbo's 'The Passage refers to

A. One of the totems of Idoto
B. The only totem of Idoto
C. The abundance of oilbean trees by the river
D. The use of the oilbean for magical purposes

Question 10:

• 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.
'...Ha! That motoka is motoka
It belongs to the Minister of Fairness
Who yesterday was loaded with a doctorate
At Makerere with whisky...
Plus I hear the literate thighs of an undergraduate'
The above stanza from Theo Luzuku's 'The Motoka' demonstrates that the minister is

A. Corrupt and immoral
B. A gifted doctoral graduate of Makerere
C. An owner of a motor-car which is laden with whisky
D. Underserving of the literate thighs of an undergraduate