Jamb Literature in English 1990 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
'...He risked his life that you may boast
A warrior-hunter for your lord...But you-
You sell him to the rhyming rabble
Gloating in your disloyalty...
In these lines the 'rhyming rabble' refers to

A. Clowns who wait on the Bale
B. Children in Lakunle's school
C. Professional singers
D. The mummers who dance in mockery of the Bale's rumoured impotence

Question 7:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man .
Petkoff [grinning] 'Sergius: tell Catherine that queer story his friend told us about how he escaped after Slivnitza. You remember.
About his being hid by two women'
Since the phrase 'two women in the above extract refers to Petkoff's own daughter and wife, his grinning is a case of

A. Sarcasm
B. Ridicule
C. Irony
D. Suspense

Question 8:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man .
In what particular way did Raina demonstrate that she had fallen in love with Captain Bluntschli by the end of their first meeting?

A. By giving him chocolate creams which he preferred to bullets
B. By introducing him to hermother
C. By giving him her portrait with an inscription
D. By saving his life from the Serbian soldiers

Question 9:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man .
'He did it like an operatic tenor. A regular handsome fellow, with flashing eyes and lovely moustache, shouting his war-cry and charging like Don Quixote at the windmills...'
This account of an important battle in the play carries a tone of

A. Admiration
B. Mockery
C. Bitterness
D. Alarm

Question 10:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man .
The way Louka carries out her duties as a maid at the Petkoff's household can best be described as

A. Arrogant and insolent
B. Opportunistic and self-centered
C. Haughty and presumptuous
D. Bold and self-assured