Jamb Literature in English 1991 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
Which of the following divisions is used as`a technical device to denote the symbolic significance of certain events?

A. Day, morning and afternoon
B. Morning, noon and night
C. Morning, evening and midnight
D. Mid-day, midnight and morning

Question 7:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
The main themes in the play are best summed up by the phrase

A. Military glory and romantic love
B. Heroism and marriage
C. Innocent women and brave men
D. Realism and romance

Question 8:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
What basic character traits are revealed by Bluntschli's description of himself as 'a free citizen' and Raina's reference to him as 'my chocolate cream soldier?

A. Affection and tale-bearing
B. Facetiousness
C. Simplicity and naturalness
D. Obduracy

Question 9:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
'You know how to hurt with your tongue with your hands. But I don't care, now I've found out that whatever clay I'm made of you're made of the same...'
What action of the speaker led to the reaction upon which she comments?

A. Eavesdropping
B. Tale-telling
C. Errand-running
D. Gossiping

Question 10:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
Catherine's natural looks portray her as a

A. Sophisticated lady
B. Soldier's wife
C. Mountain farmer's wife
D. Business woman