Jamb Literature in English 1994 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1994

'...Sir, nose-painting, sleep and urine.Lechery,
Sir, it provokes:it provokes the
desire, but it takes away the performance.'
Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the statement above can best be described as

A. Equivocation
B. Allusion
C. Paradox
D. Monologue

Question 12:

• JAMB 1994

The word which when applied describes the posture of the speaker in "The Fence" is

A. Action
B. Inertia
C. Nostalgia
D. Cowardice

Question 13:

• JAMB 1994

"The drum is silenced in mid-throb;
the flute is flung away;
and ears strain to master the malediction
of the thunder."
These lines from "For Christopher Okigbo" shows that the main occurrence in the poem is

A. Incomprehensible
B. Wortheless
C. Accursed
D. Serene

Question 14:

• JAMB 1994

"...He who sharpened the edge of hearts...."
In Kunene's To The Soldier "Hero" is

A. A soldier
B. A swordsman
C. A blacksmith
D. An artist

Question 15:

• JAMB 1994

The pauper in Richard Ntiru's poem of that title is

A. Hungry,lonely and sad
B. Lonely, dirty but happy
C. Dirty, hungry and terrified
D. Hungry,lonely and diseased