Jamb Literature in English 1997 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1997

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's
The Trials of Brother Jero.
The most sensitive of Jero's disciples is

A. The Faithful Penitent
B. Brother Chume
C. The Old Couple
D. The woman with the exposed thigh

Question 7:

• JAMB 1997

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
One of the enriching factors of the comedy is the

A. Lopsided resolution of conflicts
B. Manipulation of appearance and reality
C. Contrived misrepresentation of characters
D. Match making attempts by Mrs. Hardcastle

Question 8:

• JAMB 1997

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The comic in the play is found in the

A. Miss Hardcastle-Marlow main plot
B. Miss Hardcastle Marlow main plot two sub-plots
C. Miss Hardcastle-Marlow main plot and Hasting-Neville sub-plot
D. Miss Hardcastle-Marlow and Hasting-Neville series of sub-plots

Question 9:

• JAMB 1997

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
Mr. Hardcastle asks Young Marlow to leave his house because

A. Marlow is not fit to be Kate's husband
B. Young Marlow is more demanding than Hasting
C. He is fed up with Marlow annoying behaviour
D. Kate objects to being betrothed in absentia

Question 10:

• JAMB 1997

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
'...My son is not to live by his learning. I don't think a boy wants much learning to spend fifteen hundred a year.'
What provokes this response from the speaker is the accusation that

A. Tony is in reality without a fortune
B. Tony is not a man of consequence
C. Marlow is too bashful and reserved
D. Tony has not had a good breeding