Jamb Literature in English 1998 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
Mrs. Hardcastle's complaint in the play that she misses 'a month's polishing' refers to her

A. Rusting away in the countryside
B. Need to get the latest fashions in London
C. Need to buy the best polish in London
D. Boring life in the countryside

Question 7:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The play is built on

A. Mistaken identities
B. Sentiments and realities
C. Comedy of errors
D. Conttrasts of characters and ideas

Question 8:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The epilogue of the play deals with the

A. Impermanence of nature
B. Impermanence of love
C. Impermanence of nature and womanhood
D. Shortness of love and life

Question 9:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In ''Hurrah For Thunder'', the poet uses the image of the jungle to comment on his country''s lack of

A. Civilization
B. Cleanliness
C. Order
D. Leadership

Question 10:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
Who are they that 'live that the earth may die'in Nyi Osundare's ''They Too Are The Earth''?

A. The beggars sprawled in gutters
B. The millions who hew wood
C. People who fritter the forest and harry the hills
D. Those who hurl water