Jamb Literature in English 2003 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.''My heart thus pressing-fix'd my face and eye-with a sententious look, that nothing means...'In the lines above, the speaker implies that

A. His gesture means nothing
B. He is a pious man
C. He is being sentimental
D. His heart is pressing against his face and eye

Question 27:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The use of the traditional verse from in the play applies to

A. The character of Sir Charles Marlow
B. The prologue songs and the epilogue
C. Male characters
D. Female characters

Question 28:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The story of the play would have been different but for

A. Miss Hardcastle's attitude towards her guests
B. Mr. Hardcastle's ignorance of Young Marlow's true identity
C. The insensitivity of Mrs Hardcastle
D. Tony's misinformation of Young Marlow and Mr. Hastings

Question 29:

• JAMB 2003

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

A. Tony Lumpkin's mother
B. Young Marlow's mother
C. Miss Neville's mother
D. Kate, Hardcastle's daughter

Question 30:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The success of the play as a comedy relies on the author's use of

A. Dramatic irony
B. Stock comic characters
C. Comic relief
D. Stage and scenic disguise