Jamb Literature in English 2008 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'You do not have to be brutal to be a soldier, or rather you are brutal not because you are a soldier, but because there is a murderer in you who is waiting for war and army uniforms to give them expression.
'Festus lyayi:HeroesThe speaker here contends that

A. Soldiers are generally wicked
B. Human nature has to do with a profession
C. Soldiers are characteristically gentle
D. The latent brutality in man finds expression in war

Question 42:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Literary Appreciation. But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved, suddenly, and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horribly, and the work of million years was lost.
'The depicted is one of

A. Destruction
B. Dejection
C. Happiness
D. Admiration

Question 43:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.
But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved, suddenly, and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horribly, and the work of million years was lost.
'The subject matter of the passage is

A. Earthquake
B. Demolition
C. Flood
D. Storm

Question 44:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'She even thinks that up in heaven Her class lies late and shores While poor black cherubs rise at seven To do celestial chores.
'Countee Cullen: For a Lady I KnowThe tone of the poem above is

A. Satiric
B. Affectionate
C. Indifferent
D. Sympathetic

Question 45:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.Life, though a vanity Yet, not purpose full in drawling resignation Life's spice is in strive
From the extract above, the poet suggests that

A. Life is full of care
B. There can't be life without stive
C. Life is worthwhile without care
D. Strive makes life worth living