Unseen passages/extracts from Drama, Prose, and Poetry - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

"A time to sow,
A time to reap,
A time to born,
A time to die"
This exemplies the use of ...

A. Anadiplosis
B. Chiasmus
C. Anaphora
D. Hendiadys

Question 2:

• JAMB 2019

The mood of Diop's 'Vanity' is__________

A. Expressed through rhetorical questions
B. Condemnation
C. Expressed through the use of innuendos
D. Concern

Question 3:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption


The play portrays the judiciary as

A. Unserious and lenient
B. Consistent and just
C. Corrupt and weak
D. Patronising and self-righteous

Question 4:

• JAMB 1978

Gabriel Okara's 'The Call of the River Nun',treats

A. A personal problem that is of no significance to humanity in general
B. A situation that has universal significance
C. The River Nun as symbolizing decline
D. The River Nun as a ghost
E. The River Nun as a symbol of adulthood

Question 5:

• JAMB 1982

In Zambia Shall Be Free Kaunda's 'wandering day's resulted from his

A. Desire to visit other territories
B. Need to assert himself by being on his own
C. Disagreement with the members of his family
D. Need to join other political parties
E. Disagreement eith his employers