Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 506:

• JAMB 1982

Which character does NOT fit into the group?

A. Corin
B. Silvius
C. William
D. Young Siward
E. Audrey.

Question 507:

• JAMB 1982

The subject of 'If You Should Know Me' by Oswald Mtshali is that the

A. Blacks should create a new image for themselves
B. Blacks should get ajusted to the image the whites have created for them
C. Whites should know the blacks very well
D. Whites should deal with the uncompromising blacks
E. Blacks should always be law abiding

Question 508:

• JAMB 1982

In The Marriage of Anansewa, to which character
do the following praise-names refer?
'Oh Mighty-Tree-of-Ancient-Origin
Mighty-Tree-of-Ancient-Origin
Rooted in the shrine of deity
Countless branches in which
Benighted wandering birds
Are welcome to shelter'

A. Togbe Klu IV
B. Chief of the Mines
C. Chief-Who-Is-Chief
D. Chief of Sapa
E. Property Man.

Question 509:

• JAMB 1982

In Oswald Mtshali's 'nightfall in Soweto', Night represents

A. The oppression of whites by the Africans
B. White people's fear by the Africans
C. The black victimization of white people
D. The oppression of the Africans by the white people
E. The rebelion of the white people

Question 510:

• JAMB 1982

Keats' 'Ode to a Nightingale' is a romantic poem because

A. It depends a great deal on the poet's spontaneous response to beauty
B. It is a poem about love
C. Nightingale symbolizes love
D. It was addressed to one of Keats' friends called Nightingale
E. Keats first described the poem as a romantic poem.