Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 541:

• JAMB 1982

In The Narrow Path Nani is transferred very frequently because he is

A. A trained teacher
B. An untrained teacher
C. A lazy worker
D. A devoted and hardworking teacher
E. A poor man's son

Question 542:

• JAMB 1982

Which of the following comes closest to a correct interpretation of the symbol of the mine dumps in Mine Boy?

A. The hope of all workers
B. Acknowledgement of the efforts of black South African workers
C. The enduring courage of black workers
D. The dignity of labour under an oppressive regime
E. The exploitation of black labour by an oppressive regime

Question 543:

• JAMB 1982

In ' Salute to the Elephant the line 'The elephant's head is his burden which he balances' suggests that

A. The elephant's head is so big that it does not allow the animal to move elegantly
B. The elephant has a big head yet it moves elegantly
C. The elephant's head is so big that it makes the animal look clumsy
D. The elephant's head is so big that it prevents the animal from moving from one part of the forest to the other
E. The elephant's head is like a big instrument for weighing

Question 544:

• JAMB 1983

Marcus Antonius roused the public to mutiny in his funeral speech in Julius Ceasar partly because he succeeded in discrediting Brutus ans Cassius by calling them 'honorable men', when in fact he consciously organized his speech to prove that they were dishonorable. This device is known as

A. Allegory
B. Hyperbole
C. Irony
D. 'O Julius Caesar! thou art might yet!

Question 545:

• JAMB 1983

Marcus Antonius roused the public to mutiny in his funeral speech in Julius Ceasar partly because he succeeded in discrediting Brutus ans Cassius by calling them 'honorable men', when in fact he consciously organized his speech to prove that they were dishonorable. This device is known as

A. Allegory
B. Hyperbole
C. Irony
D. 'O Julius Caesar! thou art might yet!