Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 566:

• JAMB 1983

'No sentimentality, comrade! War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.'
This statement in Animal Farm was made by

A. Squealer
B. Boxer
C. Major
D. Snowball
E. Benjamin.

Question 567:

• JAMB 1983

You would often hear on hen remark to another,
Under the guidance of our leader, Comrade Napoleon, i have laid five eggs in six days'. or two cows, enjoying a drink at the pool, would exclaim,
'Thanks to the leadership of Comrade Napoleon, how excellent this water taste!'
It is obvious from this passage that the narrator

A. Agrees with the animals good opinion of Napoleon
B. Thinks the hen are correct while the cows are wrong
C. Agrees with the cows and dissagree with the hens
D. Feels it is not possible to know the truth
E. Its being ironic since neither the cows nor the hens are correct

Question 568:

• JAMB 1983

Which of the following adjectives best describes the character of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart?

A. Gentle
B. Quick tempered
C. Considerate
D. Meek
E. Wicked

Question 569:

• JAMB 1983

Artistically, Okonkwo's seven years' exile is a device used by Achebe to

A. To introduce comic relief
B. Keep Okonkwo at a distance from the movement of the mind of Umuofia
C. Serve as a warning to other members of the Umuofia community
D. Shows that wilful crime does not pay
E. De-emphizes the role of Okonkwo in the novel

Question 570:

• JAMB 1983

'...No, my friend, he is not too young. A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted the very day it hatches. i have done my best to make Nwoye grow into a man, but there is too much of his mother in him.'
The truth, which Okonkwo knows but cannot bring himself to state, is that Nwoye is what he is because there is in him too much of

A. His father
B. His grandfather
C. Ikemefuna
D. His grandmother
E. Ezinma