DRAMA - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 56:

• JAMB 1985

Brutus: This is sleepy tune. O murd'rous slumber!
Layest thou the leaden mace upon my boy,
That plays the music? Gentle knave, good night.
'Gentle knave' refers to

A. Lucius
B. Cassius
C. Portia
D. Messala
E. Lucuis

Question 57:

• JAMB 1985

'Good friends, go in, and taste some wine with me;
And, we like friends, will straightway go together'.
This statement by Julius Caesar is an example of

A. Dramatic dialogue
B. Monologue
C. Mistaken identity
D. Dramatic irony
E. Paradox

Question 58:

• JAMB 1985

In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare portrays the roman plebeians as

A. Fickle-minded
B. Strong-willed
C. Compassionate
D. Machiavellian
E. Enterprising.

Question 59:

• JAMB 1985

'How many ages hence Shall this our lofty scene be acted over?'In this passage, lofty scene refers to

A. A great event
B. The meeting of the conspirators
C. The funeral of Caesar
D. A scene acted on a raised platform
E. The assassination of Caesar.

Question 60:

• JAMB 1986

The oracle warns us that we we have left our pot unwatched, and our food now burns.'
This statement in The Gods Are Not To Blame refers to

A. The killing of Adetusa
B. The crime of incest committed by King Odewale
C. Aderopo's quarrel with King Odewale
D. The banishment of Aderopo.