PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 56:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Othello.

The hypocritical character in the play is

A. Montano
B. Lago
C. Cassio
D. Roderigo

Question 57:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Othello.

Othello kills himself with a

A. Bottle
B. Sword
C. Gun
D. Knife

Question 58:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Othello.


'No faith; she let it drop by negligence. And, to the advantage, I, being here, took up look, here it is.'


This speaker of the lines above is

A. Lago
B. Cassio
C. Desdemona
D. Emilia

Question 59:

• JAMB 2016

' Chief, the buys are getting more expensive to handle. They continue to demand for increased pay and you know what you give for expenses. Please try and look into a possible increases in the overhead allocation.
This smuggling racket is becoming too hot to handle you know, the risk involved'.


The scene of the conversation in the excerpt above is

A. A street
B. Chief's office
C. A hotel
D. The Police Station

Question 60:

• JAMB 2016

''Chief, the boys are getting more expensive to handle. They continue to demand for increased pay and you know what you give for expenses. Please try and look into a possible increase in the overhead allocation.

This smuggling racket is becoming too hot to handle you know, the risk involved'.

The setting of the play is

A. Gbossa
B. Benue
C. Nassarawa
D. Jabu