Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 601:

• JAMB 1984

Of the issues raised by Wole Soyinka in The Trials Of Brother Jero, the most central deals with the

A. Fraustration of an incompatible marriage
B. Rivarly of religious sects
C. Negative qualities of women
D. Evil of religious demagogy
E. Disadvantages of over-ambitious, naive personality.

Question 602:

• JAMB 1984

The 'curse' the old master put on Brother Jero is that he would

A. Drown in water
B. Be killed by armed robbers
C. Come to ruin by women
D. Loss his prophetic visions
E. Die in a road mishap.

Question 603:

• JAMB 1984

'Vanished. Transported. Utterly transmuted.
i knew it. i knew i stood in the presence of God...
This statement of Ecstasy was made in The Trials Of Brother Jero by

A. Brother Jero
B. Chume
C. The old prophet
D. The unnamed penitent woman
E. The unnamed member of parliament.

Question 604:

• JAMB 1984

The dominant mood in Senghor's poem in Memoriam' is one of

A. Nostalgia
B. Sadness
C. Despair
D. Joy
E. Frustration.

Question 605:

• JAMB 1984

In 'Nuit de Sine,'the word 'dark' in 'listern to our dark blood beat' is used

A. Figuratively
B. Scientifically
C. Literally
D. Imaginatively
E. Culturally