Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 606:

• JAMB 1984

Besides describing scenes of African village night, Senghor's poem 'Nuit de Sine' makes a definiten statement about

A. Communicating with dead ancestors
B. Fishermen diving into the sea
C. Technological development
D. Movement fron rural to urban centres
E. Black soldiers killed in Europe.

Question 607:

• JAMB 1984

'Let me listen in the smoky hut where there comes a glimpse of the friendly spirits
My head on your bosom warm like a dang smoking from the fire'.
The dang in the verse from 'Nuit de Sine' refers to

A. Wheels of spining cotton into yarn
B. Sea weed, full of salt
C. A wolof word for granulated flour meal, known also as couscous
D. A Northern Uganda local brew, usually strong and meant for men
E. A kind of narcotic or stimulant.

Question 608:

• JAMB 1984

What feeling dominates J.P Clark''s ''Song''?

A. Joy
B. Optimism
C. Cynicism
D. Grief
E. Uncertainty.

Question 609:

• JAMB 1984

'Nkosi Sikekela' in Brutus' 'After Exile', refers to a

A. General in the Zulu army
B. Zulu song used as national anthem by Africans south of Zanbezi
C. Soldier in the Zulu army
D. Zulu poem
E. Zulu poet

Question 610:

• JAMB 1984

The speaker in 'When a Strainer Takes in Water invokes a series of natural impossibilities in order to

A. To display bhis magical powers as a traditional priest
B. Show the poetic beauty of incantatory songs
C. Show the marvel about natural objects
D. Practise witchcraft on his enemies
E. Psychologically and magically disarm his enemies.