Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 616:

• JAMB 1984

'Thou art the giver of
All that thy creatures love,
Full belly twice a day, clean straw to roll upon;
Every beast great or small
Sleeps at peace in his stall
Thou watchest over all...'
The poem (Animal Farm) refers to

A. Squealer
B. Snowball
C. Napoleon
D. Boxer
E. Clover.

Question 617:

• JAMB 1984

In Animal Farm, the song
'Beasts of England, beast of Ireland,
Beasts of every land and clime,
Hearken to my joyful tidings
Of the golden future time.
was first sung by

A. Snowball
B. Squealer
C. Old Major
D. Napoleon
E. Bluebell

Question 618:

• JAMB 1984

Since George Orwell was in fact writing about men while pretending to be writing about animals, his novel, Animal Farm can be classified as

A. A realistic novel
B. An allegorical novel
C. A naturalistic novel
D. A novel of adventure
E. A sentimental novel

Question 619:

• JAMB 1984

'All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than the others.
In the content of Animal Farm, this statement means that equality

A. Is possible only under socialism
B. Is possible only under capitalism
C. Is not desirable
D. Was possible only in the past
E. Is desirable but impossible.

Question 620:

• JAMB 1984

Achebe's Things Fall Apart, can be described as a

A. Regional novel
B. Detective novel
C. Romatic novel
D. Historical novel
E. Novel of social criticism.