Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 656:

• JAMB 1985

'It was at this stage in the proceedings, before i had even had time to get my personal emotions quietened down a little-let alone sorted out-that my Helen, the real object of my mission, for whom i had been prepared to fight a second Troy before the walls of Kala, appeared on the scene.
In this passage from Mission to Kala, allusion is made to

A. Brazilian legend
B. Greek mythology
C. French cosmology
D. American history
E. African folklore.

Question 657:

• JAMB 1985

In Mission to Kala When Medza encounters Edima,
what strikes him about her is her

A. Ability to speak well
B. Confidence in her self
C. Slender figure
D. Aggressiveness
E. Childlike innicence

Question 658:

• JAMB 1985

The narrator in Mission to Kala is

A. Mongo Beti
B. Medza
C. Mama
D. Niam
E. Zambo.

Question 659:

• JAMB 1985

Who persuades Caesar to disregard Calpurnia's appeal?

A. Decius Brutus
B. Lucius
C. Cassius
D. Portia
E. Octavius.

Question 660:

• JAMB 1985

'And for Mark Antony, think not of him;
For he can do no more of caesar's arm
When caesar's head is off'.
This means that Mark Antony

A. Will be assassinated with Caesar
B. Will become harmless once Caesar is dead
C. Is as powerless as Caesar's arm to control Caesar
D. Is as dangerous as Caesar's arm
E. Cannot do more harm as Caesar is capable of.