Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 691:

• JAMB 1985

Brenda suddenly stiffened in her chair and half turned her ear to the window, silent like an animal waiting to spring, an alertness that transformed her face to temporary ugliness. Arthur noticed it,
'He's coming', she said 'i heard the gate open.'
In this short passage, the writer succeeds in creating

A. Anti-climax
B. Pity
C. Comic relief
D. Suspense
E. Characters.

Question 692:

• JAMB 1985

As a literary from the short story is most closely related to

A. Poetry
B. The discourse
C. Tregedy
D. The novel
E. Drama.

Question 693:

• JAMB 1985

'How many ages hence Shall this our lofty scene be acted over?'In this passage, lofty scene refers to

A. A great event
B. The meeting of the conspirators
C. The funeral of Caesar
D. A scene acted on a raised platform
E. The assassination of Caesar.

Question 694:

• JAMB 1986

The oracle warns us that we we have left our pot unwatched, and our food now burns.'
This statement in The Gods Are Not To Blame refers to

A. The killing of Adetusa
B. The crime of incest committed by King Odewale
C. Aderopo's quarrel with King Odewale
D. The banishment of Aderopo.

Question 695:

• JAMB 1986

The oracle warns us that we we have left our pot unwatched, and our food now burns.'
This statement in The Gods Are Not To Blame refers to

A. The killing of Adetusa
B. The crime of incest committed by King Odewale
C. Aderopo's quarrel with King Odewale
D. The banishment of Aderopo.