Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 701:

• JAMB 1986

The specific case cited by Antony in his funeral oration to show that Caesar was not as ambitious as Brutus made him out to be, was that Caesar had

A. Refused to take ransom after his victory
B. Pardoned all his captives
C. Thrice refused the crown during theb feast of Luperical
D. Been a friend of the senators.

Question 702:

• JAMB 1986

Shakespeare based the story of Julius Caesar on

A. Actual historical records
B. Plutarch's lives
C. Greek mythology
D. John Bunyan's lives.

Question 703:

• JAMB 1986

'...He would be crown'd.
How that may change his nature, there's the question
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
And that craves wary walking...'
According to this passage, the crowning of Julius Caesar is

A. Extremely desirable
B. Bound to change Caesar's nature for the better
C. Bound to promote the breeding of adders
D. Something to be approached with great caution

Question 704:

• JAMB 1986

In Julius Caesar, one occasion when the misunderstanding of the ordinary people of Rome caused a big problem was

A. At the capitol when Caesar was given a crown
B. At the capitol when Brutus and Antony addressed the Romans
C. At the battlefield when Brutus attacked the army of octavius
D. In the streets of Rome when Cinna the poet was killed.

Question 705:

• JAMB 1986

In Mission To Kala, Medza regarded himself as a professional failure because he

A. He did not seem to have any particular plans forn his life
B. Had a bad reputation at college as a person with bad manners
C. Failed to bring back Niam's wife
D. Failed to understand his father.