Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 801:

• JAMB 1988

THIS QUESTION ARE BASED ON OLA ROTIMI''S
THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME
In the prologue, the narrator's role to blame

A. Explains why the gods are not to blame
B. Narrates the life history of the hero
C. Reminds the principle character of thier functions
D. Explains to the audience the mimed action on the stage.

Question 802:

• JAMB 1988

THIS QUESTION ARE BASED ON OLA ROTIMI''S
THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME
Well it wasn't there anymore with him?
Someone who survived? Someone who managed to come home and say what exactly happened, not even a rat?
The lack of precise knowledge concerning the king''s fate as outlined in the passage above, arose as a result of the fact that

A. All the six bodyguards deserted the king
B. Ofof the seven bodyguards, only came back
C. All the four bodyguards were killed
D. Of the five bodyguards, only one came.

Question 803:

• JAMB 1988

THIS QUESTION ARE BASED ON OLA ROTIMI''S
THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME
What is the significance of Alaka and Gbonka to the plot of the play ?

A. They are major figures in the drama
B. They only held the vital clues for revealing the identity of Odewale
C. The y were friends of the late Ogundele
D. Their meeting with Odewale would help assuage his sorrow.

Question 804:

• JAMB 1988

THIS QUESTION ARE BASED ON OLA ROTIMI''S
THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME
A dominant device which Ola Rotimi uses to suggest an authentic background in the play is

A. Dialogue
B. Rituals
C. Proverbs
D. Songs and dances

Question 805:

• JAMB 1988

THIS QUESTION ARE BASED ON SELECTED POEMS FROM D.I. NWOGA'S (ED.): WEST AFRICAN VERSE.
'Night, and Abiku sucks the oil
From lamps'.

A. Abiku drinks oil
B. For Abiku, oil is water
C. While other babies suck the breast, Abiku sucks oil
D. The lamp is kept burning all night on account of Abiku