PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 2019

Bayo Adebowale portrayed Yaremi as resilient, self reliant and strong willed particularly to__________

A. Rebuke African superstitious beliefs
B. Represent the image of African traditionalism
C. Condemn male chauvinism
D. Demonstrate the plight of widowhood

Question 7:

• JAMB 2019

The characterisation of Othello maybe pointed out in that__________

A. He remains at a distance from much of the action that concerns and affects him at the beginning
B. He refuses to appoint Lago as the Lieutenant
C. Although he is a cultural outsider in Venice, his military skills are valuable to the State
D. Lago sees him as an enemy

Question 8:

• JAMB 2019

The setting of Shakespeare's Othello is____________

A. Verona
B. Venice
C. The Faroe Islands
D. Bulgaria

Question 9:

• JAMB 2019

The specie of conflict exemplified in the Native Son is that of_______

A. Man against society
B. Man against nature
C. Man against culture
D. Man against man

Question 10:

• JAMB 2019

A short poem that expresses an idea in a clever way is called _____

A. An Epigram
B. A Limerick
C. An Ode
D. A Lyric