Dramatic Techniques - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 106:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
Lakunel is presented as a

A. Fine specimen of an education young man
B. Truly progressive and enlightened youth
C. Strong defender of the people's tradition
D. Caricature of a modern educated man

Question 107:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
Lakunel is presented as a

A. Fine specimen of an education young man
B. Truly progressive and enlightened youth
C. Strong defender of the people's tradition
D. Caricature of a modern educated man

Question 108:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
...I am the twinkle of a Jewel
But he is the hind-quarters of a lion!...'
These lines suggest that

A. Sidi is superior to the Bale
B. Sidi is weaker than the Bale
C. Sidi is clever than the Bale
D. The Bale is violent

Question 109:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
The central theme of the play is the

A. Ills of modern days
B. Clash between tradition and modernity
C. Problem of courtship
D. Conflict between the old and the young

Question 110:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
'...But there have been
No new reads cut by his servants
No new cots woven..'
It can be inferred from the above lines that

A. There has been no harvest in the village
B. The Bale's sevants are lazy
C. No children have been born recently
D. The Bale's servants are revolting