DRAMA - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 131:

• JAMB 1992

This question i based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
'... I think our country skins beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash is added to her wounds.'
Who made the above statement and to whom?

A. Macduff to Ross
B. Malcolm to Macduff
C. Malcolm to Ross
D. Macduff to Malcolm.

Question 132:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
Forget self! Forget status! let power die so that Benin may live!....
Iyase's entreaty comes when

A. The Ifa priest makes his predicitions
B. The whitemen attack Benin
C. Ovonramwen is discovered in hiding
D. Ovonramwen is asked to pay homage to the Whiteman

Question 133:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
At the end of Ovonramwen's discussion with Gallway and Hutton, one can conclude that Ovonramwen is

A. Fascinated by their gifts
B. Eager to sign the trade treaty presented
C. Suspicious about their real intentions
D. Ready to welcome them

Question 134:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
'Not much. tell Queen Victoria that at last the big pot of corn been toppled; now mother hen and her children may rejoice!'
The phrase 'mother hen and her children' in the passage above refers to

A. Princess Evbakhavbokun and herchildren
B. Glogbosere and the other Benin chiefs
C. Captain Carter and the British soldiers
D. Queen Victoria and the British official

Question 135:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
'Go tell Overami that he has nothing to fear from the white men in matter of fair play....'
In the above statement, the White man expects Ovonramwen to

A. Allow the Whiteman free access to Benin
B. Accept gifts from the Whiteman in exchange for land
C. Surrender himself to the whiteman
D. Surrender his chiefs who are in hiding