Appreciation - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 2019

The second stanza of Awonoor's Anvil and the Hammer ________

A. Deals with the conflict between African traditions and westernisation
B. Deals with the disregard for African tradition
C. Offers solution to the conflict between African traditions and westernisation
D. Advocates for a radical change in the perception of Africans about their culture

Question 12:

• JAMB 2019

The theme that runs through Hallowell's Dining Table is that of________

A. Conflict
B. Brutality
C. Poverty
D. Loneliness

Question 13:

• JAMB 2019

Which one of the following does not relate to the tone in Diop's Vanity?

A. Sarcasm
B. Condemnation
C. Rejuvenation
D. Concern

Question 14:

• JAMB 2018

"Hide me now, when night children haunt the earth" Wole Soyinka: "Night".

Night children in the stanza above reacts the consciousness of__________

A. Birds
B. Armed robbers
C. Animals
D. Spirit beings

Question 15:

• JAMB 2018

Serrated Shadows, through dark leaves,
Till, bathed in warm suffusion of your dapped cells
sensation pained me, faceless, silent as night thieves
Wole Soyinka: "Night"

The dominant mood in the lines above is one at ____________

A. Apprehension
B. Defiance
C. Joy
D. Indifference