Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1581:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
One of the enriching features of the play is the

A. Matchmaking attempts by Mrs. Hardcastle
B. Manipulation of appearance and reality
C. Use of rural and urban settings
D. Lopsided resolution of conflicts

Question 1582:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
The epilogue of the play deals with the impermanence of

A. Nature
B. Friendship
C. Womanhood
D. Love

Question 1583:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
'There be two gentlemen in a post-chaise at the door. They have lost their way upon the forest....The two gentlemen in the excerpt above are

A. Diggory and Saunders
B. Marlow and Hastings
C. Marlow and Hardcastle
D. Diggory and Hastings

Question 1584:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm
The turn of events in the novel shows that the novelist is

A. Iconoclastic
B. Fatalistic
C. Rhetorical
D. Optimistic

Question 1585:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm
The events in the novel are set in

A. A possible soccial climate
B. The distant past
C. A real human society
D. An imagined world