Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1601:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Hamlet: Suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature.
Here, Hamlet is urging the players to

A. Reflect reality
B. Be good actors
C. Justify their actions
D. Be creative on stage

Question 1602:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The principal function of the play-within-the-play in Hamlet is to

A. Amuse Claudius
B. Confirm the claim of the ghost
C. Divert attention from the main event
D. Create some comic relief in the tragedy

Question 1603:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.In The Mouse-trap, the murderer is

A. Claudius
B. Lucianus
C. Gozango
D. Baptista

Question 1604:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments .
The novel suggests that an individual who stays apart from his society will

A. Be praised for his action
B. Be alienated by his society
C. Be broken by his society
D. Live a fulfilled life

Question 1605:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments.
The setting of the novel is the

A. Traditional Nigerian society
B. Post-independence Ghanaian society
C. Pre-independence Ghanaian society
D. Moder Nigerian society