Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1736:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on �Literary AppreciationKATE:No shame but mine. I must, forsooth be forcedTo give my hand opposed against my heart Unto a mad-brain rudesby, full of spleen, Who wooed in haste and means to weel at leisure, I told you, I, he was a frantic fool,Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behaviourWilliam Shakespear:The Taming of the ShrewIn the excerpt above, it is clear that the speaker is

A. Contented
B. Indifferent
C. Anxious
D. Enthusiastic

Question 1737:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on �Literary Appreciation'Emonemua: You it is who own me, and I speak by your permission. When I came home with my husband this morning, believing my mother was ill and needed nursing, I little knew I was walking into a house of ruin.'J.C Clark-Bekederemo: The BoatFrom the excerpt above, the speaker is

A. Bereaved
B. Homeless
C. Recovering from an illness
D. A trained nurse

Question 1738:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on �Literary Appreciation Cliph...Son. Open all your ears. May Allah grant us the fortitude to accept his commands..Now the rest is my burden. I am willing to accept Allah's will in the matter.The Language of the speaker above is

A. Submissive
B. Inciting
C. Diplomatic
D. Imploring

Question 1739:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on �Literary Appreciation Truly sir, all that I live by is with the awl: I meddle with no trademan's matters nor women's matters, but withal- I am indeed, sir,a surgeon to ild shoes. When they are in great danger, I recover them.'William Shakespeare: Julius CaesarThe speaker in the excerpt above is a

A. Surgeon
B. Meddler
C. Cobbler
D. Trader

Question 1740:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on �Literary Appreciation
'O'let us have him, for his silver hairs will purchase us a good opinion and buy men's voices to commend our deeds it shall be said his judgement rules our hands. Our youths and wildness shall not whit appear, But all be buried in his gravity.
William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar
In the excerpt above, his silver hairs refers to

A. A judicial wig
B. Make-up
C. Old age
D. Wealth