Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1801:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.....So tedious is this day As is the night before some festival To an impatient child that hath new robes And may not wear them'.The literary device used in the excerpt is

A. Euphemism
B. Simile
C. Sarcasm
D. Bathos

Question 1802:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietThe atmosphere of tragedy in the play is created through the use of

A. Dreams and foreboding
B. Fights and quarrels
C. Wars and hatred
D. Ideas and dramatization

Question 1803:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietShakespeare depicts love and idealism through the

A. Party at the Capulets'
B. Lovers' tomb at the end
C. Brawl between Romeo and Tybalt
D. Balcony scene in the second Act

Question 1804:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-FourIn the novel, the party approves the separation of couples only

A. On condition of infidelity
B. Where there there are no children
C. In situation of irreconcilable differences
D. On the death of one of the couples

Question 1805:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-FourOne of the themes of the novel is

A. Colonialism
B. Repression
C. Senility
D. Destruction