Dramatic Techniques - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 206:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Williams Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Valentine:
....But, like a cloistress, she will veiled walk,
And water once a day her chamber round
With eve-offending brine; all this to season...
The imagery above describes

A. Viola's deep sorrow for her drowned brother
B. Olivia's deep sorrow over the loss of her brother's love
C. Viola's grief over a love she cannot show
D. Olivia's intense grief over the death of her brother

Question 207:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Williams Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
The play is about love

A. Longing and ambition
B. Pretence and hatred
C. Loss and death
D. Commitment and marriage

Question 208:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Williams Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Two major elements of the diction in the play are the

A. Scenes and roles of characters
B. Political and educational background of players
C. Gender and class of the speakers
D. Status and emotion of the speakers

Question 209:

• JAMB 2001

This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.
The character of Marshal in the play shows that

A. Human beings are selfless
B. Human beings are the same
C. Men love women
D. Human beings love power

Question 210:

• JAMB 2001

This question is based on Femi Osofisan''s Morountodun.
The sub-plots of the play are united by

A. An interest in peace
B. The audience participlation
C. A lack of focus
D. A common concern for the heroine