Dramatic Techniques - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 241:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
'But those are the hags and witches we wanted out of town.
The expression hags and witches refers to

A. Old unmarried girls and wives retired home from their husbands
B. The three women who turned into goats
C. All the women in the play
D. Handmaids, headwives, most favoured wives nursing mothers and pregnant wives

Question 242:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
The 'Proclamation' and 'Reclamation' segments of the play are performed

A. As an aside
B. By a chorus off-stage
C. On-stage and off-stage
D. Off-stage

Question 243:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
The major thematic preoccupation of her play is

A. The constraintic on parental obligations
B. The problems of class and English mannerisms
C. The presentation of a mannerless society
D. Changing the traditional view about English comedy

Question 244:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
Miss Hardcastle is able to 'conquer' at the end of the play because of her

A. Indiscretion
B. Beauty
C. Wit
D. Brawn

Question 245:

• 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