Dramatic Techniques - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 256:

• 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 257:

• 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 258:

• 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 259:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The king who is poisoned in the Garden in the play-within-the-play is

A. Gozango
B. Negtine
C. Bernardo
D. Hamlet

Question 260:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Ghost serves to

A. Accelerate dramatic conflict
B. Intensify dramatic conflict
C. Initiate dramatic conflict
D. Complicate dramatic conflict