Dramatic Techniques - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 261:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.'But, howsoever thou pursuest this act,
Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother....'
The ghost exhorts young Hamlet not to kill his mother because

A. His wife is bewitched into falling for Claudius' seduction
B. The ghost wishes her to be left to the torment of her conscience
C. The ghost still loves his wife even in death
D. The young Hamlet will be guilty of matricide

Question 262:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The king's clown whose skull is exhumed by Gravedigger is

A. Rosencrantz
B. Yorick
C. Sexton
D. Fortinbras

Question 263:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The seeming shifty structure of the play is used to

A. Assist in the development of the characters
B. Sustain the reader's interest
C. Reflect the emotional and psychological state of Hamlet
D. Slow down the pace of the plot development

Question 264:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
Form the viewpoint of the British government, the attack on the Sokoto Caliphate is

A. One of superiority
B. A war of attrition
C. One of vengeance
D. A jihad

Question 265:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
The dispute between Sarkin Zango and Sarkin Fatake is over a

A. Horse
B. Piece of land
C. Source of water
D. Farmland