Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 321:

• JAMB 1978

In Twelfth Night
'If music be the food of love,play on
Give me excess of it,that surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken and die'
was spoken by

A. Curio
B. Valentine
C. Orsino
D. Antonio
E. Sir Andrew

Question 322:

• JAMB 1978

Ihuoma cannot be a successful wife in The Concubine because

A. She is troublesome and cruel
B. The sea god,her spirit husband has put a curse on her
C. Nobody wishes to marry her in the village
D. She is too old to bear children
E. She is a widow

Question 323:

• JAMB 1978

The old and new values in No Longer At Ease are represented by

A. The European Club and Joseph
B. Obi and Clara
C. The Umuofia Progressive Union and Obi
D. Mr Green and Miss Williamson
E. None of the above

Question 324:

• JAMB 1978

Achebe's language and style in No Longer At Ease is remarkable

A. For its short and simple sentences
B. For its day-to-day expressions
C. For its reflection of the speech of the ordinary man
D. For using the speech style of most African communities
E. For reflecting the speech patterns of the different segments of the Nigerian society

Question 325:

• JAMB 1978

In Wole Soyinka's poem,'I Think It Rains' rain symbolizes

A. The rise of sudden cloud from ashes
B. Loosening of parched tongues from the mouth
C. Inconveniences
D. Relief,and a feeling of goodness
E. None of these