Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 356:

• JAMB 1979

Although the following statement is not a direct quotation from any books,it serves as as an aid to identifying characters that appear in the works.Read it carefully and say which character is likely to make it: 'How could i have succumbed to the pressures of the corrupt society?I thought i would be a successful social reformer but now i am as bad as those i criticize'

A. Ihuoma
B. Tom
C. Clara
D. Emenike
E. Obi Okonkwo

Question 357:

• JAMB 1979

The difference between tragedy and comedy is

A. That tragey contains soliloquies,but comedy does not
B. That comedy contains disguise but tragedy does not
C. That tragedy is imaginative but comedy is not
D. That comedy deals with love but tragedy does not
E. None of the above

Question 358:

• JAMB 1979

A play is drama because

A. It contains characters
B. It does not contain any story
C. It cannot be read silently
D. It can be acted on the stage
E. It is written in verse

Question 359:

• JAMB 1979

The central theme of Shakespeare's As You Like It is

A. Wrestling
B. Disguise
C. Forest life
D. Disagreement between brothers
E. The nature of true love

Question 360:

• JAMB 1979

Which of the following statements is true of Shakespeare's Macbeth

A. Macbeth is a wicked woman who does not love her husband
B. The Birnam wood actually moved
C. The tragedy of Macbeth is caused by Macbeth's ambition and some other factors
D. Macbeth is the only cause of his own tragedy
E. The witches have only good news for Macbeth