Appreciation - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 1978

In 'The Castle' Muir writes:Our only enemy was gold'! This is true because

A. The castle was made of gold
B. All the men swallowed gold
C. There was no gold to pay for arms
D. The captain stole all available gold
E. Gold was the cause of their betrayal

Question 42:

• 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 43:

• 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 44:

• 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

Question 45:

• JAMB 1978

'And Your laughter like a flame piercing the shadows Has revealed Africa to me beyond the snows of yesterday'.'Shadows' in the above quotation means

A. Hazy figures which appear before the poet
B. Experiences which have hidden Africa from the poet's view
C. A period of suffering in the poet's life
D. Unclear ideas which the poet has
E. The ghosts of the dead