Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 451:

• JAMB 1981

'But 't is strange:
And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,
The instrument of darkness tells us truths,
Win us with honest trifles, to betrays in deepest consequences'.
These words were spoken by

A. Banquo
B. Macbeth
C. Malcolm
D. Lady Macbeth
E. Macduff.

Question 452:

• JAMB 1981

Macbeth is confident that he will not be defeated in battle because

A. All his enemies has gone into exile
B. He is a better fighter than Macduff
C. He had already killed Banquo
D. Lady Macbeth gives him courage
E. The witches gave him an assurance

Question 453:

• JAMB 1981

'They have tied me to a stake:I cannot fly, But bear like i must fight the course'.
Macbeth here is represented as

A. Confident and arrogant
B. Pitiable and evil
C. Pitiable but courageous
D. Pitiable and fearful
E. Merry and confident

Question 454:

• JAMB 1981

Which group of characters appears in Macbeth?

A. Audrey, Phebe, Silvius
B. Charles, Malcolm, Banquo
C. Lennox, Donalbain, Seyton
D. Duncan, frederick, Banquo
E. Oliver, Ross, Banquo

Question 455:

• JAMB 1981

The banished Duke regained his kingdom when his brother Frederick

A. Was defeated in battle
B. Was rejected by his people
C. Died on his way to the woods
D. Was converted by a religious man
E. Became too old to rule