Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 461:

• JAMB 1981

In Kongi's Harvest, Wole Soyinka dramatizes

A. The fall of a great man
B. The rise of a carpenters brigade
C. The tragedy of Seyi
D. The growth and development of political tyranny
E. The distruction of a great African country

Question 462:

• JAMB 1981

Who accompanied Kongi on his retreat

A. Oba Danlola
B. No one
C. Seyi
D. Daodu
E. The secretary

Question 463:

• JAMB 1981

Drama is essentially different from poetry because

A. Always involve many characters
B. Exist mainly in action
C. Uses elevated language
D. Uses localized imagery
E. Deals with tragic experience

Question 464:

• JAMB 1981

Which of the following statements best describes comedy

A. A play in which no body dies
B. A play which makes us laugh
C. Play in which the hero is a clown
D. A play which end happily
E. A play which is not boring.

Question 465:

• JAMB 1981

'Such drizzling can go on for many days', she said in a dull voice. They both relapsed into silence, making a picture of bereaved children from whom life has suddenly lost warmth, colour, and excitement. There was no fire in the hearth. The mood caught in this scene is one of

A. Excitement
B. Warmth
C. Hopefulness
D. High spirits
E. Sadness.