Dramatic Techniques - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 121:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
Which of the following character traits will apply to Lakunle?

A. Comic and absurd
B. Stupid and simplistic
C. Pompous and spontaneous
D. Decisive and bold

Question 122:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
Which of the following divisions is used as`a technical device to denote the symbolic significance of certain events?

A. Day, morning and afternoon
B. Morning, noon and night
C. Morning, evening and midnight
D. Mid-day, midnight and morning

Question 123:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
The main themes in the play are best summed up by the phrase

A. Military glory and romantic love
B. Heroism and marriage
C. Innocent women and brave men
D. Realism and romance

Question 124:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
What basic character traits are revealed by Bluntschli's description of himself as 'a free citizen' and Raina's reference to him as 'my chocolate cream soldier?

A. Affection and tale-bearing
B. Facetiousness
C. Simplicity and naturalness
D. Obduracy

Question 125:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
'You know how to hurt with your tongue with your hands. But I don't care, now I've found out that whatever clay I'm made of you're made of the same...'
What action of the speaker led to the reaction upon which she comments?

A. Eavesdropping
B. Tale-telling
C. Errand-running
D. Gossiping