Dramatic Techniques - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 141:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
'...Then, let her take another husband from among her own people. A woman without a man is like rich farm soil without the feel of roots.
beautiful woman without a man is a crab-over-protected by shells: selfish...'
This statement in the play refers to the

A. Attack on Benin customs by the whitemen
B. Marital status of Queen Victoria
C. Hatred the Oba has for unmarried white women
D. Oba's desire to marry Queen Victoria

Question 142:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
In the play, the Oba's poetic language reveals his

A. Humility
B. Heroism
C. Nobility
D. Haughtiness

Question 143:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi.
'...The python, seeking assurance of adulthood, measures his length with the palm tree ...
Who is referred to as the palm tree in these lines?

A. The chiefs
B. Ologbosere
C. The royal wives
D. The soldiers

Question 144:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
The play reaches a turning point when

A. Macduff's wife and children are murdered
B. Banquo is murdered and Fleance escapes
C. Duncan is murdered in Macbeth's castle
D. Macbeth sees the witches a scond time

Question 145:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
It is dramatic irony that the 'castle which has a gentle air' happens to be the

A. Orchard of Macbeth
B. Witches' enclave
C. Forest of Dunsinane
D. Death-place of King Duncan