Dramatic Techniques - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 166:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
Mrs. Hardcastle is depicted as

A. A potential aristocrat
B. An obedient wife
C. A frustrated mother
D. Highly unsociable

Question 167:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
The writer's satire is most biting when applied to

A. The Hastings
B. Mr. Hardcastle
C. Young Marlow
D. Mrs. Hardcastle

Question 168:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
The play is concerned principally with

A. Presenting the problems of social class and British mannerism
B. Changing the traditional view about comedy in England
C. The construction and handling of situations and incidents
D. The presentation of a society without morals

Question 169:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
X: I am told he's a man of an excellent understanding
Y: Is he?
X: Very generous.
Y: I believe I shall like him.
X: Young and brave.
Y: I'm sure I shall like him.
X: And very handsome.
Y:....,I'll have him.
Who are the speakers X and Y and about whom are they speaking ?

A. Neville and Kate about Hastings
B. Kate and her mother about Marlow
C. Miss Hardcastle and Mr. Hardcastle about Tony
D. Mr. Hardcastle and Kate about Marlow

Question 170:

• JAMB 1997

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's
The Trials of Brother Jero.
Which of the following qualities best describes Jero's ability to keep his followers?

A. He is a man of God
B. He distributes gifts to his followers
C. He foretells their future
D. He manipulates them