Dramatic Techniques - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 181:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Trials of Brother Jero.
Brother Jero displays an act of ingratitude to his master by

A. Enticing the French Jehovah witnesses
B. Dispossessing him of his piece of land
C. Conniving with the Cherubims and Seraphims
D. Organizing a deceitful dancing competition

Question 182:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Trials of Brother Jero.
The play is

A. A melodrama
B. A tragedy
C. An epic
D. A farce

Question 183:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Trials of Brother Jero.
In the play, Soyinka's sympathies lie with the

A. Exploited
B. Rich
C. Imprisoned
D. Accused

Question 184:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
Mrs. Hardcastle's complaint in the play that she misses 'a month's polishing' refers to her

A. Rusting away in the countryside
B. Need to get the latest fashions in London
C. Need to buy the best polish in London
D. Boring life in the countryside

Question 185:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The play is built on

A. Mistaken identities
B. Sentiments and realities
C. Comedy of errors
D. Conttrasts of characters and ideas