Jamb 2012 Literature Past Questions And Answers
Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,
The play shares the feature of classical tragedy through the use of
- A. violence on stage
- B. chorus
- C. comic relief
- D. flashback
Based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four
Two minutes hate is a programme designed for
- A. parents
- B. thought police
- C. the community
- D. children
Meka, kneeling down in his usual fashion with his behind up in the air.
Kelara knelt down beside him.
Amalia and her husband knelt down as well.
Based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal, the actions of Meka, Kelara, Amalia and her husband signify
- A. parade
- B. dance
- C. prayer
- D. celebration
Based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood,
The little money Nnaife makes after returning from Fernando PO is used for
- A. expanding Nnu Ego's business
- B. expanding Nnu Ego's business
- C. sending his children to school
- D. getting more wives
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A poet's use of regular rhythm is known as
- A. allegory
- B. assonance
- C. metre
- D. onomatopoeia
He had knocked his toes against so many things that he had no toenails anymore and the yaws he had suffered from his youth had twisted his toes up so that they pointed to the sky
Based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal,the description above is in reference to the foot of
- A. Kelara
- B. Meka
- C. Egamba
- D. Mvondo
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Characterization in a novel refers to the
- A. writer's opinion of the characters
- B. way the characters are revealed to the reader
- C. characters and the way they behave
- D. reader's opinion of the characters
Based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood,
As a symbol of marital success and fulfillment, Ibuza community places a lot of importance on
- A. childbirth
- B. wealth
- C. male child
- D. female child
If you touch me, I shall smash your face with this bottle
Based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters, the issue at stake is that
- A. Maanan is trying to compromise
- B. Lawyer B is trying to kiss Maanan
- C. James sees Awere as a bad influence
- D. Mrs Bonu is taunting Maanan for loving her husband
These qustion is based on selected poems from Johnson, R, et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ED.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry: U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
The movement in Adeoti's Naked Soles is characterized by
- A. hope and agreement
- B. freedom and self-determination
- C. pricks and tears
- D. dissapointed and disarray