JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1979

Question 1 Rapport

In 'Telephone Conversation', the tone of the question 'You mean-like plain or milk chocolate? is

sarcastic Bonne réponse

complimentary

admissive

pleading

commanding

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Question 2 Rapport

We returned to our places,these kingdoms ,
But no longer at ease here,in the old dispensation,
With an alien people clutching their goods.
I should be glad of another death.
The author of these lines is

W.B. Yeats

Chinua Achebe

Thomas Hardy

T.S. Elliot Bonne réponse

E.G. Okara

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Question 3 Rapport

The Adventure of Tom Sawyer depicts Tom's

naivety Bonne réponse

crass stupidity

ingenuity

hard heartedness

riches

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Question 4 Rapport

Although the following statement is not a direct quotation from any books,it serves as as an aid to identifying characters that appear in the works.Read it carefully and say which character is likely to make it: 'How could i have succumbed to the pressures of the corrupt society?I thought i would be a successful social reformer but now i am as bad as those i criticize'

Ihuoma

Tom

Clara

Emenike

Obi Okonkwo Bonne réponse

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Question 5 Rapport

In 'Tell Freedom' injustice is symbolized by

the author's life at Elsburg

Peter's friendship with Anne

the Indian provison shops Bonne réponse

the sign'Reserved for Europeans Only'

the activities of the street gangs

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Question 6 Rapport

The Concubine
'Ihuoma,my child' Wigwe began at last,'really i ought to have come here with more people,but i have avoided formalities because i want to spare myself any embarrassment.Formalities will come later if all goes well'.
Wigwe has come to Ihuoma in order to

marry her clandestinely

gain her consent before coming with relations

persuade her to marry his own son Bonne réponse

dissuade her from marrying his own son

inquire about her health

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Question 7 Rapport

A good plot must posses

many exciting events

good,interesting characters

a pleasant setting

intrigue Bonne réponse

single,complete and ordered action

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Question 8 Rapport

Kontiki Expedition demonstrates human

rashness

wastefulness

tactlessness

courage Bonne réponse

recklessness

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Question 9 Rapport

Kenneth Kaunda's Zambia Shall Be Free is a non-fictional work because

it is about politics

it has no characters

it evokes no feelings

it is not written by a novelist

it deals with real life events Bonne réponse

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Question 10 Rapport

A Raisin' in the Sun
That's it.There you are.Man say to his woman got me a dream.His woman got me a dream.His woman say:I got to take hold of this here world,baby!And a woman will say:Eat your eggs and go to work....
'a dream' in this speech refers to

a liquor store

a prosperous academic career Bonne réponse

a political career

a family estate in Clybourne Park

a film industry

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Question 11 Rapport

In Kossoh Town Boy,the hero presents his father as

tyrannical

despotic

strict Bonne réponse

weak

selfish

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Question 12 Rapport

One of the following is a mark of good poetry

An interesting story

Imaginative use of language Bonne réponse

Realistic Characterisation

Flashback

Audience participation

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Question 13 Rapport

In Night of Seine,the word'dark' in 'listen to our dark blood beat' is used

biologically

scientifically

figuratively Bonne réponse

literally

sociologically

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Question 14 Rapport

In 'The Duel' the line 'And the swords clicked and scrapped,and the onsets sped' indicates

the depth of their fatique

the loftiness of their hopes

the abjectness of their fears

the fervour of their prayers

the fierceness of the fight Bonne réponse

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Question 15 Rapport

Kalu Uka's 'Earth to Earth' is about one of the following

death Bonne réponse

urine

flowers

goddess of the Earth

love

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Question 16 Rapport

In 'Wild Grapes' the narrator says 'You see me celebrate two birthdays,And give myself out as two different ages because

she is reincarnated

she has first declared a false age

the incident of the poem begins a new chapter in her life Bonne réponse

the grapes are wilder than herself

the grapes are older than herself

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Question 17 Rapport

Point out the odd item in this list

Romeo and Juliet

Ozidi

Tom Sawyer

A Raisin in the Sun Bonne réponse

Kongi's Harvest

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Question 18 Rapport

The central theme of Shakespeare's As You Like It is

wrestling

disguise

forest life

disagreement between brothers

the nature of true love Bonne réponse

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Question 19 Rapport

I lingered over the choice
But in the darkness of my doubts
You lifted the lamp of love
And i saw in your face
The road that i should take
In 'The Mesh' the poet 'lingered over the choice' because

he had quarelled with the lady

he is not yet sure of the lady's love

he is not yet sure of his love for the lady Bonne réponse

the lady is not beautiful

the lady is too possesive

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Question 20 Rapport

'Strange Meeting' reveals the absurdity of

cowardice

love

hatred Bonne réponse

war

friendship

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Question 21 Rapport

Peter Abraham's Mine Boy is about one of the following

opression through labour

the dignity of labour

happy childhood

conflict of the culture Bonne réponse

none of the above

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Question 22 Rapport

Mtchali's 'Nightfall in Soweto'is about one of the following

moonlight play at night

disease that attacks the body

a man fighting against a dangerous animal

an animal attacking a helpless man

a wicked man opressing a helpless man Bonne réponse

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Question 23 Rapport

The woods decay,the woods decay and fall,
The vapors weep their burden to the ground,
Man comes and fills the field and lies beneath,
And after many a summer dies the swan.
The theme of these lines is

the falling of leaves

the ground on which the leaves fall

man as a farmer

the power of death over every life Bonne réponse

the flight of birds in certain reasons

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Question 24 Rapport

A novel can be described as

a narration of facts

a story

a brief description of a concept or point of view

an extended prose narrative covering a wide range of characters and experience Bonne réponse

a narration of an incedent

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Question 25 Rapport

In 'The Vultures' the vultures are

birds of prey

African hunters

colonial masters Bonne réponse

vampires

sacrificial animals

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Question 26 Rapport

The difference between tragedy and comedy is

that tragey contains soliloquies,but comedy does not

that comedy contains disguise but tragedy does not

that tragedy is imaginative but comedy is not

that comedy deals with love but tragedy does not

none of the above Bonne réponse

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Question 27 Rapport

In 'The Call of the River Nun','O'incomprehensible God!' expresses the poet's

anger against God

horror of God

acceptance of God

rejection of God Bonne réponse

inability to understand life

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Question 28 Rapport

The dominant feeling in Leopold Sedar Senghor's 'In Memoriam' is

happiness

nostalgia Bonne réponse

sadness

despair

hatred

Détails de la réponse

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Question 29 Rapport

Which of these secondary characters stands out from the others in the development of the action in Ozidi?

Ofe

Azezabife Bonne réponse

Oguaran

Agbogidi

Odogu

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Question 30 Rapport

Modern African Stories
In Alex la Guma's A Matter of Taste, it is a matter of taste to eat exactly what you want because

that is your own favourite choice

you can afford it Bonne réponse

friends can always get it for you

you can always have it as bonus at work

your taste is always available

Détails de la réponse

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Question 31 Rapport

A play is drama because

it contains characters

it does not contain any story

it cannot be read silently

it can be acted on the stage Bonne réponse

it is written in verse

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Question 32 Rapport

In Birago Diop's 'Vanity',these two lines 'Sad complaining voices of beggars
Who indeed will hear them without laughter?'contain

an exaggeration

a hyperbole

a paradox Bonne réponse

an understatement

an illogicallity

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Question 33 Rapport

In 'Come Away My Love' Kariuki deals with the problems of

love in the abstract

reflections on shop windows

the music of the piano

love between people of different races Bonne réponse

the light from the candle

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Question 34 Rapport

Our attitude to the hero of George Elliot's Sill Marner is one of

contempt

fear

sympathy Bonne réponse

hatred

none of the above

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Question 35 Rapport

In a 'Portrait', a poet writes:
At mankind's feast,i take my place
In solemn,sanctimonious state,
And have the air of saying grace
While i defile the dinner plate.
The tone of this passage may be described as

solemn

self-mocking Bonne réponse

dead earnest

serious

angry

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Question 36 Rapport

Mr Johnson always buys beautiful things for his wife Bamu because

he has plenty of money

he loves to see beautiful things onher

she demands them from him

his friends buy such things for their wives Bonne réponse

they are always cheap

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Question 37 Rapport

In 'Night',Soyinka describes night as

horrifying

terrifying Bonne réponse

protective

soothing

both protective and terrifying

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Question 38 Rapport

In 'The Executioner's Dream',the first line 'I dream I saw an eye,a pretty eye' is

ironical Bonne réponse

complimentary

exclamatory

rhetorical

interrogatory

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Question 39 Rapport

Dennis Brutus' 'A Troubadour I Traverse' is on the following

a poem of resistance against oppression Bonne réponse

a poem about a lost lover

a poem about a journey of exploration

a poem of satisfaction with one's society

none of the above

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Question 40 Rapport

Pick out the odd one

Metaphor

Characterization Bonne réponse

Personification

Rythm

Simile

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Question 41 Rapport

'Stream-side Exchange' primarily shows J.P Clark's interest in

birds

children

trade

rivers

destiny Bonne réponse

Détails de la réponse

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Question 42 Rapport

A woman cried out.The policeman who was edging nearer had been joined by another.Both were edging nearer.Carefully and slowly.But it was not that that had made the woman cry out.She had seen one of the men's hand slip.He was now holding on by one hand only.The crowd was tense.This was the Kill.Automatically they moved forward in a body.The doctor was in the lead.
The author of this passage creates in the reader

disbelief

a feeling of nostalgia

a feeling of light hearted relaxation

suspense Bonne réponse

unconcern

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Question 43 Rapport

She rose up.She walked up to the table.She stirred up the food once more,and lifted it up from the hot plate.She picked up the second pan and placed it on the red coils.From underneath,in the cardboard box,she collected two enamel plates green with a red band.she wiped them with a white napkin hanging on the line over the bed.she brought out two forks and two spoons.
By using details, the author of the above passage makes the scene

monotonous

unattractive

realistic Bonne réponse

bewildering

strange

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Question 44 Rapport

Which of the following statements is true of Shakespeare's Macbeth

Macbeth is a wicked woman who does not love her husband

The Birnam wood actually moved

The tragedy of Macbeth is caused by Macbeth's ambition and some other factors Bonne réponse

Macbeth is the only cause of his own tragedy

The witches have only good news for Macbeth

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Question 45 Rapport

Events in The Concubine are dominated by

Ihuoma

Emenike

The Sea god

supernatural elements Bonne réponse

Ekwueme

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Question 46 Rapport

The most quarrelsome character in Romeo and Juliet is

Benvolio

Tybalt

Paris

Mercutio Bonne réponse

Juliet's nurse

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Question 47 Rapport

'The Choir master's Burial' shows man

gratitude

ingratitude Bonne réponse

devotion

spineless

courage

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Question 48 Rapport

'The Sacrilege' ends on a note of the complexity of

revenge

ambition

faith

fate Bonne réponse

existence

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Question 49 Rapport

Romeo and Juliet
"O'Romeo,Romeo!Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy father and refuse thy name"
Juliet makes this statement because

she hates Romeo

she hates Romeo's father Bonne réponse

she is anxiuos to marry Romeo

she finds the name Romeo unromantic

she wants Romeo to bear a particular name

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Question 50 Rapport

'Exposition' in a play means

the initial unfolding of the necessary background of the play