JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1979

Ajụjụ 1 Ripọtì

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

wrestling

disguise

forest life

disagreement between brothers

the nature of true love Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na A Midsummer Night’s Dream (WAEC)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 2 Ripọtì

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

Ofe

Azezabife Azịza ziri ezi

Oguaran

Agbogidi

Odogu

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Drama

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 3 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

dissuade her from marrying his own son

inquire about her health

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 4 Ripọtì

'Strange Meeting' reveals the absurdity of

cowardice

love

hatred Azịza ziri ezi

war

friendship

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 5 Ripọtì

In 'Night',Soyinka describes night as

horrifying

terrifying Azịza ziri ezi

protective

soothing

both protective and terrifying

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Literary Appreciation (JAMB)

Literary Appreciation

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 6 Ripọtì

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

opression through labour

the dignity of labour

happy childhood

conflict of the culture Azịza ziri ezi

none of the above

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Drama

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 7 Ripọtì

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

sarcastic Azịza ziri ezi

complimentary

admissive

pleading

commanding

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 8 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

dead earnest

serious

angry

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 9 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

the flight of birds in certain reasons

Akọwa Nkọwa

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 10 Ripọtì

'Exposition' in a play means

the initial unfolding of the necessary background of the play

its climax

the marriage of the hero and heroine

the untangling of the plot Azịza ziri ezi

the private speech of a character

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 11 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

Macbeth is the only cause of his own tragedy

The witches have only good news for Macbeth

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Drama

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 12 Ripọtì

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

birds

children

trade

rivers

destiny Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na “a Government Driver On His Retirement” By Onu Chi (WAEC)

“a Government Driver On His Retirement” By Onu Chi

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 13 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

they are always cheap

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Literary Appreciation (JAMB)

Literary Appreciation

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 14 Ripọtì

The most quarrelsome character in Romeo and Juliet is

Benvolio

Tybalt

Paris

Mercutio Azịza ziri ezi

Juliet's nurse

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Drama

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 15 Ripọtì

Point out the odd item in this list

Romeo and Juliet

Ozidi

Tom Sawyer

A Raisin in the Sun Azịza ziri ezi

Kongi's Harvest

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Drama

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 16 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

friends can always get it for you

you can always have it as bonus at work

your taste is always available

Akọwa Nkọwa

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 17 Ripọtì

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

contempt

fear

sympathy Azịza ziri ezi

hatred

none of the above

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 18 Ripọtì

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

revenge

ambition

faith

fate Azịza ziri ezi

existence

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 19 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 20 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

unconcern

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Literary Appreciation (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Poetry

Literary Appreciation

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 21 Ripọtì

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

happiness

nostalgia Azịza ziri ezi

sadness

despair

hatred

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na “Black Woman” By Leopold Sedar Senghor (WAEC)

“Black Woman” By Leopold Sedar Senghor

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 22 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

an understatement

an illogicallity

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 23 Ripọtì

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

death Azịza ziri ezi

urine

flowers

goddess of the Earth

love

Akọwa Nkọwa

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 24 Ripọtì

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

biologically

scientifically

figuratively Azịza ziri ezi

literally

sociologically

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 25 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

the light from the candle

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Drama

Poetry

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 26 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

the lady is not beautiful

the lady is too possesive

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 27 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 28 Ripọtì

In Kossoh Town Boy,the hero presents his father as

tyrannical

despotic

strict Azịza ziri ezi

weak

selfish

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Drama

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 29 Ripọtì

One of the following is a mark of good poetry

An interesting story

Imaginative use of language Azịza ziri ezi

Realistic Characterisation

Flashback

Audience participation

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Poetry

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 30 Ripọtì

A good plot must posses

many exciting events

good,interesting characters

a pleasant setting

intrigue Azịza ziri ezi

single,complete and ordered action

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Drama

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 31 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

the grapes are wilder than herself

the grapes are older than herself

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 32 Ripọtì

In 'Tell Freedom' injustice is symbolized by

the author's life at Elsburg

Peter's friendship with Anne

the Indian provison shops Azịza ziri ezi

the sign'Reserved for Europeans Only'

the activities of the street gangs

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 33 Ripọtì

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

a poem of resistance against oppression Azịza ziri ezi

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

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 34 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

Drama

Poetry

General Literary Principles

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 35 Ripọtì

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

ironical Azịza ziri ezi

complimentary

exclamatory

rhetorical

interrogatory

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 36 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 37 Ripọtì

In 'The Vultures' the vultures are

birds of prey

African hunters

colonial masters Azịza ziri ezi

vampires

sacrificial animals

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 38 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

a political career

a family estate in Clybourne Park

a film industry

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Drama

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 39 Ripọtì

The Adventure of Tom Sawyer depicts Tom's

naivety Azịza ziri ezi

crass stupidity

ingenuity

hard heartedness

riches

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Prose (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Prose

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 40 Ripọtì

Pick out the odd one

Metaphor

Characterization Azịza ziri ezi

Personification

Rythm

Simile

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Drama

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 41 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

it is written in verse

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

Drama

Poetry

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 42 Ripọtì

Kontiki Expedition demonstrates human

rashness

wastefulness

tactlessness

courage Azịza ziri ezi

recklessness

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 43 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

E.G. Okara

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 44 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

inability to understand life

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Poetry (JAMB)

Poetry

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 45 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

she is anxiuos to marry Romeo

she finds the name Romeo unromantic

she wants Romeo to bear a particular name

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na Drama (JAMB)

Drama

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 46 Ripọtì

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 Azịza ziri ezi

bewildering

strange

Akọwa Nkọwa

Gụọ akwụkwọ nkuzi na General Literary Principles (JAMB)

General Literary Principles

Lee Azịza

Ajụjụ 47 Ripọtì

Events in The Concubine are dominated by

Ihuoma