Jamb 1978 Literature In English Questions
Question 26:
As a character,Ozidi,in J.P Clark's play of that name,is ruined by
- A Too great interest in women
- B Too much love of peace
- C Excessive belief in his own powers
- D Too great dependence on his grand-mother
- E The wickedness of his enemies
View Answer & ExplanationQuestion 27:
In Twelfth Night
'If music be the food of love,play on
Give me excess of it,that surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken and die'
was spoken by
- A Curio
- B Valentine
- C Orsino
- D Antonio
- E Sir Andrew
View Answer & ExplanationQuestion 28:
Ihuoma cannot be a successful wife in The Concubine because
- A She is troublesome and cruel
- B The sea god,her spirit husband has put a curse on her
- C Nobody wishes to marry her in the village
- D She is too old to bear children
- E She is a widow
View Answer & ExplanationQuestion 29:
The old and new values in No Longer At Ease are represented by
- A The European Club and Joseph
- B Obi and Clara
- C The Umuofia Progressive Union and Obi
- D Mr Green and Miss Williamson
- E None of the above
View Answer & ExplanationQuestion 30:
Achebe's language and style in No Longer At Ease is remarkable
- A For its short and simple sentences
- B For its day-to-day expressions
- C For its reflection of the speech of the ordinary man
- D For using the speech style of most African communities
- E For reflecting the speech patterns of the different segments of the Nigerian society
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