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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 11:
Which character made the following statement in Macbeth?:
This castle hath a pleasant seat, the air Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself
Unto our gentle senses'
  • A Macbeth
  • B Duncan
  • C Lady Macbeth
  • D Macduff
  • E Lennox
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Question 12:
Which character does NOT fit into the group?
  • A Corin
  • B Silvius
  • C William
  • D Young Siward
  • E Audrey.
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Question 13:
The subject of 'If You Should Know Me' by Oswald Mtshali is that the
  • A Blacks should create a new image for themselves
  • B Blacks should get ajusted to the image the whites have created for them
  • C Whites should know the blacks very well
  • D Whites should deal with the uncompromising blacks
  • E Blacks should always be law abiding
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Question 14:
In The Marriage of Anansewa, to which character
do the following praise-names refer?
'Oh Mighty-Tree-of-Ancient-Origin
Mighty-Tree-of-Ancient-Origin
Rooted in the shrine of deity
Countless branches in which
Benighted wandering birds
Are welcome to shelter'
  • A Togbe Klu IV
  • B Chief of the Mines
  • C Chief-Who-Is-Chief
  • D Chief of Sapa
  • E Property Man.
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Question 15:
In Oswald Mtshali's 'nightfall in Soweto', Night represents
  • A The oppression of whites by the Africans
  • B White people's fear by the Africans
  • C The black victimization of white people
  • D The oppression of the Africans by the white people
  • E The rebelion of the white people
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