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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 11:
This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
The writer's satire is most biting when applied to
  • A The Hastings
  • B Mr. Hardcastle
  • C Young Marlow
  • D Mrs. Hardcastle
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Question 12:
This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
The play is concerned principally with
  • A Presenting the problems of social class and British mannerism
  • B Changing the traditional view about comedy in England
  • C The construction and handling of situations and incidents
  • D The presentation of a society without morals
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Question 13:
This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
X: I am told he's a man of an excellent understanding
Y: Is he?
X: Very generous.
Y: I believe I shall like him.
X: Young and brave.
Y: I'm sure I shall like him.
X: And very handsome.
Y:....,I'll have him.
Who are the speakers X and Y and about whom are they speaking ?
  • A Neville and Kate about Hastings
  • B Kate and her mother about Marlow
  • C Miss Hardcastle and Mr. Hardcastle about Tony
  • D Mr. Hardcastle and Kate about Marlow
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Question 14:
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In 'Hurrah for Thunder', Christopher Okigbo celebrates
  • A Thunder
  • B Destruction
  • C Change
  • D Hunters
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Question 15:
This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'The eye that looks down will surely see the nose
The finger that fits should be used to pick the nose
The lines above from 'Hurrah for Thunder' bear two major connotations.
These are
  • A Watchfulness and awareness
  • B Sensitiveness and arrogance
  • C Patience and caution
  • D Caution and justice
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