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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 16:
These question are based on George Orwell's Nineteen-Eighty Four. The novel draws a picture of
  • A A useless past
  • B An unstable moment
  • C A peaceful atmosphere
  • D A totalitarian future
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Question 17:
These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse. The theme of the Acquah's In the Navel of the Soul is
  • A The conflict of traditions
  • B The futility of man and his tradition
  • C The strenght in diversity of culture and traditional views
  • D Ensuring that traditions and beliefs were strictly observed
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Question 18:
These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse. In Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm, the thunderstorm begins with
  • A Rain from the west
  • B Rain from the east
  • C Clouds from the west
  • D Clouds from the east
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Question 19:
These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse. In Naked soles, Adeoti writes that the carnival of naked soles dances through
  • A Scorching sun
  • B Blooming thorns
  • C A cloudy atmosphere
  • D A dirty room
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Question 20:
These question are based on George Orwell's Nineteen-Eighty Four. The novel can be described as
  • A Optimistic
  • B Persuasive
  • C Pessimistic
  • D Antagonistic
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