Literature in English JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

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From the novel; Arms and the Man

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man.
‘You know how to hurt with your tongue with your hands. But I don’t care, now I’ve found out that whatever clay I’m made of you’re made of the same…’
What action of the speaker led to the reaction upon which she comments?

  • A. Eavesdropping
  • B. Tale-telling
  • C. Errand-running
  • D. Gossiping
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44
From the novel; Arms and the Man

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man.
What basic character traits are revealed by Bluntschli’s description of himself as ‘a free citizen’ and Raina’s reference to him as ‘my chocolate cream soldier?

  • A. Affection and tale-bearing
  • B. Facetiousness
  • C. Simplicity and naturalness
  • D. Obduracy
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45
From the novel; Arms and the Man

This question is based on George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man.
The main themes in the play are best summed up by the phrase

  • A. military glory and romantic love
  • B. heroism and marriage
  • C. innocent women and brave men
  • D. realism and romance
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46
From the novel; The Lion and the Jewel

This question is based on Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and the Jewel.
Which of the following divisions is used as`a technical device to denote the symbolic significance of certain events?

  • A. Day, morning and afternoon
  • B. Morning, noon and night
  • C. Morning, evening and midnight
  • D. Mid-day, midnight and morning
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47
From the novel; The Lion and the Jewel

This question is based on Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and the Jewel.
Which of the following character traits will apply to Lakunle?

  • A. Comic and absurd
  • B. Stupid and simplistic
  • C. Pompous and spontaneous
  • D. Decisive and bold
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48
From the novel; The Lion and the Jewel

This question is based on Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and the Jewel.
The Bala is symbolically referred to as a fox because of his

  • A. mental powess
  • B. sexual powess
  • C. physical powess
  • D. royalty
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49
From the novel; The Lion and the Jewel

This question is based on Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and the Jewel.
‘This is the words of women. At this moment our star sits in the center of the sky
We are supreme.’
These words were spoken by

  • A. The favourite
  • B. Sadiku
  • C. Sidi
  • D. the third girl
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50
From the novel; The Lion and the Jewel

This question is based on Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and the Jewel.
The two characters that symbolize the lion and the jewel respectively are

  • A. Lakunle and Sidi
  • B. Baroka and Sadiku
  • C. Sadiku and Sidi
  • D. Baroka and Sidi
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