1994 JAMB UTME Literature In English Past Questions

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UZAZAKPO:In my madness, I served Oba Adolo, your Father. That same madness has helped me Keep my body in this palace as jester underYour full moon. If you will listen to me and myMadness, I will tell you frankly that the…

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The factor which led to the collapse of the Benin Empire was

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In his judgement over the elders,Ovonramwen reveals his preference for

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"Thou loosest labourAs easy may'st thou the in trenchant airWith thy keen sword impress,..."Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the confidence above derives from the fact that

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"Rather than so, come fate, into the list,And champion me to the utterance!"Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth, "Rather than so"in the quotation above refers to

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"Why should I play the Roman fool, and dieOn mine own sword?"Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth,playing the Roman fool from the above statement implies

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"There's no artTo find the mind's construction in the face...'Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth,the above statement means that there is no

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"IfA provoked houseboyCannot match hisWicked masterStrength with strength,He maims the master's favoriteGoat!"Obaruduagbon employs this proverb to explain why

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The pauper in Richard Ntiru's poem of that title is

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"...He who sharpened the edge of hearts...."In Kunene's To The Soldier "Hero" is

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"The drum is silenced in mid-throb;The flute is flung away;And ears strain to master the maledictionOf the thunder."These lines from "For Christopher Okigbo" shows that the main occurrence in the poem is

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The word which when applied describes the posture of the speaker in "The Fence" is

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'...Sir, nose-painting, sleep and urine.Lechery,Sir, it provokes:it provokes theDesire, but it takes away the performance.'Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the statement above can best be described as

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"I came down the step with my pitcherAnd must wait, must stand and wait, for there heWas at the trough before me."These lines from "Snakes" suggests that the

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"...Lying down in the melting snow.There were times we regrettedThe summer palaces on slopes, the terraces,And the silken girls bringing sherbert."The emotion evoked in this passage from "Journey of the Magi" is that of

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The line 'Ask them why they idle there' in Kofi Awoonor's Song of Sorrow' is a reference to

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"Kwarshiorkor", "grave", "ravage", "wreck", "funeral", "piles" and fearful". These words from J.P. Clarks "The Casualties" connote

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"...Let the greying day grow,...let the evening horns blow,...let the melting mountains go...'The repetition of these lines from Atukwei Okai's "Sunset Sonata"

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"Now take this boat business for instance. There is a lot of money to be made in it,but start something, and fools will start shouting slogans at you."Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, who…

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"In Oyo's eyes there was now real gratitude.Perhaps for the first time in their married life theMan could believe that she was glad to have him The way he was."Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet B…

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