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JAMB Literature in English 1978 Question 10

Question 10

Non-African Poetry

In 'The Castle' Muir writes: 'Our only enemy was gold'. This is true because

  1. A.the castle was made of gold
  2. B.all the men swallowed gold
  3. C.there was no gold to pay for arms
  4. D.the captain stole all available gold
  5. E.gold was the cause of their betrayal.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (gold was the cause of their betrayal.)

Explanation

The defenders were strong, but a warder was bribed with gold to let the enemy in through a little gate; gold betrayed them.