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JAMB Literature in English 1984 Question 27

Question 27

Other Set Texts: African Prose
From Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
The passage, as printed

This passage from Things Fall Apart suggests that one of the reasons why traditional African society disintegrated was that Africans are

  1. A.weary, lazy people
  2. B.very docile people
  3. C.peace-loving people
  4. D.militarily weak people
  5. E.inferior beings compared to white people.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (militarily weak people)

Explanation

The men obey "without a murmur" because they face armed soldiers they cannot resist.