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JAMB Literature in English 1986 Question 10

Question 10

Set Text: Julius Caesar

In Julius Caesar, one occasion when the misunderstanding of the ordinary people of Rome caused a big problem was

  1. A.at the Capitol when Caesar was given a crown
  2. B.at the Capitol when Brutus and Mark Antony addressed the Romans
  3. C.at the battlefield when Brutus attacked the army of Octavius
  4. D.in the streets of Rome when Cinna the poet was killed.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (in the streets of Rome when Cinna the poet was killed.)

Explanation

The crowd mistakes Cinna the poet for the conspirator Cinna and kills him.