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JAMB Literature in English 2008 Question 41

Question 41

Literary Appreciation: Prose and Drama
JAMB 2008: Festus Iyayi, Heroes (extract)
The passage, as printed

The speaker here contends that

  1. A.soldiers are generally wicked
  2. B.human nature has to do with a profession
  3. C.soldiers are characteristically gentle
  4. D.the latent brutality in man finds expression in war.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (the latent brutality in man finds expression in war.)

Explanation

The speaker argues that the brutality is already hidden inside a person, and war and a uniform simply let it come out.