JAMB Literature in English 2014 Question 14

Question 14

Other Set Texts: African Prose

Questions 14 to 16 are based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus. In the novel, one of the changes introduced into St. Agnes' Church by Father Benedict is that

  1. A.everyone must take holy communion.
  2. B.there must be fasting every month.
  3. C.the Credo must be recited in Igbo.
  4. D.the Kyrie must be rendered only in Latin.
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Answer: D (the Kyrie must be rendered only in Latin.)

Explanation

Father Benedict, the white priest, insists that the Credo and Kyrie be said only in Latin, not Igbo.