JAMB English Language 2021 Objective — Question 1

Question 1 of 60 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) English Language 2021 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Which of the following is NOT true about the perception of black men in the passage?

A. They are more sexually active than their European counterparts.
B. Their sexual organs are not fully developed compared to their European counterparts.Correct
C. They are oversexed and sexually more virile than their European counterparts.
D. They are sexually animalistic and more physically developed than their European counterparts.

Explanation

The passage discusses the racist myth that black men are OVER-endowed/oversexed, not under-developed. So the statement claiming their organs are 'not fully developed' contradicts that stereotype and is therefore the one that is NOT true.

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