2000 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New poetry from Africa;Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry; M. Umukoro and A Sani et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; A.E. Eruvbetine and M. Jibril et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In Ode on a Grecian Urn,'John Keats is concerned with
In Ode on a Grecian Urn,'John Keats is concerned with
A
the impermanence of the Grecian Urn
B
human and eternal love
C
the youthfulness of lovers
D
everlasting beauty of art
correct option: d
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The term for the moral flaw or weakness that leads to the downfall of a major character in drama is
The term for the moral flaw or weakness that leads to the downfall of a major character in drama is
A
chaos
B
hamartia
C
denouement
D
reversal
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The figure of speech in which a character makes a statement that has or would have deep and serious implication in the play is
The figure of speech in which a character makes a statement that has or would have deep and serious implication in the play is
A
aside
B
euphemism
C
dramatic irony
D
textual contrast
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A character who does not develop or experience change in the course of his or her existence in a novel is a
A character who does not develop or experience change in the course of his or her existence in a novel is a
A
round character
B
flat character
C
rounded character
D
major character
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A panegyric poem is composed to
A panegyric poem is composed to
A
abuse
B
condemn
C
praise
D
elaborate
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The narrator in a prose work who is also a character is
The narrator in a prose work who is also a character is
A
subjective narrator
B
objective narrator
C
omniscient narrator
D
participatory narrator
correct option: a
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A primary ballad is associated with
A primary ballad is associated with
A
educated people
B
urban folk
C
the nomads
D
rural folk
correct option: d
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A trilogy is the
A trilogy is the
A
sequence of three one-act drama written by the same author
B
set of three players written by the same authors
C
collection of three poems of equal length
D
series of related stories divided into three equal parts
correct option: d
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A novel which focuses on the adventures of a rogue who does not change much in the course of the story is
A novel which focuses on the adventures of a rogue who does not change much in the course of the story is
A
romanesque
B
grotesque
C
picaresque
D
burlesque
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The term given to a type of incident or device which recurs frequently in Literature is
The term given to a type of incident or device which recurs frequently in Literature is
A
motif
B
ritual
C
myth
D
concept
correct option: a
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