2002 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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This question is based on General Literary Principles
A body of imaginative men and women of letters is generally referred to as
A body of imaginative men and women of letters is generally referred to as
A
litterateur
B
laureattes
C
literaria
D
literati
correct option: d
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A poem written to celebrate one's wedding is
A poem written to celebrate one's wedding is
A
a pastoral
B
an epithalamium
C
a prothalamium
D
a terza rima
correct option: b
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An iambic metrical foot consists of
An iambic metrical foot consists of
A
an unstressed syllable foolowing a stressed syllable
B
a stressed syllable following another stressed syllable
C
an unstressed syllable following another unstressed syllable
D
a stressed syllable following an unstressed syllable
correct option: a
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Empathy is achieved when the audience
Empathy is achieved when the audience
A
feels betrayed bythe director
B
denounces and humiliates the protagonist
C
vicariously participates in the stage experience
D
attacks the character foil
correct option: c
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The overall design of a drama to which all other components relate is its
The overall design of a drama to which all other components relate is its
A
catharsis
B
exposition
C
structure
D
symbol
correct option: b
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What does the protagonist do in a picaresque novel?
What does the protagonist do in a picaresque novel?
A
He embarks on a journey
B
He slows down the narration
C
He draws illustrative pictures
D
He becomes an artist
correct option: a
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In the plot of a novel emphasis should be placed on
In the plot of a novel emphasis should be placed on
A
showing casual connection of incidents
B
the vivid presentation of incidents
C
the accurate presentation of incidents
D
narrating the truth of incidents
correct option: a
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An irredeemable reversal of the hero's fortune in a tragedy is called
An irredeemable reversal of the hero's fortune in a tragedy is called
A
anagnorisis
B
peripeteia
C
purgation
D
hubris
correct option: b
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A system of plot development which creates the future through anticipation and the past through memory is
A system of plot development which creates the future through anticipation and the past through memory is
A
deja vu
B
avant-garde
C
medieval
D
metaphysical
correct option: b
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A limerick has
A limerick has
A
ornate style, humour, irony and seven lines
B
humour, rhyme scheme and five lines
C
formal and elaborate style and humour
D
a stinging climax, rhyme scheme and five lines
correct option: b
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