2006 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 5
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A humorous scene, incident or speech in the course of a serious fiction or drama is a
A humorous scene, incident or speech in the course of a serious fiction or drama is a
A
play-within-the-play
B
comic scene
C
comic relief
D
tragi-comedy
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A travelogue is
A travelogue is
A
the account of the travails of a character in novle
B
a record of the writer's experiences during a journey
C
a variant of a novel written in a free style on a writer's journey
D
the account of the experiences of an indiviual during his lifetime
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Flash back in a literary work help to
Flash back in a literary work help to
A
fill the missing link
B
reveal the characters'mindsets
C
place the story in proper perspective
D
relate events that are extraneous to the story
correct option: d
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An address to a metaphysical source of inspiration by a poet is called
An address to a metaphysical source of inspiration by a poet is called
A
clairvoyance
B
inspiration
C
invocation
D
nemesis
correct option: c
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A complex plot can be described as the plot structure that has
A complex plot can be described as the plot structure that has
A
multiple scenes
B
strands of events runnings concurrently
C
well-developed characters
D
an abstract subject and setting
correct option: b
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A metrical pause occurring in the middle of a line in a poem is called
A metrical pause occurring in the middle of a line in a poem is called
A
rhythm
B
tetrametre
C
assonance
D
caesura
correct option: d
Caesura is a natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The sides of a stage are called
The sides of a stage are called
A
the ways
B
both sides
C
the pits
D
the wings
correct option: d
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This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
The character attributes of Attahiru qualify him as
The character attributes of Attahiru qualify him as
A
an egocentric partriot
B
a Muslim fanatic
C
a religious martyr
D
a political revolutionary
correct option: b
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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga D.I. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
In We must learn Again to Fly; Ofeimum exhorts the reader
In We must learn Again to Fly; Ofeimum exhorts the reader
A
not to lose hope in the face of adversity
B
to enjoy his success
C
to give up if he does not succeed
D
to work harder even if he succeeds
correct option: a
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This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga D.I. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
Keats' on the Grasshopper and Cricket is best described as
Keats' on the Grasshopper and Cricket is best described as
A
romantic
B
medieval
C
metaphysical
D
platonic
correct option: c
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