2010 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4

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These questions are based on General Literary Principles.

Both comedy and tragedy have
A
climax
B
tragic hero
C
stanza
D
happy ending
correct option: a
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These questions are based on General Literary Principles.

A formal dignified speech or writing praising a person or a thing for past or present deeds is
A
eulogy
B
anthology
C
lampoon
D
premiere
correct option: a
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These questions are based on General Literary Principles.

The narrative style in which the hero tells his own story directly is the.
A
subjective
B
first-person
C
third-person
D
objective
correct option: b
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These questions are based on General Literary Principles.

The physical,historical or cultural background of a literary work is referred to as
A
plot
B
time
C
setting
D
episode
correct option: c
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These questions are based on General Literary Principles.

A plot structure that defies chronology can be described as
A
circular
B
episodic
C
orgaanic
D
open-ended
correct option: b
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These questions are based on General Literary Principles.

Pun as a literary device deals with
A
placing words side by side
B
playing on words
C
arragement of words
D
placing two opposite phrases
correct option: b
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These questions are based on General Literary Principles.

In a narrative poem,the poet attempts to
A
describe a place
B
preach a sermon
C
tell a story
D
summarize a story
correct option: c
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These questions are based on General Literary Principles.

The account of an experiences of an individuals during the course of a journey is known as
A
an autobiography
B
a catalogue
C
a memoir
D
a travelogue
correct option: d
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These questions are based on General Literary Principles.

Satirical writing employs
A
synechdoche
B
irony
C
onomatipoeia
D
epigram
correct option: d
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These questions are based on Literary Appreciation.
use the quotation below to answer these two questions
'Bash: You dumb skull of a bone head... you will face court martial for this. You look everywhere? You search inside toilet bowl?
Wole Soyinka: King Baabu
The person being addressed above is a
A
stucent
B
domestic servant
C
lawyer
D
soldier
correct option: d
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