2011 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 3
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These question are based on George Orwell's Nineteen-Eighty Four.
The power and oppression of an irresistible evil debased Winton's dreams of
The power and oppression of an irresistible evil debased Winton's dreams of
A
freedom and democracy
B
wealth and capitalism
C
sovereignty
D
internal security
correct option: b
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These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; 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. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
in Kunene's A Heritage of Liberation,the persona is concerned with the
in Kunene's A Heritage of Liberation,the persona is concerned with the
A
people's struggle for survival
B
intolerance of the new generation
C
celebration of African tradition
D
criticism of modern tradition
correct option: a
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These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; 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. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
Launko's End of the War portrays the
Launko's End of the War portrays the
A
silence of battlefield
B
irony of life
C
arrangement of war
D
usefulness of praise singers
correct option: b
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These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; 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. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
'Woman cannot exist except by man
What is there in that to vex some of them so?
The statement above from the poem Give Me The Minstrel's Seat.exemplifies
'Woman cannot exist except by man
What is there in that to vex some of them so?
The statement above from the poem Give Me The Minstrel's Seat.exemplifies
A
litotes
B
transferred epithet
C
synechdoche
D
rhetorical question
correct option: d
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These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; 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. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
Marvell, in To His Coy Mistress uses the imagery of death to
Marvell, in To His Coy Mistress uses the imagery of death to
A
appreciates God's power
B
condemn the lady
C
scare the lady
D
underscore life's transcience
correct option: c
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These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; 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. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
To sustain the interest of the readers,Lawrence in Bat uses
To sustain the interest of the readers,Lawrence in Bat uses
A
elision
B
suspense
C
oxymoron
D
hyperbole
correct option: b
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These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; 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. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
'With a running stream and a water-mill beating the darkness. And three trees on the low sky.'
In the excerpt above from Eliot's Journey of the Magi, the dominant literary device is
'With a running stream and a water-mill beating the darkness. And three trees on the low sky.'
In the excerpt above from Eliot's Journey of the Magi, the dominant literary device is
A
oxymoron
B
hyperbole
C
alliteration
D
personification
correct option: c
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These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; 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. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
The tone of Cope's Sonnet VII is generally
The tone of Cope's Sonnet VII is generally
A
persuasive
B
optimistic
C
mournful
D
humorous
correct option: d
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These questions are based on general Literary principles
The large space above the proscenium in a theater from which the scene are controlled is called
The large space above the proscenium in a theater from which the scene are controlled is called
A
aside
B
achronism
C
flies
D
setting
correct option: c
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These questions are based on general Literary principles
'Good warriors make others come to them and do not go to others... When you induce opponent to come to you,then their force is always empty,like attacking emptiness with fulness is throwing stones on eggs.'
Zhang Yu: The Art of War
The theme of the passage above is
'Good warriors make others come to them and do not go to others... When you induce opponent to come to you,then their force is always empty,like attacking emptiness with fulness is throwing stones on eggs.'
Zhang Yu: The Art of War
The theme of the passage above is
A
folly of soldiers
B
spurring people to action
C
war
D
inspiration
correct option: c
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