2013 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 2

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Based on Buchi Emecheta''s The Joys of Motherhood, Adaku remains faithful to Nnaife until she
A
is rebuked by the Ibuza society for abusing Nnu Ego
B
becomes rich and powerful
C
starts keeping unnecesary friends
D
is unable to give birth to a male child
correct option: b
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Based on George Orwell's Ninety Eighty-Four, the Ministry of Love is concerned with
A
peace and freedom
B
torture and pain
C
joy and peace
D
hatred and pain
correct option: a
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Based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, the instruments of power and torture belong to
A
the thought police
B
individuals
C
the government
D
the party
correct option: a
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Based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, the action in the novel is built around
A
Julia
B
Big Brother
C
Winston Smith
D
O'Brien
correct option: c
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Based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Winston Smith works in the Record Department of the Ministry of
A
Peace
B
Plenty
C
Love
D
Truth
correct option: d
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

The dominant poetic technique employed in Adeoti's Naked Soles is
A
hyperbole
B
onomatopoeia
C
zeugma
D
oxymoron
correct option: b
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm can be described as
A
traditional
B
satiritical
C
didactic
D
dramatic
correct option: a
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

'Since it was you who in all these thin seasons."

The device employed in the line above from Kunene's The Heritage of Liberation, is an example of
A
anecdote
B
aside
C
apostrophe
D
allusion
correct option: c
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

"Let me ask for what reason or rhyme
women refuse to marry?
Woman cannot exist except by man,
what is there in that to vex some of them so?

The lines above from Give Me The Minstrel's Seat is an example of
A
ironical statement
B
rhetorical question
C
pathetic fallacy
D
chiasmus
correct option: b
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These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE.

"Time winged chariot"

The line above from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress depicts
A
the measurement of time
B
how fast events unfold
C
how fast time flies
D
the usefulness of time
correct option: c
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