2014 - JAMB Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 3

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In literature, a flat character can be described as one who
A
is undeveloped
B
undergoes changes
C
dies abruptly
D
achieves greatness
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Dramatis personae in a play refers to
A
a list of characters
B
order of appearance
C
cast list
D
protagonist and antagonist
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The speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called
A
a prologue
B
an epilogue
C
a dirge
D
a monologue
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Which of the following is central to narrative friction ?
A
Verisimilitude
B
Dialogue
C
Objectivity
D
Subjectivity
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25
He put himself in uniform, made one for
his five-year-old son, and marched with
the infant from dawn till noon every
market day, on the main road singing
'Kayiwawa beturi...

The persona in the excerpt above is portrayed as
A
a soldier
B
abnormal
C
energetic
D
a policeman
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He is a faithful liar
The line above is an example of
A
euphemism
B
antithesis
C
epigram
D
oxymoron
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Fights by the book of arithmetic
The figure of speech in the line above is
A
litotes
B
innuendo
C
hyperbole
D
euphemism
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And when you trudge on one horny Pads Gullied
like the soles of modern shoes Pads that even
jiggers cannot conquer

Horny pads in the lines above is a reference to a
A
sole of a pauper
B
sole of a soldier
C
policeman
D
madman
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29
"Lift not the painted veil which those who live
call life:through unreal shapes be pictured there,
And it mimic all we would believe
With colors idly spread,-behind, lurk fear.'

P.B. Shelley:Sonnet

The stanza above is an example of a
A
couplet
B
sestet
C
quatrain
D
sonnet
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'I wonder how long, you awful parasites, Shall
share with me this little bed, And awake me, from
my sweet dreams be lost,By sucking blood from
my poor head...'

Mbure:To a Bed-Bug
The lines above are an example of a
A
light verse
B
light opera
C
limerick
D
lampoon
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