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
correct option: a
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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
correct option: a
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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
correct option: b
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Which of the following is central to narrative friction ?
A
Verisimilitude
B
Dialogue
C
Objectivity
D
Subjectivity
correct option: c
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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
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
correct option: b
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He is a faithful liar
The line above is an example of
The line above is an example of
A
euphemism
B
antithesis
C
epigram
D
oxymoron
correct option: d
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Fights by the book of arithmetic
The figure of speech in the line above is
The figure of speech in the line above is
A
litotes
B
innuendo
C
hyperbole
D
euphemism
correct option: b
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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
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
correct option: b
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"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
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
correct option: c
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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
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
correct option: a
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