JAMB - Literature In English (2021)

1
The repetition of a consonant sound in quick succession of sound effect is 
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(A)
Alliteration
2
A play in which the acts succeed one another without probable or necessary sequence is 
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(A)
Episodic
3
A technique by which a previous scene or action can be recalled in a play to shed light on the present action is 
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(B)
Flashback
4
Criticism is a literary activity which seeks to 
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(B)
Analyze and evaluate a literary work
5
A situation where an actor addresses the audience without the other actors hearing him is called 
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(C)
Aside
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A band of singers and dancers in drama who acts as a link between the play and the audience is the 
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(A)
Chorus
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This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Persona refers to the 

Answer
(B)
voice of the character
8

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The three main unities in drama are those of

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(A)
action, time and place
9

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Poems that are not written in meter or regular line length are called 

Answer
(C)
free verses
10

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

An elegy is a poem that mourns for the 

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(A)
deceased
11

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

When two statements or comparisons are apparently contradictory, we have an example of 

Answer
(B)
paradox
12

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

'If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?' Shelly, 'Ode to the West Wind'. The literary device used here is 

Answer
(D)
a rhetoric
13

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A melodramatic play is based on 

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(C)
sensational plot and characters
14

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Romantic poetry emphasizes 

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(A)
the beauty of nature
15

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

In drama, a conspicuous weakness in the character of the protagonist contributing to his downfall is referred to as

Answer
(B)
a tragic flaw
16

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

'The woman whose breast I sucked is gone to the worms, 'Oculi, Orphan'. These lines illustrate the use of 

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(D)
euphemism
17

This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.


In the play, social change is achieved through 

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(A)
collectivism
18

This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.

Titubi joins the farmer's revolt 

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(C)
in pursuit of Marshal
19

This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.

The re-enactment of the Moremi legend in the play can be described as 

Answer
(D)
flashback
20

This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.

The stage direction at the end of the play reveals 

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(D)
the Director making a farewell speech
21

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

'She bore a mind that envy could not but call fair' The statement above characterizes 

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(B)
Olivia
22

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

According to the play, the Duke of illyria is fascinated by 

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(A)
the idea of love
23

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

DUKE:... Thou know'st no less but all; I have unclasped to thee the book even of my secret soul. What exactly has the Duke unclasped? 

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(D)
The details of his relationship with Olivia
24

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

'I'll do my best
To woo your lady.'
What is the sincere desire of the person who made the statement above?

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(C)
That she herself becomes the beloved
25

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

The significance of the sub-plot dealing with Feste, Toby and Maria is the expression of life's

Answer
(A)
fragility
26

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

What would you consider to be the major theme of the play?

Answer
(B)
Unrequited love
27

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears.

In the novel, Al-Amin's initial reservations about his daughter's engagement to Lahab are dormed by

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(B)
Lahab's doubtful morality
28

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears.

The witnesses to the tears in the novel are 

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(D)
Al-Amin and Hussaina
29

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears.

The novel is largely set in 

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(A)
Futa Toro
30

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.

Old Major ends his speech to the animals with song in order to 

 

 

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(A)
spur them to action
31

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.

The execution of some of the animals on the orders of Napoleon is to

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(A)
prevent snowball from coming back to the farm
32

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.

The message of the novel is that 

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(D)
no society exists where everyone is equal
33

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.

After the expulsion of Snowball from the farm, the truim virate that ran the farm was composed of

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(D)
Squealer, Boxer and Napoleon
34

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives Revolt.


Characterization in the play is

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(B)
economical and effective
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This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives Revolt.

The play is pre occupied with

Answer
(C)
women liberation from males domination