Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1241
jamb 2001

The theme of Browning's My Last Duchess' is

Aan aristocrats's marital problems
Bthe pitfalls of a duchess now dead
Can ambassador's personal life
Dthe pride and arrogance of an aristocrat
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Question 1242
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The technique in which both the stage and the auditorium are involved in a lay production is called

Atheatre of the absurd
Brole-playing
Caudience participation
Dtotal theatre
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Question 1243
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

An extended fictional narrative which is realistic is known as a

Adiary
Bnovel
Cnovella
Dshort story
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Question 1244
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Catharsis is experienced

Aafter one has written a play
Bwhen a play is still being staged
Cbefore watching a play
Dafter watching a play
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Question 1245
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

A farce refers to a drama that has elements of the

Aserious
Bcomic
Csatiric
Dtragic
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Question 1246
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The overwhelming pride that destroys the tragic hero is called

Atragedy
Bnemesis
Ccatharsis
Dhubris
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Question 1247
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The flat character in a literary work

Ais the same as the round character
Bcannot be found in an allegory
Cis capable of growing
Dalways embodies a quality
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Question 1248
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The literary device which anticipates that an event will take place is best described as

Aforeshadowing
Brising action
Cflashback
Dparody
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Question 1249
jamb 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The most important concepts in poetry are

Astory and action
Bplot and rhythm
Crhythm and imagery
Dplot and character
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Question 1250
jamb 2001

In Keats ' Ode on a Grecian Urn', the recurrent use of the rhetorical question in the lines above suggests

Aadmiration and amazement
Bconfusion and fear
Cshock and surprie
Dworry and sadness
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Question 1251
jamb 2001

The rhyming pattern in the last stanza of Okigbo' s Hurrah for Thunder' makes the stanza

Aan octave
Ba quatrain
Ca couplet
Da sestet
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Question 1252
jamb 2001

In Niyi Osundare' s ' They Too Are The Earth', the musical effect is achieved by

Arepetition
Bdouble rhymes
Cassonance
Dend rhymes
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Question 1253
jamb 2001

Twelfth Night is preoccupied with the juxtaposition of

Adeath and disappointment
Bappearance and reality
Clife and disappointment
Dlove and death
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Question 1254
jamb 2001

The traditional verse form of speech as dialogue in Twelfth Night is used to symbolize the

Aimpressiveness of the character
Bdistinction between verse and prose
Cfunction of poetry in the play
Dtraditionlity of the play
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Question 1255
jamb 2001

Duke:
Be clamorous, and leap all civil bounds,
Rather than make unprofited return.

Duke's statement above to Cesario means that he should

Amake trouble to see Olivia
Bjump the fence to see Olivia
Cshout to be seen and heard by Olivia
Dfortify himself against any denial to see Olivia
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Question 1256
jamb 2001

Come away, come away, death,
And in sad cypress let me be laid...

In the lines above, the character is

Aexpressing his unhappiness about death
Bexpressing his preference for a cypress coffin
Clamenting over his unreciprocated love
Dwishing for death to come
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Question 1257
jamb 2001

Not yet old enough for a man, nor young enough for a boy; as a squash is before 't is almost an apple; 't is with him in standing water, between boy and man. He is very well-favoured, and he speaks very shrewishly; one would think his mother's milk were scarce out of him.

The images in the quotation above express the speaker's

Acontempt and admiration
Bhatred and pity
Ccontempt and disregard
Ddisregard and pity
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Question 1258
jamb 2001

The frequent intervention of the Director makes the stage experience of Morountodun very

Aprolonged
Bboring
Cinformal
Duncoordinated
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Question 1259
jamb 2001

The war in Femi Osofisan's Morountondun symbolizes the struggle between the

Acapitalists and the socialists
Bbourgeoisie and the proleteriat
Cmarket women and the men
Dfarmers and the consumers
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Question 1260
jamb 2001

The sub-plots of the play are united by

Aan interest in peace
Bthe audience participlation
Ca lack of focus
Da common concern for the heroine
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