Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 11
jamb 2014

Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, Eugene Achike in the novel is portrayed as

Aa tough retired soldier
Ba soft and gentle husband
Can uncompromising traditionalist
Da fanatical Catholic adherent
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Question 12
jamb 2014

Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, one of the changes introduced into St Agnes' Church by Father Benedict is that

Aeveryone must take holy communion
Bthere must be fasting every month
Cthe Credo must be recited in igbo
Dthe Kyrie must be rendered only in Latin
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Question 13
jamb 2014

Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest,Caliban's intention to rape Miranda is born out of the desire to

Amarry her
Bdestroy the island
Ccompete with Ferdinand
Dpopulate the island with Calibans
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Question 14
jamb 2014

Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Before the shipwreck that occurred at the beginning of the play, Prospero and his daughter lived in the island for

Aeighteen months
Btwo decades
Ctwelve years
Dfourty days
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Question 15
jamb 2014

Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Ariel is identified as

Aassistant to Sycorax
Bleader of the spirits
CProspero's daughter
DAlonso's wife
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Question 16
jamb 2014

Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, Balogun Kusa is killed by a

Asoldier
Bgod
Cherbalist
Dlunatic
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Question 17
jamb 2014

Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, Erelu is

Athe first wife of the Oba
Bthe oldest wife of the Oba Akinjobi
Ca courtier to the Alaafin of Oyo
Dthe most brilliant woman in Owu
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Question 18
jamb 2014

Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, Orisaye describes Balogun Kusa as

Aa good leader
Ba great warrior
Can enemy and a butcher
Da friend in need
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Question 19
jamb 2014

Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, the gods are portrayed as

Asaviours of mankind
Bhelpless
Carchitects of man's destiny
Damorous
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Question 20
jamb 2014
'This thing you are doing is too heavy
for you, he said.'I went to school only a little
but i have killed many more years in this
world than you have.'

G. Okara: The Voice

It can be inferred from the the passage above that the
Alistener is more experienced
Bspeaker is more experienced
Clistener is wise
Dspeaker is a porter
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Question 21
jamb 2014
"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
Acouplet
Bsestet
Cquatrain
Dsonnet
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Question 22
jamb 2014

And when you trudge on your 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

Asole of a pauper
Bsole of a soldier
Cpoliceman
Dmadman
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Question 23
jamb 2014

Fights by the book of arithmetic
The figure of speech in the line above is

Alitotes
Binnuendo
Chyperbole
Deuphemism
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Question 24
jamb 2014
He is a faithful liar
The line above is an example of
Aeuphemism
Bantithesis
Cepigram
Doxymoron
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Question 25
jamb 2014
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
Aa soldier
Babnormal
Cenergetic
Da policeman
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Question 26
jamb 2014

Which of the following is central to narrative fiction ?

AVerisimilitude
BDialogue
CObjectivity
DSubjectivity
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Question 27
jamb 2014
The speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called
Aa prologue
Ban epilogue
Ca dirge
Da monologue
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Question 28
jamb 2014
Dramatis personae in a play refers to
Aa list of characters
Border of appearance
Ccast list
Dprotagonist and antagonist
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Question 29
jamb 2014
In literature, a flat character can be described as one who
Ais undeveloped
Bundergoes changes
Cdies abruptly
Dachieves greatness
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Question 30
jamb 2014
A funny incident within a serious situation is
Acomedy
Bcomic relief
Ctragic comedy
Dtragic hero
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