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Question 271
jamb 2021

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

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

Ashort verses
Brhythmic verses
Cfree verses
Dirregular verses
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Question 272
jamb 2021

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

The three main unities in drama are those of

Aaction, time and place
Btime, space and action
Cplace, time and space
Dspace, action and time
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Question 273
jamb 2021

This question is based on General Literary Principles.

Persona refers to the 

Acentral character in a play
Bvoice of the character
Cthe image a character presents
Dthe personality of a character
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Question 274
jamb 2021

A band of singers and dancers in drama who acts as a link between the play and the audience is the 

AChorus
BClown
CPlaywright
DCast
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Question 275
jamb 2021

A situation where an actor addresses the audience without the other actors hearing him is called 

ASoliloquy
BChorus
CAside
DSolo
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Question 276
jamb 2021

Criticism is a literary activity which seeks to 

AFind faults in a literary work
BAnalyze and evaluate a literary work
Ccompare and contrast novels
DDiscover the beauty of a literary work.
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Question 277
jamb 2021

A technique by which a previous scene or action can be recalled in a play to shed light on the present action is 

AClimax
BFlashback
CInterlude
DCathersis
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Question 278
jamb 2021

A play in which the acts succeed one another without probable or necessary sequence is 

AEpisodic
BSimple
CLinear
DConvoluted
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Question 279
jamb 2021

The repetition of a consonant sound in quick succession of sound effect is 

AAlliteration
BPun
Conomatopoeia
DAssonance
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Question 280
waec 2020

This stage of the play is known as the _________

Aclimax
Bconflict
Cdennouement
Dexposition
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Question 281
waec 2020

Soon after this, the Speaker ________

Aattempts to run away
Bis arrested by Lodovico
Cis killed by lago
Dshows remorse
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Question 282
waec 2020

What has just happened is that _______

AEmilia has confirmed her mistress's guilt
Blago has openly confessed his crime
COthello has murdered his wife
DRoderigo has realised lago is a fraud
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Question 283
waec 2020

The speaker has just been threatened by ________

ACassio
Blago
CLodovico
DOthello
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Question 284
waec 2020

The speaker is _________

ABianca
BCassio
CDesdemona
DEmilia
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Question 285
waec 2020

Just after this dialogue __________

ACassio is killed
BEmilia realises her culpability
Clago gloats over his success
DRoderigo fights Cassio
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Question 286
waec 2020

Speaker Y has just ______

Adiscovered lago's plan
Bkilled, Desdemona
Cordered the arrest of lago
Dpromoted Cassio
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Question 287
waec 2020

Speaker Y's speech shows that _________

ACassio is to blame
BEmilia is to blame
Che is unrepentant
Dshe is regretful
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Question 288
waec 2020

..do a desperate turn means _______

Acommit suicide
Bconfront Duke
Cdisown Desdemona
Dkill Othello
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Question 289
waec 2020

.. he ..., referred to by Speaker X, is __________

ABrabantio
BGratiano
CMontano
DLodovico
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Question 290
waec 2020

The underlined expression exemplifies __________

Aantithesis
Bapostrophe
Cchiasmus
Deuphemism
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