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Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 21
jamb 2011
These questions are based on general Literary principles

The plot of a story generally refers to the
Aintrigue made by a character against the hero
Bway in which the events of the story are organized
Cway in which the writer begin the story
Dway the writer ends the story
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Question 22
jamb 2011

These questions are based on general Literary principles

A character who re-enacts familiar experiences that readers easily identify with is

Around character
Bstock character
Cstatic character
Dflat character
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Question 23
jamb 2011
These questions are based on general Literary principles

Plays are basically meant to
Achange the world
Bbe read for pleasure
Cbe presented on stage
Dkeep people out of trouble
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Question 24
jamb 2011

These questions are based on general Literary principles

Travellogue is a work of art written

Aby a famous playwright
Bby an unpopular novelist
Con a journey
Dbefore the death of the author
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Question 25
jamb 2011

These questions are based on general Literary principles

In  drama, dramaturge is he who

Awrites or edits plays
Bdirects a play
Cacts a film
Dfeatures in a play
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Question 26
jamb 2011
These questions are based on general Literary principles

A ballad is meant to be
Aacted
Bdiscussed
Cread
Dsung
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Question 27
jamb 2011
These questions are based on general Literary principles

The repetition of single words or phrases at the beginning of a line is
Aassonance
Bonomatopoeia
Calliteration
Dparallelism
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Question 28
jamb 2011

These questions are based on general Literary principles

'Good warriors make others come to them and do not go to others...
When you induce an opponent to come to you, then their force is always empty,
like attacking emptiness with fullness is throwing stones on eggs.'
Zhang Yu: The Art of War
The theme of the passage above is

Afolly of soldiers
Bspurring people to action
Cwar
Dinspiration
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Question 29
jamb 2011

These questions are based on general Literary principles
The large space above the proscenium in a theatre from which the scenes are controlled is called

Aaside
Banachronism
Cflies
Dsetting
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