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Question 381

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 382

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 383

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 384

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 385

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 386

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 387

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 388

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 389

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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Question 390

jamb 2010

Use the quotation below to answer this question.
Basha: You dumb skull of a bone head...you will face court martial for this. You look everywhere? You search inside toilet bowl?
Wole Soyinka: King Baabu.
The person being addressed above is a

Asoldier

Blawyer

Cstudent

Ddomestic servant

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Question 391

jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Where does the play take place?

AIn Ofosu's place

BOn the street

CIn George's place

DIn aunt's house

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Question 392

jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

The traditional order in the play is represented by

AMrs. B

BAunt

CHannah

DMaanan

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Question 393

jamb 2010

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

Maanan expresses dislike for lawyer B because of

Athe betrayal of his wife's trust

Bthe betrayal of her father's trust

Chis condemnation of her choice of career

Dhis recent advances towards her

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Question 394

jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Romeo is banished from Mantua because he

Akills Tybalt in a street's duel

Bmarries Juliet without parental consent

Cattends Capulet's party uninvited

Dattempts to kill Paris, his rival

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Question 395

jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The spatial setting of the play is

AAthens

BVenice

CPadua

DVerona

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Question 396

jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

'O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!'
The statement above refers to

AJuliet

BRomeo

CBenvoli

DTybalt

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Question 397

jamb 2010

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

The play is mostly written in

Ametres

Bfoot

Cblank verse

Dfree verse

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Question 398

jamb 2010

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse

As the dancers move through paths strewn with glass chips, the images in Adeoti's Naked Soles change from

Apain to grief

Bsorrow to joy

Cjoy to excitement

Dinaction to action

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Question 399

jamb 2010

This question is based on George Orwell's Nighteen Eighty-four.

The party seeks power for

Aits own sake

Bits members

Cpeoples' sake

Dthe nation

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Question 400

jamb 2010

This question is based on George Orwell's Nighteen Eighty-four.

How did Winston start his rebellion against the state?

ABy engaging in anti-party activities

BWhen He spied on the party

CWhen He started a secret affair

DBy keeping a private diary

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