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Question 31

jamb 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
'There be two gentlemen in a post-chaise at the door. They have lost their way upon the forest....
The two gentlemen in the excerpt above are

ADiggory and Saunders

BMarlow and Hastings

CMarlow and Hardcastle

DDiggory and Hastings

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Question 32

jamb 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
The epilogue of the play deals with the impermanence of

Anature

Bfriendship

Cwomanhood

Dlove

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Question 33

jamb 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
One of the enriching features of the play is the

Amatchmaking attempts by Mrs. Hardcastle

Bmanipulation of appearance and reality

Cuse of rural and urban settings

Dlopsided resolution of conflicts

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Question 34

jamb 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
Miss Hardcastle is able to 'conquer' at the end of the play because of her

Aindiscretion

Bbeauty

Cwit

Dbrawn

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Question 35

jamb 2004

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.
The major thematic preoccupation of her play is

Athe constraintic on parental obligations

Bthe problems of class and English mannerisms

Cthe presentation of a mannerless society

Dchanging the traditional view about English comedy

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Question 36

jamb 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
The 'Proclamation' and 'Reclamation' segments of the play are performed

Aas an aside

Bby a chorus off-stage

Con-stage and off-stage

Doff-stage

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Question 37

jamb 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
'But those are the hags and witches we wanted out of town.
The expression hags and witches refers to

Aold unmarried girls and wives retired home from their husbands

Bthe three women who turned into goats

Call the women in the play

Dhandmaids, headwives, most favoured wives nursing mothers and pregnant wives

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Question 38

jamb 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
When does the play open and close?

AIn the afternoon

BAt midnight

CIn the morning

DIn the evening

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Question 39

jamb 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
Imagery in the play is

Aalways sexual and licentious

Bsometimes sexual but not licentious

Calways sexual but not licentious

Dsometimes sexual and licentious

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Question 40

jamb 2004

This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives' Revolt
The tradition of Erhuwaren endorses

Apolyarchy

Banarchy

Cmatriarchy

Dpatriarchy

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Question 41

jamb 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
Melodrama is a theatrical performance in which

Athe serious is treated in a satirical way

Bsubordination of characterization to plot occurs

Cmusic and dance predominate

Devil triumphs over good

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Question 42

jamb 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
Periphrasis in poetic diction is marked by

Acircumlocution

Birony

Cproverb

Dparable

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Question 43

jamb 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
Point of denouement in a literary work is the

Apoint at which the major character is shown in his true colours

Bpoint of disagreement in a narrative

Cpoint of the resolution of the puzzling issues

Dcathartic point in a tragedy

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Question 44

jamb 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
A deliberate imitation of a literary style with the intention to ridicule is

Aparadox

Bprosody

Cpun

Dparody

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Question 45

jamb 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
In a narration, the first person is

Athe author

Ba participant

Cthe publisher

Dan observer

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Question 46

jamb 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
The exclusive right given to authors to protect their works from unlawful production is

Aa copyright

Ban authority to write

Can author's right

Da constitional provision

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Question 47

jamb 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
The setting in pastoral poetry is usually

Aoceanic

Burban

Cencumenical

Didyllic

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Question 48

jamb 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
For a play to be successful on stage, it must not be short of

Aaudiences

Bspeeches

Cactions

Dcharacters

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Question 49

jamb 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
The poetic device that forcefully brings together two seemingly unrelated ideas or concepts is

Aconceit

Bcontrast

Ccouplet

Ddiatribe

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Question 50

jamb 2004

This question is based on General Literary Appreciation
A dramatic composition or musical play in which many or all the words are sung is called

Aan oratorio

Ba motet

Can opera

Da concert

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