Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 31
jamb 2008
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
Farce can be described as a dramatic piece marked by
Amovement from serious to the lighthearted mood
Bcomic and exaggerated actions
Cactions devoid of meaning
Dgloomy actions with momentary reliefs
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Question 32
jamb 2008

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A long story narrating a series of complicated events is called a

Asaga
Bdiscourse
Cmonologue
Dharangue
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Question 33
jamb 2008
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An epic is a heroic story which includes
Aballad
Blyric
Cmyth
Ddialogue
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Question 34
jamb 2008
This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An interlude is a brief
Apresentation in the interval of a dramatic performance
Bplay before the main dramatic performance
Cpresentation after the main dramatic performance
Ddialogue between two persons
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Question 35
jamb 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds)_: Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.

In Cope's Sonnet VII, poetry is

Aa popular act
Ba boring act
Can idle hobby
Da useless undertaking
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Question 36
jamb 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds)_: Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.

The language used in Eliot's The Journey of the Magi is generally

Adifficult
Bcomplex
Csimple
Dcomplicated
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Question 37
jamb 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds)_: Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.

The attitude of the poet-persona to bats, in Lawrence's Bat is one of

Asatisfaction
Breverence
Chatred
Drepulsion
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Question 38
jamb 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds)_: Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.

Marvel's To His Coy Mistress is written mainly in

Aalternate rhymes
Bblank verse
Cheroic couplets
Dmiddle rhymes
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Question 39
jamb 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds)_: Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.

The persona in the poem Give Me The Minstrel's Seat discourages

Atogetherness
Bhatred
Cisolation
Dpoverty
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Question 40
jamb 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds)_: Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.

Launko's End of War suggests that war brings about

Aultimate solution to all problems
Bpartial solution to problems
Cmultifaceted problems
Donly temporary relief
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Question 41
jamb 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds)_: Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.

In Kunene's A Heritage of Liberation, freedom is to be achieved through the efforts of

Athe old generation
Bnew generation
Cpresent generation
Dsuccessive generation
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Question 42
jamb 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds)_: Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.

The experts, of course Disagree The urine test they ordered Said, Negative.'The lines above from Acqah's In the Navel of the Soul depict

Acontradiction
Binevitability
Cprogress
Dawareness
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Question 43
jamb 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds)_: Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.

Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm appeals to the readers' sense of

Asight and taste
Bfeeling and sight
Csmell, taste and hearing
Dsight, smell and hearing
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Question 44
jamb 2008

This question is based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et all (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds)_: Longman Examination Guides: Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G.: Neked Soles.

The subject matter of Adeoti's Naked Soles is

Asoul and mind
Bhunger and strife
Csuffering and despair
Dhatred and bitterness
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Question 45
jamb 2008

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.
Nnaife's conscription into the army is portrayed as part of

Afamily conflict
BBritish oppression
Cfamily tradition
Dsocitetal intrigue
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Question 46
jamb 2008

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.
The attitude of Nnu Ego when she was told that her >i>Chi would not give her a child is one of

Aindifference
Bdespair
Capathy
Dhope
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Question 47
jamb 2008

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.
Ona has to leave her father's house because

Aof her love for Agbadi
Bthat is the tradition
Cher father is dead
Dof the safety of her child
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Question 48
jamb 2008

This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's

Amarriage
Bfgighting
Choneymoon
Dhunting
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Question 49
jamb 2008

This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal

The events following the ceremony confirm Meka's 

Adisillusion with the whites
Bsatisfaction with the medal
Ccontribution to the colonialists
Dadmiration for the church
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Question 50
jamb 2008

This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
The Ministry of Truth is concerned with

Anews entertainment, education and fine arts
Bpropaganda, war, publishing and enlightenment
Cinvestigation, propaganda and fine arts
Deconomic affairs, education and propaganda
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