Literature in English Past Questions

Study and practice Literature in English past questions with answers and detailed explanations. Then test your knowledge using our interactive CBT practice platform and prepare confidently for your upcoming examinations.

2,378 questions JAMB 2378 WAEC 1459 CUSTOM 2
Download PHP app Ask a Question Check Syllabus Past Question Videos Topic Video Lessons

Take a test

Past Questions

2,378 questions
Question 1 of 20 2,378 total questions
Question 431
jamb 2009

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

In Marvel's To His Coy Mistress the poet-persona tries to

Abuild up the climax of expectation of women
Bdiscuss how a woman labours hard
Cmeet the people's expectation in a religious adventure
Ddiscuss the nature of man and the value of time
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 432
jamb 2009

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

According to Give Me The Minstrel's Seat,,/b> a woman is

Aa necessary evil
Bonly fulfilled when married
Cnaturally jealous
Da harbinger of good luck
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 433
jamb 2009

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

The end of Give Me The Minstrel's seat seems to suggest that one needs the

Asupport of others
Bcomplete command of one's wives
Csupport of one's kinsmen
Daid of pots
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 434
jamb 2009

This question is based on selected poem from Ker, D. et al (eds.):New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds):A selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.); Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I.(ed.); West Africa Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles
'The silence of the battlefield heralds the widow's anguish.'

The widow in the lines above in Launko's End of the War is in anguish because of the

Aconfirmation of her husband's death
Buncertainty over husband returning alive
Cdelay in the husband's return from the battlefield
Ddeath of all the soldiers in the battlefield
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 435
jamb 2009

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

The phrase the sunset in Kunene's A Heritage of Liberation refers to

Aold age
Bpatience
Ccaution
Dcritical need
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 436
jamb 2009

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

'Pregnant clouds
Ride Safely on its back'
pregnant clouds' in Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm implies

Auncertainty
Bcalmness
Cdisbelief
Dfertility
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 437
jamb 2009

This question is based on selected poem from Ker, D. et al (eds.):New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.):Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds):A selection of African poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.); Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I.(ed.); West Africa Verse and Adeoti G.: Naked Soles
Thorn in Adeotiu's Naked Soles symbolizes

Avictory
Bbleakness
Cdestruction
Dsuffering
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 438
jamb 2009

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood
''look at me jubilant for being given another opportunity to live longer, and see this foolish woman eager to end her own life when her maker is not yet ready for her...''
The opportunity referred to in the extract above is

Athe misunderstanding between Nnaife and his wife
Bnarrowly escaping being knocked down
Cthe driver's encounter with Nnu Ego
Dominous visit of Agunwa
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 439
jamb 2009

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood
In the society of Nwokocha Agbadi, a man's social rating is determined by his

Aoratorical power
Bphysical prowess
Cgentle mien
Daltruistic actions
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 440
jamb 2009

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood
What prompts Nnu Ego to run to the effigy of her Chi is that

Ashe is worried and sick
Bshe is pregnant
Cthe Chi asks her to come
Dmilk is dripping from her breasts
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 441
jamb 2009

This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal
In the novel, Africanness is achieved in both

Asetting and characterization
Bnarration and style
Cdiction and syntax
Dpun and style
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 442
jamb 2009

This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal
The only two sons of Meka die fighting for

Aindependence
Bthe colonialists
Cthe church
Dtheir people
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 443
jamb 2009

This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal
'' We are here to die of rage! say die of rage because this time the uncircumcised have gone too far...''
The word uncircumcised in the statement above by Nti refers to

ANua and Mvondo
Bthe whites
Cthe people of Doum
Dthe white farmers
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 444
jamb 2009

This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
The main concern of Winston in the novel is to

Atake power for himself
Bacquire wealth
Coverthrow the party
Dbring social change
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 445
jamb 2009

This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
Newspeak, the official language of Oceania, is devised to

Ameet the ideological needs of lngsoc
Bhelp devoted party men and women
Cprovide a medium of expression for world view only
Dassist by cutting the choice of words for party members
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 446
jamb 2009

This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
One of the themes of the novel is

Acolonialism
Brepression
Csenility
Ddestruction
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 447
jamb 2009

This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
In the novel, the party approves the separation of couples only

Aon condition of infidelity
Bwhere there there are no children
Cin situation of irreconcilable differences
Don the death of one of the couples
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 448
jamb 2009

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare depicts love and idealism through the

Aparty at the Capulets'
Blovers' tomb at the end
Cbrawl between Romeo and Tybalt
Dbalcony scene in the second Act
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 449
jamb 2009

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
The atmosphere of tragedy in the play is created through the use of

Adreams and foreboding
Bfights and quarrels
Cwars and hatred
Dideas and dramatization
View Explanation & Discuss
Question 450
jamb 2009

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
.....So tedious is this day
As is the night before some festival
To an impatient child that hath new robes And may not wear them'.
The literary device used in the excerpt is

Aeuphemism
Bsimile
Csarcasm
Dbathos
View Explanation & Discuss
Question Navigator
Current
MathsFaculty