2016 JAMB Literature in English Past Questions

Questions

1. 1.

   This question is based on Amma Darko's Faceless. 'Ordaley ignored the two young women plating their hair because she didn't want to generate another war with a simple greeting' The image depicted in the lines above is

   1. A.ironic
   2. B.personification
   3. C.hyperbolic
   4. D.metaphoric

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   Answer: C. hyperbolic

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2. 2.

   This question is based on William Shakespeare's Othello. The hypocritical character in the play is

   1. A.Montano
   2. B.lago
   3. C.Cassio
   4. D.Roderigo

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   Answer: B. lago

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4. 4.

   This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son. The family that donates to charity is

   1. A.the Thomas
   2. B.Buckleys
   3. C.the Daltons
   4. D.the Earlones

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   Answer: C. the Daltons

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5. 5.

   'I wonder how long, you awful parasites, Shall share with me this little bed, And awake me, from my sweet dreams be lost, By sucking blood from my poor head...' Mbure: To a Bed-Bug. The most dominant figure of speech in the excerpt is

   1. A.metaphor
   2. B.simile
   3. C.personification
   4. D.hyperbole

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   Answer: C. personification

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6. 6.

   This question is based on General Literary Appreciation. 'I have said too much unto a heart of stone, And laid my honour too unchary on it', There's something in me that reproves my fault, But such a headstrong potent fault it is That it but mocks reproof.'. William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night A heart of stone in the lines above is an example of

   1. A.litotes
   2. B.metonymy
   3. C.assonance
   4. D.metaphor

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   Answer: D. metaphor

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7. 7.

   'He says The medicine gourds are filthy, And the herb Are drunk from unhygienic cups' Okot p Bitek: Song of Lawino The poet in the lines is saying that

   1. A.the speaker is very hygienic
   2. B.the person referred to takes Western medicine
   3. C.herbal medicine is dangerous
   4. D.the speaker prefers Western medicine

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   Answer: B. the person referred to takes Western medicine

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8. 8.

   This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption. Aloho is employed as Chief's

   1. A.Personal Assistant
   2. B.Protocol Officer
   3. C.Legal Adviser
   4. D.Secretary

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   Answer: B. Protocol Officer

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9. 9.

   This question is based on William Shakespeare's Othello. 'No faith; she let it drop by negligence. And, to the advantage, I, being here, took up look, here it is.' This speaker of the lines above is

   1. A.lago
   2. B.Cassio
   3. C.Desdemona
   4. D.Emilia

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   Answer: D. Emilia

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10. 10.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. The continuation of meaning without pause, from one line to the next is

    1. A.synecdoche
    2. B.melodrama
    3. C.enjambment
    4. D.alliteration

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    Answer: C. enjambment

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11. 11.

    'But such a tide as moving seems asleep. Too full for sound and foam. When that which drew from out the boundless deep. Turns again home.' The rhyme scheme in the excerpt above from Tennyson's crossing the Bar is

    1. A.abac
    2. B.abba
    3. C.abab
    4. D.abcb

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    Answer: C. abab

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12. 12.

    The dominant literary device in Diop's Vanity is

    1. A.rhetorical question
    2. B.allusion
    3. C.hyperbole
    4. D.dramatic irony

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    Answer: A. rhetorical question

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13. 13.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. A literary work that teaches moral is said to be

    1. A.didactic
    2. B.instructive
    3. C.corrective
    4. D.impressive

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    Answer: A. didactic

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14. 14.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. In a tragic play the device used to reduce tension is known as

    1. A.comic relief
    2. B.rhetoric
    3. C.anti-climax
    4. D.climax

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    Answer: A. comic relief

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15. 15.

    This question is based on General Literary Appreciation. Weep not child, weep not my darling With these kisses let me remove your tears The ravening clouds shall no long be victorious They shall no longer possess the sky.... The speaker of the lines is

    1. A.optimistic
    2. B.carefree
    3. C.helpless
    4. D.pessimistic

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    Answer: A. optimistic

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16. 16.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. An art that is both literary and theatrical is

    1. A.a prose
    2. B.a poem
    3. C.drama
    4. D.prosody

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    Answer: C. drama

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17. 17.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. The opposite of the part that introduces the main work in literature is known as

    1. A.prologue
    2. B.epitome
    3. C.epilogue
    4. D.epitaph

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    Answer: C. epilogue

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18. 18.

    According to Peter's The Panic of Growing Older at twenty a man is

    1. A.poor
    2. B.religious
    3. C.hopeful
    4. D.frustrated

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    Answer: C. hopeful

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19. 19.

    The setting of the play is

    1. A.Gbossa
    2. B.Benue
    3. C.Nassarawa
    4. D.Jabu

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    Answer: D. Jabu

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20. 20.

    One of the themes of Awoonor's The Anvil and the Hammer is

    1. A.education
    2. B.slavery
    3. C.colonisation
    4. D.corruption

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    Answer: C. colonisation

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22. 22.

    This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son. According to the novel, Southerners deprive the Negroes of

    1. A.being more educated
    2. B.accommodation
    3. C.good job
    4. D.the rights to vote

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    Answer: D. the rights to vote

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23. 23.

    Hallowell's The Dining Table can be referred to as a

    1. A.traditional poem
    2. B.a lyric
    3. C.dramatic monologue
    4. D.ballad

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    Answer: B. a lyric

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24. 24.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare's Othello. Othello kills himself with a

    1. A.bottle
    2. B.sword
    3. C.gun
    4. D.knife

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    Answer: D. knife

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25. 25.

    This question is based on Amma Darko's Faceless. After impregnating Maa Tsuru, Kwei's family treats him like a

    1. A.renegade
    2. B.leper
    3. C.foreigner
    4. D.desperado

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    Answer: B. leper

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26. 26.

    This question is based on Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days. Kufi is a

    1. A.Christian community
    2. B.pagan society
    3. C.Muslim community
    4. D.traditional society

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    Answer: D. traditional society

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27. 27.

    This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption. 'I thought as much. I know that all these hide-and-seek games that have been going on will one day come to light'.\ The speaker of the excerpt above is

    1. A.Ogeyi
    2. B.Alice
    3. C.Ayo
    4. D.Mrs Obi

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    Answer: B. Alice

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28. 28.

    This question is based on General Literary Appreciation. Oh incomprehensible God! Shall my pilot be My inborn stars to that Final call to thee... The literary device used in the first line is

    1. A.apostrophe
    2. B.burleques
    3. C.rehetoric question
    4. D.passion

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    Answer: A. apostrophe

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29. 29.

    This question is based on General Literary Appreciation. 'Women as a clam, on the sea's crescent I saw your jealous eye quench the sea's Fluorescence, dance on the pulse incessant.' Wole Soyinka: Night. The line above suggest that women are

    1. A.covetous
    2. B.dogmatic
    3. C.seers
    4. D.magicians

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    Answer: A. covetous

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30. 30.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. What sustains the interest of a reader in all literature is

    1. A.ambiguity
    2. B.characterization
    3. C.suspense
    4. D.plot

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    Answer: C. suspense

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31. 31.

    This question is based on Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days. In Kufi the death of a husband is treated with

    1. A.indifference
    2. B.suspicion
    3. C.elation
    4. D.anger

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    Answer: B. suspicion

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32. 32.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. Satire employs the use of

    1. A.onomatopeia
    2. B.irony
    3. C.synecdoche
    4. D.melancholy

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    Answer: B. irony

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33. 33.

    This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson,R.et al (eds.): New Poetry from African (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Adeoti, G: Naked Soles; Hayward, J. (ed); The Penguin Book of English Vers and Nwoga, D. (ed): West African Verse. The title of Herbert's The Pulley is an example of

    1. A.fable
    2. B.euphemism
    3. C.allegory
    4. D.symbolism

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    Answer: D. symbolism

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34. 34.

    This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son. You want to know something then you run like a rabbit' The device used in the line above is

    1. A.pun
    2. B.personification
    3. C.metaphor
    4. D.simile

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    Answer: D. simile

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35. 35.

    He is a faithful liar The line above is an example of

    1. A.epigram
    2. B.oxymoron
    3. C.euphemism
    4. D.antithesis

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    Answer: B. oxymoron

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36. 36.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare's Othello. The first character in the play to refer to Othello by name is

    1. A.Brabantio
    2. B.Desdemona
    3. C.the Duke
    4. D.lago

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    Answer: C. the Duke

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38. 38.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. The speech made by a character to himself on stage is

    1. A.epilogue
    2. B.aside
    3. C.soliloquy
    4. D.monologue

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    Answer: C. soliloquy

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39. 39.

    'And my blood ripples, turns torrent.' The line above in Okara's Piano and Drums depicts the persona as

    1. A.smart
    2. B.sick
    3. C.weak
    4. D.strong

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    Answer: D. strong

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40. 40.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. A paragraph in prose is equivalent to a

    1. A.verse in poetry
    2. B.stanza in poetry
    3. C.metre in poetry
    4. D.trope in poetry

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    Answer: B. stanza in poetry

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41. 41.

    The scene of the conversation in the excerpt above is

    1. A.a street
    2. B.Chief's office
    3. C.a hotel
    4. D.the Police Station

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    Answer: B. Chief's office

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42. 42.

    This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption. From its resolution of conflicts. the play can be described as being

    1. A.obscene
    2. B.farcical
    3. C.comic
    4. D.didactic

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    Answer: D. didactic

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43. 43.

    This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son. One of the pictures Bigger sees on the pamphlet given to him by Jan is that of a

    1. A.knife and a sword
    2. B.knife and gun
    3. C.hammer and a sickle
    4. D.matchet and a hammer

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    Answer: C. hammer and a sickle

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44. 44.

    This question is based on Amma Darko's Faceless. Kabria's second child is

    1. A.Ottu
    2. B.Adade
    3. C.Essie
    4. D.Obea

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    Answer: C. Essie

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45. 45.

    This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson,R.et al (eds.): New Poetry from African (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Adeoti, G: Naked Soles; Hayward, J. (ed); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D. (ed): West African Verse. 'And by her stood that image of the king in rich apparel, crown and signet-ring' The image in the lines above in Morris' The Proud King is

    1. A.auditory
    2. B.gustatory
    3. C.tactile
    4. D.visual

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    Answer: D. visual

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46. 46.

    This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson,R.et al (eds.): New Poetry from African (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Adeoti, G: Naked Soles; Hayward, J. (ed); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D. (ed): West African Verse. The tone of the persona in Blake's The School Boy is that of

    1. A.fear
    2. B.fulfillment
    3. C.contempt
    4. D.neutrality

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    Answer: C. contempt

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47. 47.

    This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson,R.et al (eds.): New Poetry from African (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ed): A Selection of African Poetry; Adeoti, G: Naked Soles; Hayward, J. (ed); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D. (ed): West African Verse. 'awaiting in ambush' ambush in the line above from Adeoti's Ambush symbolises

    1. A.exploit
    2. B.frustration
    3. C.danger
    4. D.pain

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    Answer: C. danger

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48. 48.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare's Othello. The handkerchief that Othello inherits from his mother is made by

    1. A.a female prophet
    2. B.Desdemona's maid
    3. C.Othello's mother
    4. D.Othello's lover.

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    Answer: A. a female prophet

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49. 49.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. An action in a play that stimulates the audience to pity a character is

    1. A.pathos
    2. B.parody
    3. C.pyrrhic
    4. D.props

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    Answer: A. pathos

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