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JAMB 2021

2021 JAMB Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

The 2021 JAMB Literature in English past questions with answers: 38 objective questions from the 2021 paper in the DeeepSolve question bank, each with its answer behind "Show answer". Try each question before you check, then practise the paper as a timed JAMB-style CBT.

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Questions

  1. 1.

    This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun. The re-enactment of the Moremi legend in the play can be described as

    1. A.dramatic epilogue
    2. B.dramatic monologue
    3. C.role-playing
    4. D.flashback
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    Answer: C. role-playing

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  2. 2.

    This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears. The novel is largely set in

    1. A.Futa Toro
    2. B.Sabonville city
    3. C.Alligator city
    4. D.Nuclear city
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    Answer: B. Sabonville city

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  3. 3.

    Fletcher's Upon An Honest Man's Fortune achieves its lyrical effect through the use of

    1. A.Synecdoche
    2. B.Antithesis
    3. C.enjambment
    4. D.Ballad
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    Answer: C. enjambment

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  4. 4.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. An elegy is a poem that mourns for the

    1. A.deceased
    2. B.bereaved
    3. C.accused
    4. D.king
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    Answer: A. deceased

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  5. 5.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. The three main unities in drama are those of

    1. A.action, time and place
    2. B.time, space and action
    3. C.place, time and space
    4. D.space, action and time
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    Answer: A. action, time and place

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  6. 6.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. DUKE:... Thou know'st no less but all; I have unclasped to thee the book even of my secret soul. What exactly has the Duke unclasped?

    1. A.The book of his relationship with Olivia
    2. B.The secret of his soul
    3. C.The details of his relationship with Viola
    4. D.The details of his relationship with Olivia
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    Answer: B. The secret of his soul

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  7. 7.

    This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun. In the play, social change is achieved through

    1. A.collectivism
    2. B.sectionalism
    3. C.individualism
    4. D.communism
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    Answer: A. collectivism

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  8. 8.

    This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears. The witnesses to the tears in the novel are

    1. A.Saahir and Lahab
    2. B.Lahab and Hussaina
    3. C.Lahab and Sagiir
    4. D.Al-Amin and Hussaina
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    Answer: A. Saahir and Lahab

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  9. 9.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. A melodramatic play is based on

    1. A.a melodious manipulation of events
    2. B.ingredients that mellow down events
    3. C.sensational plot and characters
    4. D.the playwright's didactic overtones
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    Answer: C. sensational plot and characters

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  10. 10.

    This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives Revolt. The highest measure women in the community can take to register their protest is

    1. A.take prostitution
    2. B.carry out the nude act
    3. C.abandon their husbands
    4. D.abandon their children
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    Answer: B. carry out the nude act

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  11. 11.

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

    1. A.economical but effecive
    2. B.economical and effective
    3. C.elaborate but ineffective
    4. D.elaborate and effective
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    Answer: B. economical and effective

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  12. 12.

    This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun. The stage direction at the end of the play reveals

    1. A.the actors in a changing room
    2. B.Mama Kayode raising the song of hope
    3. C.Moremi and Titubi in harsh spotlight
    4. D.the Director making a farewell speech
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    Answer: D. the Director making a farewell speech

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  13. 13.

    Rhythm is achieved in Raleigh's The Soul's Errand through the use of

    1. A.Metaphor
    2. B.Alliteration
    3. C.repetition
    4. D.Antithesis
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    Answer: C. repetition

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  14. 14.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. 'The woman whose breast I sucked is gone to the worms, 'Oculi, Orphan'. These lines illustrate the use of

    1. A.sadism
    2. B.sophism
    3. C.satire
    4. D.euphemism
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    Answer: D. euphemism

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  15. 15.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. 'If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?' Shelly, 'Ode to the West Wind'. The literary device used here is

    1. A.an apostrophe
    2. B.an allegory
    3. C.a poetic license
    4. D.a rhetoric
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    Answer: D. a rhetoric

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  16. 16.

    A situation where an actor addresses the audience without the other actors hearing him is called

    1. A.Soliloquy
    2. B.Chorus
    3. C.Aside
    4. D.Solo
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    Answer: C. Aside

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  17. 17.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The significance of the sub-plot dealing with Feste, Toby and Maria is the expression of life's

    1. A.fragility
    2. B.pleasure
    3. C.comedy
    4. D.romance
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    Answer: B. pleasure

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  18. 18.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. 'She bore a mind that envy could not but call fair' The statement above characterizes

    1. A.Maria
    2. B.Olivia
    3. C.Roderigo
    4. D.Viola
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    Answer: D. Viola

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  19. 19.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. When two statements or comparisons are apparently contradictory, we have an example of

    1. A.irony
    2. B.paradox
    3. C.contrast
    4. D.parallelism
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    Answer: B. paradox

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  20. 20.

    This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun. Titubi joins the farmer's revolt

    1. A.to ensure it's success
    2. B.as a spy for the establishment
    3. C.in pursuit of Marshal
    4. D.to defy the police
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    Answer: B. as a spy for the establishment

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  21. 21.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. Persona refers to the

    1. A.central character in a play
    2. B.voice of the character
    3. C.the image a character presents
    4. D.the personality of a character
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    Answer: B. voice of the character

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  22. 22.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. 'I'll do my best To woo your lady.' What is the sincere desire of the person who made the statement above?

    1. A.That she succeeds in winning the love for the master
    2. B.That her best is good enough to win affection
    3. C.That she herself becomes the beloved
    4. D.That she herself wins the love
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    Answer: C. That she herself becomes the beloved

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  23. 23.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. Romantic poetry emphasizes

    1. A.the beauty of nature
    2. B.intimate relationships
    3. C.the love in human nature
    4. D.the romance in human aspiration
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    Answer: A. the beauty of nature

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  24. 24.

    This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm. Old Major ends his speech to the animals with song in order to

    1. A.spur them to action
    2. B.entertain them
    3. C.display his ability to sing
    4. D.teach them how to sing an anthem
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    Answer: A. spur them to action

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  25. 25.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. According to the play, the Duke of illyria is fascinated by

    1. A.the idea of love
    2. B.the food of love
    3. C.music
    4. D.entertainment
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    Answer: A. the idea of love

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  26. 26.

    Criticism is a literary activity which seeks to

    1. A.Find faults in a literary work
    2. B.Analyze and evaluate a literary work
    3. C.compare and contrast novels
    4. D.Discover the beauty of a literary work.
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    Answer: B. Analyze and evaluate a literary work

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  27. 27.

    This question is based on J.P Clark's The Wives Revolt. The play is pre occupied with

    1. A.the fight by women to keep their goats
    2. B.the evil that oil money breeds
    3. C.women liberation from males domination
    4. D.Women's protest against men's wickedness
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    Answer: C. women liberation from males domination

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  28. 28.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. Poems that are not written in meter or regular line length are called

    1. A.short verses
    2. B.rhythmic verses
    3. C.free verses
    4. D.irregular verses
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    Answer: C. free verses

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  29. 29.

    The repetition of a consonant sound in quick succession of sound effect is

    1. A.Alliteration
    2. B.Pun
    3. C.onomatopoeia
    4. D.Assonance
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    Answer: A. Alliteration

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  30. 30.

    A play in which the acts succeed one another without probable or necessary sequence is

    1. A.Episodic
    2. B.Simple
    3. C.Linear
    4. D.Convoluted
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    Answer: A. Episodic

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  31. 31.

    In Angira's Expelled, the poet persona laments the

    1. A.Loss of his property
    2. B.Harrowing experiences from the stranger's visit
    3. C.presence of the strangers
    4. D.Problem of his family and their economic implications
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    Answer: A. Loss of his property

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  32. 32.

    This question is based on General Literary Principles. In drama, a conspicuous weakness in the character of the protagonist contributing to his downfall is referred to as

    1. A.an anagnorisis
    2. B.a tragic flaw
    3. C.a catharsis
    4. D.a catastrophe
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    Answer: B. a tragic flaw

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  33. 33.

    This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. What would you consider to be the major theme of the play?

    1. A.Love at first sight
    2. B.Unrequited love
    3. C.Illusion and reality
    4. D.Humor and Tragedy
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    Answer: C. Illusion and reality

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  34. 34.

    This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm. The message of the novel is that

    1. A.capitalism is as bad as communism
    2. B.humanism is better than animalism
    3. C.communism is better than capitalism
    4. D.no society exists where everyone is equal
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    Answer: D. no society exists where everyone is equal

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  35. 35.

    A band of singers and dancers in drama who acts as a link between the play and the audience is the

    1. A.Chorus
    2. B.Clown
    3. C.Playwright
    4. D.Cast
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    Answer: A. Chorus

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  36. 36.

    This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm. After the expulsion of Snowball from the farm, the truim virate that ran the farm was composed of

    1. A.Minimus, Napoleon and Squealer
    2. B.Jesse, Napoleon and Bluebell
    3. C.Boxer, Old Major and Napoleon
    4. D.Squealer, Boxer and Napoleon
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    Answer: A. Minimus, Napoleon and Squealer

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  37. 37.

    A technique by which a previous scene or action can be recalled in a play to shed light on the present action is

    1. A.Climax
    2. B.Flashback
    3. C.Interlude
    4. D.Cathersis
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    Answer: B. Flashback

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  38. 38.

    This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears. In the novel, Al-Amin's initial reservations about his daughter's engagement to Lahab are dormed by

    1. A.a premonition of his death
    2. B.Lahab's doubtful morality
    3. C.Hussaina's immaturity
    4. D.his fear of loneliness
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    Answer: B. Lahab's doubtful morality

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