2022 JAMB Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Questions

1. 1.

   The narrator in a prose work who is also a character is

   1. A.omniscient narrator
   2. B.participatory narrator
   3. C.objective narrator
   4. D.subjective narrator

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   Answer: B. participatory narrator

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2. 2.

   A hero whose weakness contributes to his downfall is called?

   1. A.Deuteragonist
   2. B.Periaktos
   3. C.Tragic hero
   4. D.Tragic flow

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   Answer: C. Tragic hero

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3. 3.

   ...... is also called a dynamic character

   1. A.Protagonist
   2. B.Round character
   3. C.Flat character
   4. D.Foil

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   Answer: B. Round character

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4. 4.

   A travelogue is

   1. A.a record of the writer's experience during a journey
   2. B.the account of the experiences of an individual during his lifeline
   3. C.the account of the travails of a character in a novel
   4. D.a variant of a novel written in a free style on a writer's journey

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   Answer: A. a record of the writer's experience during a journey

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5. 5.

   Pick out the odd item

   1. A.a Raisin in the Sun
   2. B.Twelfth Night
   3. C.Ozidi
   4. D.The Concubine

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   Answer: D. The Concubine

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6. 6.

   If we describe Kossoh Town Boy as an autobiography, we mean that it is

   1. A.a historical novel
   2. B.a piece of writing telling us about the Life of its author
   3. C.a short story
   4. D.a narrative tale

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   Answer: B. a piece of writing telling us about the Life of its author

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7. 7.

   A character that is always against the interest of the protagonist is

   1. A.hero
   2. B.opposition
   3. C.villain
   4. D.heroine

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   Answer: C. villain

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8. 8.

   The subject matter of a literary work is the

   1. A.plot
   2. B.setting
   3. C.theme
   4. D.structure

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   Answer: C. theme

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9. 9.

   "A time to sow, A time to reap, A time to born, A time to die" This exemplies the use of ...

   1. A.hendiadys
   2. B.chiasmus
   3. C.anaphora
   4. D.anadiplosis

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   Answer: C. anaphora

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10. 10.

    'I am jealous and passonate Like Jehovah, God of the Jews.' J.P Clark: Olokun A device used in the second line of the excerpt above is

    This question refers to an extract from the original paper, which isn't shown here.

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

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    Answer: A. simile

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11. 11.

    "Rays of sun peeping through the cloud ", the line is an example of

    1. A.Synecdoche
    2. B.Irony
    3. C.Apostrophe
    4. D.Personification

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    Answer: D. Personification

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12. 12.

    Dramatis personae in a play refers to

    1. A.cast list
    2. B.list of characters
    3. C.protagonist and antagonist
    4. D.order of appearance

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    Answer: B. list of characters

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13. 13.

    A device used by a writer to recall past event in a literary work is

    1. A.anti-climax
    2. B.interlude
    3. C.flashback
    4. D.foreshadowing

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    Answer: C. flashback

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14. 14.

    Empathy is achieved when the audience

    1. A.feels betrayed by the director
    2. B.vicariously participates in the stage experience
    3. C.attacks the character foil
    4. D.denounces and humiliates the protagonist

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    Answer: B. vicariously participates in the stage experience

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16. 16.

    Chanson is a term denoting a

    1. A.popular Korean verse
    2. B.Song from the middle Ages
    3. C.Form of love song
    4. D.poem of Varied Metrical forms

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    Answer: B. Song from the middle Ages

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17. 17.

    A narrative poem must

    1. A.preach a sermon
    2. B.tell a story
    3. C.describe natural scenery
    4. D.argue a question

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    Answer: B. tell a story

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18. 18.

    Which of these is the oldest genre of literature?

    1. A.Poetry
    2. B.Prose
    3. C.Aroma
    4. D.Drama

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    Answer: A. Poetry

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19. 19.

    An irredeemable reversal of the hero's fortune in a tragedy is called.

    1. A.purgation
    2. B.peripeteia
    3. C.hubris
    4. D.anagnorisis

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    Answer: B. peripeteia

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20. 20.

    One of the following writers is better known as  a playwright than as a novelist

    1. A.C. Achebe
    2. B.C. Ekwensi
    3. C.W. Soyinka
    4. D.J.P Clark

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    Answer: C. W. Soyinka

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21. 21.

    "I hate brave cowards like you" is an example of

    1. A.Irony
    2. B.Antithesis
    3. C.Eulogy
    4. D.Oxymoron

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    Answer: D. Oxymoron

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22. 22.

    "I had not taken the first step in knowledge, I had not learnt to let go with the hands".The above lines is an example of a

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    1. A.Aspotrophe
    2. B.Alliteration
    3. C.Repetitiion
    4. D.Assonance

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    Answer: C. Repetitiion

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25. 25.

    Literature is studied as a subject at school  because

    1. A.it exposes students to the realities of life
    2. B.it provides entertainment
    3. C.it merely gives additional work to students
    4. D.it teaches the use of words

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    Answer: A. it exposes students to the realities of life

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26. 26.

    One of the following terms applies to the discussion of both tragedy and comedy

    1. A.climax
    2. B.happy ending
    3. C.tragic hero
    4. D.alliteration

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    Answer: A. climax

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27. 27.

    Mock-heroic poetry elevates

    1. A.the important tales of heroes of the past era
    2. B.trivial subject-matter by using the style of the classical epic
    3. C.the stripping off of appearances in a witty manner
    4. D.the beauty in human relationships as exemplified in Homer

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    Answer: B. trivial subject-matter by using the style of the classical epic

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28. 28.

    You cannot know  And should not bother Tide and market come and go And so shall your mother In this verse the poet uses

    1. A.alternate rhymes
    2. B.monomyme
    3. C.couplets
    4. D.triplets

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    Answer: A. alternate rhymes

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29. 29.

    The idea of metre as used in a literary piece is

    1. A.stanza
    2. B.rhythm
    3. C.rhyme
    4. D.verse

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    Answer: B. rhythm

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30. 30.

    A dramatic type directed against an individual or a private institute with the intent to severely ridicule is called

    1. A.lampoon
    2. B.caricature
    3. C.burlesque
    4. D.satire

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    Answer: A. lampoon

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31. 31.

    A Literary work that ridicules the shortcomings of people or ideas is ......

    1. A.a satire
    2. B.a masque
    3. C.a fable
    4. D.an irony

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    Answer: A. a satire

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32. 32.

    That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral, and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable yams. One man tied his cloth to a tree branch and hanged himself. The mood conveyed here is one of _____

    1. A.excitement
    2. B.sadness
    3. C.joy
    4. D.triumph

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    Answer: B. sadness

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33. 33.

    Another shoal of cars swam past. One, in particular, caught his eyes, a long slender thing, elegant as a swallow, all gleaming blue and silver; a thousand guineas it would have cost, he thought. In the first sentence, cars are described in terms of

    1. A.birds
    2. B.ants
    3. C.fish
    4. D.lampposts

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    Answer: C. fish

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34. 34.

    The exclusive right given to authors to protect their works from unlawful production is

    1. A.a constitutional provision
    2. B.a copyright
    3. C.an authority to write
    4. D.an author's right

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    Answer: B. a copyright

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35. 35.

    In The Flight to Australia', the following line occurs: 'Tier upon tier it towered, the terrible Apennines'. The figure of speech used in this line is known as

    1. A.alliteration
    2. B.litotes
    3. C.exaggeration
    4. D.parody

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    Answer: A. alliteration

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