Literature-In-English Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Literature in English is the study of works written in the English language. It includes all forms of writing, such as novels, plays, short stories, and poetry. This subject involves exploring and analyzing these texts to understand their themes and meanings.

• Question 1:

  This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's she Stoops to Conquer.

  One of the enriching features of the play is the

  Options:
  A) matchmaking attempts by Mrs. Hardcastle
  B) manipulation of appearance and reality
  C) use of rural and urban settings
  D) lopsided resolution of conflicts
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2: This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.In The Mouse-trap, the murderer is Options:
  A) Claudius
  B) Lucianus
  C) Gozango
  D) Baptista
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.In the novel, it is necessary that Ona has to leave her father's house because Options:
  A) of the safety of her child
  B) of her love for Agbadi
  C) her father is dead
  D) that is the tradition
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  When a protagonist is purged of the dominant emotions of pity and fear at the end of a tragedy, it is called

  Options:
  A) catharsis
  B) dementia
  C) purgation
  D) redemption
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: These question is base on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.In the novel, the handing over of a baby boy in a dream to Nnu Ego by her personal god signifies Options:
  A) reincarnation
  B) idol worship
  C) doom
  D) future blessing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

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

  Options:
  A) a constitutional provision
  B) a copyright
  C) an authority to write
  D) an author's right
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Ariel is identified as Options:
  A) assistant to Sycorax
  B) leader of the spirits
  C) Prospero's daughter
  D) Alonso's wife
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8: The dominant mood in J.P. Clark's 'Night Rain' is that of Options:
  A) indignation
  B) sorrow
  C) joy
  D) optimism.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.

  Assonance occurs when

  Options:
  A) a character speaks eloquently in a play
  B) similar vowel sounds are repeated in a sentence or line of poetry
  C) consonants are repeated at the beginning of words
  D) words rhyme alternately
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 10: At mines where Xuma worked, the workers were Options:
  A) satisfied
  B) confused
  C) rebellious
  D) overworked
  E) respected.
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  The correct answer is D .