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 1141: In Lord Tennyson's 'Ulysses'the phrase 'happy lsles' refers to Options:
  A) the abode of the dead
  B) the palace of Achilles
  C) the abode of the Gods
  D) the ringing plants of windy Troy
  E) the land of the idle king.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1142: In 'The Sea Eats Our Land' the word 'sea' symbolizes Options:
  A) flood
  B) ancestor
  C) modernity
  D) sacrifise
  E) golden girl
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1143: This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.'That is a photograph of the gentleman - the patriot and hero - to whom I am betrothed',. The gentleman referred to in this passage is Options:
  A) Bluntschli
  B) Sergius
  C) Petkoff
  D) Don Quixote
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1144: This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
  In the novel, the party approves the separation of couples only Options:
  A) on condition of infidelity
  B) where there there are no children
  C) in situation of irreconcilable differences
  D) on the death of one of the couples
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1145:

  The literary term for conflict in literature is_________

  Options:
  A) Agon
  B) Hubris
  C) Hamartia
  D) Anaphora
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1146: Thus question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of CorruptionIt can be deduced from the play that Options:
  A) drug pushing is lucrative
  B) no crime will go unpunished
  C) the wealthy also cry
  D) people will always complain
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1147: This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears.In the novel, the foil to Lahab's character is Options:
  A) Tanko
  B) AI-Amin
  C) Sagiir
  D) Saahir
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1148:

  The theme that runs through Hallowell's Dining Table is that of________

  Options:
  A) Conflict
  B) Brutality
  C) Poverty
  D) Loneliness
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1149: This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son.According to the novel, Southerners deprive the Negroes of Options:
  A) being more educated
  B) accommodation
  C) good job
  D) the rights to vote
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1150:

  What is the narrator of a poem called?

  Options:
  A) author
  B) speaker
  C) narrator
  D) Voice
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  The correct answer is B .