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 1431:
  From the novel; Native Son

  The specie of conflict exemplified in the Native Son is that of_______

  Options:
  A) man against society
  B) man against nature
  C) man against culture
  D) man against man
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1432: These questions are based on General Literary Principles.The physical,historical or cultural background of a literary work is referred to as Options:
  A) plot
  B) time
  C) setting
  D) episode
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1433:

  This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.

  After the expulsion of Snowball from the farm, the triumvirate that ran the farm was composed of

  Options:
  A) Minimus, Napoleon and Squealer
  B) Jessie Napoleon and Bluebell
  C) Boxer,Old Major and Napoleon
  D) Squealer, Boxer and Napoleon
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1434: Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, one of the changes introduced into St Agnes' Church by Father Benedict is that Options:
  A) everyone must take holy communion
  B) there must be fasting every month
  C) the Credo must be recited in igbo
  D) the Kyrie must be rendered only in Latin
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1435: ''His mouth was such a post-office of a month that he had a mechanical appearance of smiling''.This description in Great expectations refers to Options:
  A) Mr. Punblechoo
  B) Mr. Wemmick
  C) Mr. Drummle.
  D) Mr. Brown
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1436: Earth has not anything to; show more fair. Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty. This city now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning.
  It is suggested in these lines that Options:
  A) The beauty of the morning gains from the beauty of the city.
  B) The beauty of the city gains from the beauty of the morning.
  C) The beauty of the city and the beauty of the morning are unrelated.
  D) There is no beauty on earth.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1437: The line 'Ask them why they idle there' in Kofi Awoonor's Song of Sorrow' is a reference to Options:
  A) ancestors
  B) loafers
  C) vagabonds
  D) urchins
  E) ancestors
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1438: Based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters:From the play, George is a Options:
  A) laboratory assistant
  B) pharmacist
  C) nurse
  D) medical doctor
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1439: Drama is essentially different from poetry because Options:
  A) always involve many characters
  B) exist mainly in action
  C) uses elevated language
  D) uses localized imagery
  E) deals with tragic experience
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1440: In The World is Too Much With Us', Wordsworth wishes that people could Options:
  A) become pagans
  B) appreciate the beauty of Nature more
  C) go to see Proteus and Triton
  D) become part of Nation
  E) give their 'hearts aways
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  The correct answer is B .