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 1821: This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet
  But, O, what from of prayer can serve my turn? Forgive me my foul murder!
  That cannot be; since I am still possess'd of those effects for which I did the murder
  Those effects which Claudius is still possessed of from the excerpt above are Options:
  A) Hamlet's orchard and his crown
  B) young Hamlet and Gertrude
  C) the crown and the queen
  D) Norway and young fortinbras
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1822: A 'gentleman' in the sense in which it is used in Great Expectations is Options:
  A) a man of wealth
  B) a chivalrous young man
  C) an educated man of some means
  D) a man who has inherited a fortune
  E) a man who lives in a big city.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1823:

  This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.

  The persona of the novel sees death as a welcome event provided one

  Options:
  A) has loved and cared for one's spouse
  B) has left behind children to be remembered by
  C) has fulfilled one's destiny on earth
  D) will haunt the living for the past offences
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1824:

  In the theatre, words spoken by a character that are meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters on stage is called_________?

  Options:
  A) aside
  B) soliloquy
  C) acoustic
  D) tone
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1825:

  This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man .

  Petkoff [grinning] 'Sergius: tell Catherine that queer story his friend told us about how he escaped after Slivnitza. You remember.

  About his being hid by two women'

  Since the phrase 'two women in the above extract refers to Petkoff's own daughter and wife, his grinning is a case of

  Options:
  A) sarcasm
  B) ridicule
  C) irony
  D) suspense
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1826:

  This question is based on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.

  The frequent intervention of the Director makes the stage experience of Morountodun very

  Options:
  A) prolonged
  B) boring
  C) informal
  D) uncoordinated
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1827: Who succeeded Othello as Governor of Cyprus? Options:
  A) Cassio
  B) Lago
  C) Montano
  D) Gratiano
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1828:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  Poems that are not written in meter or regular line length are called

  Options:
  A) short verses
  B) rhythmic verses
  C) free verses
  D) irregular verses
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1829:
  From the novel; Morountodun

  This question isbased on Femi Osofisan's Morountodun.

  The stage direction at the end of the play reveals

  Options:
  A) the actors in a changing room
  B) Mama Kayode raising the song of hope
  C) Moremi and Titubi in harsh spotlight
  D) the Director making a farewell speech
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1830:

  This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God

  ''' It is not bravery for a man to beat his wife.

  I know a man and his wife must quarrel; there is no abomination in that... No, you may quarrel; but let it not end in fighting...''

  These words concern

  Options:
  A) Obika and his mother
  B) Obika and Okuata
  C) Akueke and her husband
  D) all the young men in the village
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  The correct answer is C .