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 1911: Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, Eugene Achike in the novel is portrayed as Options:
  A) a tough retired soldier
  B) a soft and gentle husband
  C) an uncompromising traditionalist
  D) a fanatical Catholic adherent
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1912: These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters. From the play, the character of Aaron represents the Options:
  A) new generation
  B) old generation
  C) painters
  D) art work
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1913:

  These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.'O' serpent heart,hid with a flowering face!

  The statement above refers to

  Options:
  A) Romeo
  B) Tybalt
  C) Benvolio
  D) Juliet
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1914:

  The term given to a type of incident or device which recurs frequently in Literature is

  Options:
  A) concept
  B) myth
  C) ritual
  D) motif
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1915:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles.

  The purgation of the emotions of pity and fear in tragedy is called

  Options:
  A) catharsis
  B) tragi-comedy
  C) demetia
  D) cleansing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1916:

  This question is based on THE LION AND THE JEWEL.

  The indication that Soyinka's "The Lion and the Jewel" is culturally set is its use of_____

  Options:
  A) dance and songs
  B) flashback.
  C) foreshadowing
  D) irony
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1917: This question is based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.
  Which of the following characters fight against vague idealism in life? Options:
  A) major Petkoff
  B) Captain Bluntschli
  C) Catherine
  D) Raina
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1918:

  This question is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

  '...Nay, had I power, I should

  Pour the sweet milk of concord into hell,

  Uproar the universal peace, confound

  All unity on earth .'

  The true intention of the speaker is to

  Options:
  A) assess the integrity of the addressee
  B) get power and authority at all cost
  C) be callous and destructive
  D) stir commotion in the world
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1919: This question is based on General Literary Principles
  A conscious imitation of a literary work by another with the aim of ridicule is Options:
  A) performance
  B) mockery
  C) mimesis
  D) parody
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1920:

  This question is based on Literary Principles.

  'Standing on the veranda, I see my sons Alioune and Malick arriving in tears. They are in a pitiable state; torn clothes, bodies covered in dust from a fall, knees bleeding beneath the shorts. There is a larg hole in the right sleeve of Malick's sweater; the arm on the same side hangs down limply. One of the boys supporting him explained to me:

  'A motorcyclist knocked down Malick and Alioune.

  We were playing football'''

  Mariama Ba, 'So Long a Letter'

  The use of the present tense in the passage

  Options:
  A) makes it dramatic
  B) heightens its objectivity
  C) captures the narrator's anger
  D) makes it farcical
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  The correct answer is A .