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 271: This question is based on Literary Appreciation “ How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world ” Anne Frank The Diary of a young GirlThe writer of the passage above is ________? Options:
  A) assertive
  B) retrogressive
  C) optimistic
  D) antagnistic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 272:

  This question is based on Wole Soyinka's

  The Trials of Brother Jero.

  CHUME: Who said you were? Does the prophet live here?

  SAME MAN: Yes. Over there. That house

  CHUME: So...so..so...s...

  Chume's reaction in the exchange above reflects

  Options:
  A) disappointment
  B) rumination
  C) contemplation
  D) awareness
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 273:

  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 274:

  Which one of the following is most influential to the substance of Hallowell's "The Dinning Table"?

  Options:
  A) the structure of the poem
  B) the atmosphere of the poem
  C) the poetic style
  D) the setting of the poem
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 275:

  This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'

  The image of Beelzebub in the novel effectively captures the character of

  Options:
  A) Simon
  B) Ralph
  C) Bill
  D) Jack
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 276:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles

  The flat character in a literary work

  Options:
  A) is the same as the round character
  B) cannot be found in an allegory
  C) is capable of growing
  D) always embodies a quality
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 277:

  Characterisation in a novel refers to the _____?

  Options:
  A) writer's opinion of the characters
  B) way the characters are revealed to the reader
  C) characters and the way they behave
  D) reader's opinion of the character
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 278:

  Mock-heroic poetry elevates

  Options:
  A) the important tales of heroes of the past era
  B) trivial subject-matter by using the style of the classical epic
  C) the stripping off of appearances in a witty manner
  D) the beauty in human relationships as exemplified in Homer
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 279:

  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 280:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles

  A tragic hero, according to the Aristotelian precept, must be a

  Options:
  A) noble character with hubris
  B) lowly character who suddenly stumbles on some fortunes
  C) king with deep affection for his subjects
  D) central character after whom the play is named
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  The correct answer is A .