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 551: These question are based on selected poems from Ker, D.et al (eds.)New poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African poetry;Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam focus:Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds): Longman Examination Guide and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West African Verse.The theme of the poem Give me The Minstrel's seat centres on Options:
  A) fortune
  B) marriage
  C) companionship
  D) divorce
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 552: 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 553: These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE."Time winged chariot"The line above from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress depicts Options:
  A) the measurement of time
  B) how fast events unfold
  C) how fast time flies
  D) the usefulness of time
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 554:
  From the novel; Othello

  The question is based on Williams Shakespeares OTHELLO

  "Soft you; a word or two before you go. I have done the state some service and they knew No more of

  Options:
  A) Travelling
  B) Sick
  C) Dying
  D) Eloping
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 555:

  You would often hear on hen remark to another,

  Under the guidance of our leader, Comrade Napoleon, i have laid five eggs in six days'. or two cows, enjoying a drink at the pool, would exclaim,

  'Thanks to the leadership of Comrade Napoleon, how excellent this water taste!'It is obvious from this passage that the narrator

  Options:
  A) agrees with the animals good opinion of Napoleon
  B) thinks the hen are correct while the cows are wrong
  C) agrees with the cows and dissagree with the hens
  D) feels it is not possible to know the truth
  E) its being ironic since neither the cows nor the hens are correct
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 556:

  This question is based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

  'Accursed be that tongue that tells me so,

  For it hath cowed my better part of man;

  And be these juggling fiends no more believed,...

  That keep the word of promise to our ear,

  And break it to our hope...'

  The speech above was made when

  Options:
  A) Macduff confronted Macbeth for the final battle
  B) Macbeth realized the truth of the witches prediction
  C) Duncan heard that Malcolm and Macduff had descended on Dunsinane to attack Macbeth
  D) Macbeth heard that his wife had been killed
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 557:

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

  The way Louka carries out her duties as a maid at the Petkoff's household can best be described as

  Options:
  A) arrogant and insolent
  B) opportunistic and self-centered
  C) haughty and presumptuous
  D) bold and self-assured
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 558: Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, The major role of Mercutio in the play is to Options:
  A) serve as a contrast to Romeo
  B) aid and abet Romeo's passion
  C) annoy Tybalt
  D) accompany Romeo to Friar Lawrence
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 559: A didactic piece is one in which the writer Options:
  A) teaches human lessons
  B) condemns human foibles
  C) dictates to his readers
  D) discusses dialectic themes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 560: S.T. Colerige's 'Khan' is a poem about Options:
  A) a dream world
  B) the world of demon lovers
  C) the river Alph
  D) a sunless sea
  E) sunny spots of greenery.
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  The correct answer is B .