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 361:

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

  Whom do you consider to be Ezeulu's closest friend and confidant in Umuaro?

  Options:
  A) Naka of Umuneora
  B) Ogbuefi Akuebue
  C) Nwokeke Nnaberi
  D) The priest of Idemili
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 362:

  This question is based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

  'I' ll do my best

  To woo your lady.'

  What is the sincere desire of the person who made the statement above?

  Options:
  A) That she succeeds in winning the love for the master
  B) That her best is good enough to win affection
  C) That she herself becomes the beloved
  D) That she herself wins the love
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 363: Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest,the character associated with savagery in the play is Options:
  A) Ferdinand
  B) Ariel
  C) Stephano
  D) Caliban
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 364:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles

  The most important concepts in poetry are:

  Options:
  A) story and action
  B) plot and rhythm
  C) rhythm and imagery
  D) plot and character
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 365:

  This question is based on General Literary Appreciation.

  Weep not child, weep not my darling

  With these kisses let me remove your tears

  The ravening clouds shall no long be victorious

  They shall no longer possess the sky....

  The speaker of the lines is

  Options:
  A) optimistic
  B) carefree
  C) helpless
  D) pessimistic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 366: A character whose name is also the source of the title of the narrative is called ___? Options:
  A) round
  B) eponymous
  C) flat
  D) tittled
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 367: This question is based on Charles Dicken's Great Expectations.
  Hark, Hark!Bow-Wow
  The watch dogs bark!
  Bow-WowHark, Hark! I hear
  The strain of the struting chanticleer
  Cry, 'cock-a-doole-doo!
  In the above lyric, the words in italics are examples of Options:
  A) assonance
  B) onomatopeia
  C) alliteration
  D) consonance
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 368:

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

  '...no difference at all between the '' whitemen'' and their apes the layers and the merchants and now apes of the apes our Party men ...'

  The statement above refers to Koomson's

  Options:
  A) commitment to the plight of the poor man
  B) reaction to the politics of betrayal
  C) change of attitude to the plight of the poor man
  D) disgust with the ''whitemen'' who are apes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 369:

  Ahero whose weakness contributes to his downfall is called?

  Options:
  A) Deuteragonist
  B) Periaktos
  C) Tragic hero
  D) Tragic flow
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 370:

  This question is based on General Literary Principles

  The literary device which anticipates that an event will take place is best described as

  Options:
  A) foreshadowing
  B) rising action
  C) flashback
  D) parody
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  The correct answer is A .