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Jamb Literature Questions and Answers For All Candidates 2023/2024

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Jamb Literature Exam Questions and Answers For All Jamb Candidates

1. A struggle between opposing forces in a story/play is

A Denouement
B Conflict
C Comedy
D Tragedy

Correct Answer: B

2. The second stanza of Awonoor’s Anvil and the Hammer

A deals with the conflict between African traditions and westernization
B deals with the disregard for African tradition
C offers a solution to the conflict between African traditions and westernization
D advocates for a radical change in the perception of Africans about their culture

Correct Answer: C

3. The dominant mood in Tennyson’s Crossing the Bar is that of___________

A. Acceptance
B Anxiety
C Uncertainty
D Readiness

Correct Answer: D

4. Lago’s hatred for Othello is deep-rooted because__________

A. he accused Othello of stealing
B he loves Desdemona who is married to Othello
C Othello is a better warrior than he is
D Othello didn’t make him the Lieutenant

Correct Answer: D

5. The narrative technique adopted in Bayo Adebowale’s Lonely Days is that of_________

A. a second person narrator
B a first person narrator
C an omniscient narrator
D none

Correct Answer: C

6. The specie of conflict exemplified in the Native Son is that of_______

A man against society
B man against nature
C man against culture
D man against man

Correct Answer: A

7. Amma Darko’s Faceless may be best described as a___________

A Travelogue
B Satire
C Lampoon
D Tragedy

Correct Answer: B

8. “You can call me a rebel, but I need a job. That’s what matters to me.” The repercussion of this statement by Aloho is a pointer to the theme ____

A. Of Corruption
B That patience is a virtue
C On Unemployment
D Of Retributive Justice

Correct Answer: B

9. A short poem that expresses an idea in a clever way is called _____

A. An Epigram
B A Limerick
C An Ode
D A Lyric

Correct Answer: A

10. Adeoti’s Ambush may be best described as

A Prosaic
B Lyrical
C Analogical
D Metaphorical

Correct Answer: D

11.

“A time to sow,
A time to reap,
A time to born,
A time to die”
This exemplies the use of …

A. anadiplosis
B. chiasmus
C. anaphora
D. hendiadys

Correct Answer: C

12. Asides from being a satire, Ogodo’s “Harvest of Corruption” may also be regarded as a

A. parody
B. travelogue
C. tragedy
D. tragicomedy

Correct Answer: C

13. Chief Ade Amaka portrays

A. betrayal of public trust
B. fraud and misfortune
C. lust and deceitfulness
D. the evils of capitalism

Correct Answer: A

14. ‘poisonous pleasure of wine’ illustrates the use of

A. antithesis
B. metaphor
C. oxymoron
D. synecdoche

Correct Answer: C

15. Fatalism is crucial element in

A. melodrama
B. tragi-comedy
C. tragedy
D. comedy

Correct Answer: C

16. Okara’s reminiscence in the “Piano and Drums” as to how he walks to the farm with no shoes, marching thorns and dangerous leafs, and still finds this enjoyable creates a feeling of

A. nostalgia
B. neglect of African culture for civilized styles
C. clash of culture
D. confusion

Correct Answer: A

17. Analogy is the arrangement of two ideas that are

A. opposite
B. similar
C. symbolic
D. repetitive

Correct Answer: B

18. … a didactic poem, especially such with animals as characters may be distinctively described as a/an

A. Romance
B. gothic poem
C. limerick
D. apologue

Correct Answer: D

19. One of the following is not significant to Morris’ “The Proud King”

A. didacticism
B. allusion
C. parable
D. allegory

Correct Answer: D

20. ‘The dun dun of a drum’ is an example of an

A. euphemism
B. onomatopoeia
C. assonance
D. oxymoron

Correct Answer: B

21. Which one of the following is most influential to the substance of Hallowell’s “The Dinning Table”?

A the structure of the poem
B the atmosphere of the poem
C the poetic style
D the setting of the poem

Correct Answer: D

22. ‘Nightfall! Nightfall!
You are my mortal enemy’

The figurative name for the manner in which Nightfall is directly addressed is

A. allusion
B an ode
C metaphor
D apostrophe

Correct Answer: D

23. The mood of Diop’s ‘Vanity’ is

A. expressed through rhetorical questions
B condemnation
C expressed through the use of innuendos
D concern

Correct Answer: B

24… is the illustration which serves to persuasively sustain the interest of the readers in a literary piece

A storyline
B narrative hook
C plot
D suspense

Correct Answer: A

25. In literary criticism, a casual reference to a figure or an event is regarded as a/an

A personification
B metonymy
C metaphor
D allusion

Correct Answer: B

26. A transferred epithet is popularly known as a/an

A. Epistrophe
B Ellipsis
C Hypallage
D Hendiady

Correct Answer: D

27. A dramatic type directed against an individual or a private institute with the intent to severely ridicule is called

A satire
B burlesque
C caricature
D lampoon

Correct Answer: C

28. A novel written in form of a letter is said to be
A gothic
B biographical
C epistolary
D autobiographical

Correct Answer: D

29. Adeoti’s “Ambush” ends on a note of

A despair
B bright aspirations
C courage
D uncertainty

Correct Answer: A

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“Now, by yond marble
heaven,
In the due reverence of a sacred vow
I here enrage my words.” (Shakespeare’s Othello)

That incident ignited the excerpt above.

A. the taking of a vow of revenge
B Othello’s rage about Desdemona’s betrayal
C Lago’s conspiracy with Brabantio to kill Othello
D Desdemona and Emilia’s discussion on the lost handkerchief

Correct Answer: B

31. Richard Wright’s ” Native Son” may be described to a/an

A. parody
B. picaresque
C. bildungsroman
D. travelogue

Correct Answer: C

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“Now, by yond marble
heaven,
In the due reverence of a sacred vow
I here enrage my words.” (Shakespeare’s Othello)

32. The prevailing activity in the extract is

A the vow of revenge and pledge of loyalty by Lago to Othello
B evident of the conspiracy between Lago and Othello
C the vow by Lago to revenge upon Othello
D reflective of Othello’s rage

Correct Answer: A

33.
Use excerpt below to answer questions

“Now, by yond marble
heaven,
In the due reverence of a sacred vow
I here enrage my words.” (Shakespeare’s Othello)

Consequent upon the act in the excerpt, …

A Desdemona reconfessed her love for Othello
B Othello became Lago’s sworn enemy
C Lago successfully executed Othello
D Othello changed from being the hero to a villain

Correct Answer: D

34. The bar in Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar” is a symbol for the

A presence of God’s and his guiding force
B world
C boundary between life and death
D grave

Correct Answer: C

35. A story that explains a natural phenomenon is

A parable
B legend
C myth
D fiction

Correct Answer: A

36. … may be said to be a critical subject of concern in Blake’s “School Boy”

A. adventurism
B futility of life and time
C moral rectitude
D academic development

Correct Answer: A

37. Amma Darko’s “Faceless” ended with

A. an inclination of tragi-comedy
B an epilogue narrating how Baby T’s spirit revenged her death
C an epilogue narrating how Fofo started her early childhood
D an inclination of indecisiveness

Correct Answer: B

38. Richard Wright’s ” Native Son” may be described to a/an

A parody
B picaresque
C bildungsroman
D travelogue

Correct Answer: C

39. “The sudden throb of pain” in Lenrie’s ‘The Panic of Growing Old’ signifies the

A negative impacts of aging
B difficulties of life
C youthful age
D uncertainties of life

Correct Answer: A

40. A character whose action or qualities serve to heighten those of the hero through contrast is

A. an antagonist
B a foil
C an adversary
D a protagonist

Correct Answer: B

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