Literature-in-English past questions: JAMB UTME 2024

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1.
A long narrative poem that relates heroic exploits is
1. A.panegyric
2. B.lyric
3. C.ballad
4. D.epic
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Answer: B lyric
2.
From the novel; Look Back in Anger This question is based on John Osborne's Look Back in Anger Alison and Jimmy are accommodated during the first month of their marriage by
1. A.Hugh Tanner
2. B.Nigel
3. C.Cliff
4. D.Webster
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Answer: A Hugh Tanner
3.
From the novel; Look Back in Anger This question is based on John Osborne's Look Back in Anger. Jimmy's harmatia is
1. A.infidelity
2. B.anger
3. C.pride
4. D.jealousy
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Answer: B anger
4.
From the novel; Look Back in Anger This question is based on John Osborne's Look Back in Anger. The reason why Jimmy easily gets along with Cliff is because
1. A.they both belong to the working class
2. B.Alison speaks well of Cliff
3. C.the relatives of Jimmy's mother are rich
4. D.they are both from affluent backgrounds
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Answer: A they both belong to the working class
5.
From the novel; Look Back in Anger This question is based on John Osbourne's Look Back in Anger The couple's marital crisis is aggravated by
1. A.Jimmy
2. B.Cliff
3. C.Helena
4. D.Hugh
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Answer: C Helena
6.
From the novel; Look Back in Anger This question is based on John Osbourne's Look Back in Anger The protagonist in the play is
1. A.Alison Porter
2. B.Cliff Lewis
3. C.Jimmy Porter
4. D.Colonel Redfern
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Answer: C Jimmy Porter
7.
From the novel; Second Class Citizen This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen Adah is so obsessed with the sleek woman at the hospital because the woman
1. A.has a doting husband
2. B.has a high paying job
3. C.gives birth to twins
4. D.lives in a mansion
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Answer: A has a doting husband
8.
From the novel; Second Class Citizen This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen The main challenge Adah encounters in England is
1. A.being a woman
2. B.financial limitations
3. C.being half literate
4. D.being a black person
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Answer: D being a black person
9.
From the novel; Second Class Citizen This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen. Adah's disappointment is in the overwhelming
1. A.freedom for the blacks
2. B.reception of the blacks
3. C.recognition given the blacks
4. D.discrimination against the blacks
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Answer: D discrimination against the blacks
10.
From the novel; Selected Poems from: Exam Focus: Literature-in-English: 2021-25 "But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams" The excerpt above from Angelou's "Caged Bird" implies that caged bird
1. A.will die
2. B.will be frustrated
3. C.stands on its grave
4. D.walks freely to actualise its dream
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Answer: B will be frustrated
11.
From the novel; Selected Poems from: Exam Focus: Literature-in-English: 2021-25 In Eliot's "Journey of the Magi", "six hands at an open door" is an example of
1. A.synecdoche
2. B.irony
3. C.alliteration
4. D.metonymy
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Answer: A synecdoche
12.
From the novel; Selected Poems from: Exam Focus: Literature-in-English: 2021-25 In Senghor's Black Woman, the dominant literary device is
1. A.hyperbole
2. B.personification
3. C.simile
4. D.metaphor
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Answer: D metaphor
13.
From the novel; Selected Poems from: Exam Focus: Literature-in-English: 2021-25 Lawrence's "Bats" is a
1. A.sarcasm
2. B.satire
3. C.dramatic dialogue
4. D.dramatic monolgue
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Answer: D dramatic monolgue
14.
From the novel; Selected Poems from: Exam Focus: Literature-in-English: 2021-25 Osundare's "The Leader and the Led" is
1. A.dramatic
2. B.satiric
3. C.narrative
4. D.elegaic
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Answer: B satiric
15.
From the novel; Selected Poems from: Exam Focus: Literature-in-English: 2021-25 Sesay's "The Song of the Woman of My Land" is a
1. A.political poem
2. B.geographical poem
3. C.social poem
4. D.panegyric poem
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Answer: B geographical poem
16.
From the novel; Selected Poems from: Exam Focus: Literature-in-English: 2021-25 The poet persona in Donne's "The Good Morrow" reflects on
1. A.spiritual love
2. B.the immortality of love
3. C.falling in love
4. D.love marriage
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Answer: B the immortality of love
17.
From the novel; Selected Poems from: Exam Focus: Literature-in-English: 2021-25 The style of Chibuike's "A Government Driver on His Retirement" is
1. A.narrative
2. B.monologic
3. C.reflective
4. D.panegyric
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Answer: A narrative
18.
From the novel; The Lion and the Jewel The question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel The play is a
1. A.Comedy
2. B.Tragi-comedy
3. C.Farce
4. D.Melodrama
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Answer: A Comedy
19.
From the novel; The Lion and the Jewel This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel Lakunle declines to pay bride price on Sidi because he sees tradition as
1. A.unholy
2. B.illegal
3. C.babaric
4. D.childish
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Answer: C babaric
20.
From the novel; Unexpected Joy at Dawn This question is based on Alex Agyei-Agyiri's Unexpected Joy at Dawn. The setting of the novel is
1. A.Nigeria and Ghana
2. B.Nigeria and Togo
3. C.Ghana and Niger
4. D.Nigeria and Benin
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Answer: D Nigeria and Benin
21.
From the novel; Unexpected Joy at Dawn This question is based on Alex Agyei-Agyiri's Unexpected Joy at Dawn. Wachuk in the novel is
1. A.the cigarette seller
2. B.Niyi's friend
3. C.Idem's husband
4. D.the alcohol seller
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Answer: C Idem's husband
22.
From the novel; Wuthering Heights The question is based on Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights The structure of the novel is based on two major conflicts of
1. A.love
2. B.passion
3. C.emotion
4. D.romance
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Answer: B passion
23.
From the novel; Wuthering Heights This question is based on Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights The novel can be described as a
1. A.Renaissance prose
2. B.Victorian novel
3. C.French fiction
4. D.English autobiography
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Answer: B Victorian novel
24.
From the novel; Wuthering Heights This question is based on Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff considered himself the second half of
1. A.Nelly Dean
2. B.Isabella Linton
3. C.Hindley Earnshaw
4. D.Catherine Earnshaw
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Answer: D Catherine Earnshaw
25.
This question is based on Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights The setting of the novel is
1. A.Mid 16th century
2. B.Mid 17th century
3. C.Mid 18th century
4. D.Mid 19th century
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Answer: C Mid 18th century
26.
This question is based on general literary principles The leading character in a literary work is the
1. A.protagonist
2. B.antagonist
3. C.villain
4. D.anti-hero
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Answer: A protagonist
27.
This question is based on General Literary Principles. A poem of eight rhyming lines is
1. A.quatrain
2. B.octave
3. C.sonnet
4. D.limerick
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Answer: B octave
28.
This question is based on General Literary Principles. The collection of images within a literary work is referred to as
1. A.imagery
2. B.images
3. C.symbolism
4. D.caesura
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Answer: B images
29.
This question is based on General Literary Principles. The events that make up the story is the
1. A.plot
2. B.setting
3. C.atmosphere
4. D.theme
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Answer: A plot
30.
This question is based on Literary Appreciation. "Lonely road, Not a star Lonely road Shadows far And quiet" Peter Abraham Lonely Road. The rhyme scheme in the excerpt above is
1. A.abcdec
2. B.ababc
3. C.babac
4. D.aabbc
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Answer: B ababc
31.
This question is based on Literary Appreciation. "The commission has the power to investigate, to conciliate to hold hearings, to order reinstatement of a discharged employee, and to direct the appointment of a qualified applicant" The rhetorical device used in the excerpt above is
1. A.Irony
2. B.Personification
3. C.Hyperbole
4. D.Parallelism
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Answer: D Parallelism
32.
This question is based on Literary Appreciation. Football is the only sport on earth that can be considered truly global. Simple and inexpensive. it is equally likely to be found in a tight Marseille banlieue, an obscure corner of a Lagos slum, and the heart of a Buenos barrio. Marley's music is similarly universal... According to the excerpt above, football is
1. A.played only in Lagos slums
2. B.footballers like Marley's music
3. C.popular but cheap
4. D.a universal game
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Answer: D a universal game

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