Home/Jamb/Literature JAMB TEST Jamb Literature JAMB TEST Ace/Undergragra Follow on Twitter Send an email April 17, 20240 46 Less than a minute To Join Our Whatsapp Tv Now Click Here Join Our Telegram Channel For Latest Updates click here Follow us on our Facebook Page For Latest Updates Click here Literature JAMB/UTME TEST 1 / 40 1. An hero whose weakness contributes to his downfall is called? Related Articles Literature JAMB TEST April 17, 2024 Government JAMB/UTME TEST April 17, 2024 A. Periaktos B. Tragic Hero C. Tragic Flow D. Deuteragonist 2 / 40 2. This question is based on General Literary Principles and Appreciation.''From here the island of Fogo is a presenceAt SunsetThe palm trees are slow singers of farewellThe sail on the seaWrites in geometry of spume- departure of he who remainsAnd the clouds carried by incessant soft breezes-journey of he who never left!''Which of the following figures of speech is used prominently in the poem? A. Hyperbole B. Litotes C. Apostrophe D. Personification 3 / 40 3. A Literary work that ridicules the shortcomings of people or ideas is ...... A. Fable B. Masque C. Irony D. Satire 4 / 40 4. That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral, and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable yams. One man tied his cloth to a tree branch and hanged himself. The mood conveyed here is one of _____ A. Climax B. Happy Ending C. Alliteration D. Tragic Hero 5 / 40 5. Pick out the odd item A. Twelfth Night B. A raisin in the sun C. Ozidi D. The concubine 6 / 40 6. In the theatre, words spoken by a character that are meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters on stage is called_________? A. Tone B. Acoustic C. Aside D. Soliloquy 7 / 40 7. A character that is always against the interest of the protagonist is A. Villian B. Heroine C. Hero D. Opposition 8 / 40 8. A poet‘s use of regular rhythm is known as _______? A. Onomatopoeia B. Metre C. Assonance D. Allegory 9 / 40 9. Literature is studied as a subject at school because A. it teaches the use of words B. it provides entertainment C. it merely gives additional work to students D. it exposes students to the realities of life 10 / 40 10. This question is based on Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.Lakunel is presented as a A. caricature of a modern educated man B. truly progressive and enlightened youth C. fine specimen of an education young man D. strong defender of the people's tradition 11 / 40 11. The exclusive right given to authors to protect their works from unlawful production is A. A constitutional provision B. An Author's Right C. Copyright D. An authority to write 12 / 40 12. One of the following writers is better known as a playwright than as a novelist A. C. Ekwensi B. J.P Clark C. C. Achebe D. W. Soyinka 13 / 40 13. A literary work in which the characters and events are used as symbols is known as _________? A. Parallelism B. Characteristics C. Allegory D. Metaphor 14 / 40 14. This question is based on Literary Appreciation.Move him into the sunGently its touch awoke him once,At home, whispering of field unsownAlways it woke him even in FranceUntil this morning and this snowIf anything might rouse him nowThis kind of old sun will knowThink how it woke the seedsWoke, once, the clay of a cold starAre limbs, so dear achieved, aresides full nerved still warm too hardto stir was it, for this the clay grewtall? O what made fatuous sunbeamstoil to break earth's sleep at all.The poem can be described as A. An elegy B. A lyric C. A sonnet D. An epic 15 / 40 15. A literacy genre which directly imitates human actions is______? A. Drama B. Prose C. Poetry D. Comedy 16 / 40 16. This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesEmpathy is achieved when the audience A. Dattacks the character foil B. vicariously participates in the stage experience C. feels betrayed by the director D. denounces and humiliates the protagonist 17 / 40 17. This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.'I hear your callI hear if far awayI hear it break the circle'The device in which the first two words of the lines above from Okara's 'The Call of the River NUN' are invaried while the rest very is called A. story angle B. point of view C. aside D. story line 18 / 40 18. This question is based on General Literary PrinciplesIn literary convention, 'aside' is used to A. make a pointed remark B. gossip about other characters C. distinguish between events D. emphasize scenes as different from acts 19 / 40 19. le is a story in which________? A. the story is told in poetic form B. there is an important setting C. allegations are made about characters D. animal is or things are used as characters 20 / 40 20. Characterisation in a novel refers to the _____? 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 21 / 40 21. This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.For her act of child neglect, Adah's mother was forced by the police to A. pay a fine of ten shillings B. sleep in solitary cell C. drink a bowl of garri D. taste raw and black pepper 22 / 40 22. A narrative poem must A. Tell a story B. Preach a sermon C. Describe a natural scenery D. Argue a question 23 / 40 23. This question is based on Literary Appreciation'Thathat is why wwe must acc-c-cept the universal d-d-dome,b-b-because ththere is no d-d-d-direction. The b-b-bridge is the d-d-dome of rreligion and b-b-bridges d-ddon't jjjust g-g-go from hhhere to ththere; a birdge also faces backwards'Wole Soyinka, The InterpretersThe idiolectal feature of the character's speech is the A. repetition of consonant sounds B. repetition of initial consonant sound C. duplication of consonant sounds clusters D. multiplication of medial consonant sounds 24 / 40 24. This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed.) West African Verse.'...Tide and market come and goAnd so shall your mother.'The above lines from J.P. Clark's 'StreamsideExchange' depict the A. variation of season B. importance of living C. constancy of nature D. changing periods of marketing 25 / 40 25. Drama is the representation of a complete series of actions by means of _________ A. speech, movement and gesture for the stage, screen and radio B. speech, gesture and movement for the screen and radio C. speech, movement and gesture for the stage only D. movement and gesture for the screen and audience 26 / 40 26. The main aim of caricature is to_______? A. Expose B. Ridicule C. Describe D. Emphasize 27 / 40 27. am informed the day recycles itself todaywhen I slept in the Lord in FebruaryI blame no one for an untimely deathI bless Good for a noble departure-His wordsThe lord taketh the righteous away before evil daysThe lines above express A. Procreation B. Anniversary C. Ressurection D. Incarnation 28 / 40 28. In literacy work, verbal irony refers to a _________? A. difficult situation which defies a local or rational resolution B. device in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says C. situation in which a character speaks or acts against the tread of events D. device in which the actor on stage 29 / 40 29. The idea of metre as used in a literary piece is A. Rhythm B. Rhyme C. Stanza D. Verse 30 / 40 30. The juxtaposition of two contrasting ideas in a line of poetry is_________? A. Catharis B. Oxymoron C. Synedoche D. Euphemism 31 / 40 31. The plot of a novel is best described as A. a summary of the story B. the story grossly elaborated C. the bare outline of the story arranged in logical order D. the story in all its details 32 / 40 32. That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral, and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable yams. One man tied his cloth to a tree branch and hanged himself. The mood conveyed here is one of _____ A. Triumph B. Sadness C. Joy D. Excitement 33 / 40 33. Another shoal of cars swam past.One, in particular, caught his eyes, a long slender thing,elegant as a swallow, all gleaming blue and silver;a thousand guineas it would have cos, he thought.In the first sentence, cars are described in terms of A. Ants B. Lamppost C. Birds D. Fish 34 / 40 34. This question is based on selected poems from D. Ker, C. Maduka et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa, Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa, K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A Selection of African poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.'I hear your callI hear if far awayI hear it break the circle'The device in which the first two words of the lines above from Okara's 'The Call of the River NUN' are invaried while the rest very is called A. Repetition B. Chorus C. Refrain D. Parallelism 35 / 40 35. Empathy is achieved when the audience A. vicariously participates in the stage experience B. denounces and humiliates the protagonist C. feels betrayed by the director D. attacks the character foil 36 / 40 36. This question is based on General Literary Principles.The technique used in bringing the plot of a play to an abrupt end is called A. denouement B. climax C. end note D. deus ex machina 37 / 40 37. A travelogue is A. a record of the writer's experience during a journey B. the account of the travails of a character in a novel C. a variant of a novel written in a free style on a writer's journey D. the account of the experiences of an individual during his lifeline 38 / 40 38. A poem of 14 lines is known as__________ A. Sestet B. Quatrain C. Octave D. Sonnet 39 / 40 39. The characterisation of Othello maybe pointed out in that__________ A. Lago sees him as an enemy B. he refuses to appoint Lago as the Lieutenant C. he remains at a distance from much of the action that concerns and affects him at the beginning D. although he is a cultural outsider in Venice, his military skills are valuable to the State 40 / 40 40. The Comstocks belonged to the most dismal of all classes, the middle-middle class, the landless gentry. In their miserable poverty, they had not even the snobbish consolation of regarding themselves as an "old" family fallen on evil days. The writer's tone is _______ A. bitterly humourous B. sympathethic C. matter-of-fact D. melancholic Your score isThe average score is 45% 0% Restart quiz Please do well to drop a comment if this has really helped you. 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