Literature Past Questions And Answers

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1321

The speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called

  • A. a prologue
  • B. an epilogue
  • C. a dirge
  • D. a monologue
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2014
1322

Othello: Why, how now, ho? from whence ariseth this?

Are we turned Turks, and to Ourselves do that

Which heaven hath forbid the ottomites?

For Christian shame put by this barbarous brawl!

He hat stirs next to carve for his own rage

Holds his soul light; he dies upon his motion.

Silence the dreadful bell, it frights the isle

From her propriety, What is the matter, masters?

Honest Iago, that looks dead with grieving

Speak, Who began this? On thy love, I charge thee

Iago: I do not know

(Acts II, Scene Three, Lines 155 - 165)

In Who began this This refers to the ______________

  • A. Theft
  • B. War
  • C. Bell
  • D. Brawl
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2018 OBJ
1323

'Many hands make light work' illustrates the use of

  • A. zeugma
  • B. hyperbole
  • C. metonymy
  • D. synecdoche
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2016 OBJ
1324

The account of experiences of an individual during the course of a journey is known as

  • A. an epilogue
  • B. an autobiography
  • C. a travelogue
  • D. a prologue
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2015
1325

Read the extract and answer the question

Here lies our sovereign Lord the King

Whose word no man relies on

Who never said a foolish thing

And never did a wise one.

Which of the following does not defin a character?

  • A. the way the character appears
  • B. what the character says
  • C. what others say about the character
  • D. what the character does
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2011 OBJ
1326

The setting of Shakespeare's Othello is____________

  • A. Verona
  • B. Venice
  • C. the Faroe Islands
  • D. Bulgaria
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2019
1327

This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four.

How did Winston start his rebellion against the state?

  • A. By keeping a private diary
  • B. when he started a secret affair
  • C. when he spied on the party
  • D. by engaging ij anti-party activities
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2010
1328

ALEX AGYEI-AGYIRI: Unexpected Joy at Dawn

consider Mama Orojo's relationship with her church members in Amen Kristi.

View Discussion (0)WAEC 2021 THEORY
1329

This question is based on General Literary Principles

The use of sound pattern to suggest meaning in poetry is

  • A. rhythm
  • B. mimics
  • C. lyric
  • D. metonymy
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2009
1330

This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four.

The subject matter of the novel is

  • A. exploitation and cruelty
  • B. retributive justice
  • C. class segregation
  • D. totalitarian dictatorship
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2010