Literature Past Questions And Answers
This question is based on Thomas Hardy's
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Angel Clare prefers Tess to Mercy Chant as a wife because she
- A. is an accomplished lady
- B. is from a very god family
- C. understands farm life
- D. is a good Christian
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Tempest
Read the extract and answer the question
Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices,
That, if I then had waked after long sleep,
Will make me sleep again.And then, in dreaming,
The clouds methought would open, and show riches
Ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked,
I cried to dream again.
(Act 111, scene two, lines 132-140)
The speaker is a
- A. carnivore
- B. savage
- C. sailor
- D. devourer
Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus
Eugene Achike in the novel is portrayed as
- A. a tough retired soldier
- B. a soft and gentle husband
- C. an uncompromising traditionalist
- D. a fanatical Catholic adherent
This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation
'A slight breeze murmured in the air. Grasses swayed as if in resentment. Over in the horizon, just beneath the spectrum of the ascending sun, horizontal brands of red cloud hung menacingly above the tips of the trees and morning air smelled of burnt clay. The Victims by Isidore Okpewho
Effect in the above passage is achieved through the use of
- A. subdued tone
- B. visual images
- C. detailed description
- D. adequate punctuation
Death be not proud, though some have called thee might and dreadful is an example of___________
- A. Euphemism
- B. Metaphor
- C. Apostrophe
- D. Aliteration
This question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption
The Two dominant themes of the play are
- A. honesty and decency
- B. immorality and greed
- C. poverty and education
- D. weeding and planting
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga D.I. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
The character addressed in Serenade is
- A. from a poor family
- B. in a joyous mood
- C. in a sad mood
- D. at war with another character
This question is based on Literary Appreciation
Be him English
Be him African
Be him Nigerian
The lines above are an example of
- A. epitaph
- B. anaphora
- C. tautology
- D. epigram
AFRICAN PROSE
ADICHIE CHIMAMANDA NGOZI: Purple Hibiscus
Comment on the character of Jaja.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2011 THEORYAn aside in drama is used mostly to create a sense of
- A. admiration
- B. conspiracy
- C. greatness
- D. superiority