Jamb 2021 Literature Past Questions And Answers
Based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses to Tears.
The novel is largely set in
- A. Futa Toro
- B. Sabonville city
- C. Alligator city
- D. Nuclear city
Rhythm is achieved in Raleigh's The Soul's Errand through the use of
- A. Metaphor
- B. Alliteration
- C. repetition
- D. Antithesis
Based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.
Old Major ends his speech to the animals with song in order to
- A. spur them to action
- B. entertain them
- C. display his ability to sing
- D. teach them how to sing an anthem
Based on J.P Clark's The Wives Revolt.
The highest measure women in the community can take to register their protest is
- A. take prostitution
- B. carry out the nude act
- C. abandon their husbands
- D. abandon their children
A band of singers and dancers in drama who acts as a link between the play and the audience is the
- A. Chorus
- B. Clown
- C. Playwright
- D. Cast
Based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.
The message of the novel is that
- A. capitalism is as bad as communism
- B. humanism is better than animalism
- C. communism is better than capitalism
- D. no society exists where everyone is equal
A play in which the acts succeed on another without probable or necessary sequence is
- A. Episodic
- B. Simple
- C. Linear
- D. Convoluted
Based on J.P Clark's The Wives Revolt.
Characterization in the play is
- A. economical but effecive
- B. economical and effective
- C. elaborate but ineffective
- D. elaborate and effective
Based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
'I'll do my best
To woo your lady.'
What is the sincere desire of the person who made the statement above?
- A. That she succeeds in winning the love for the master
- B. That her best is good enough to win affection
- C. That she herself becomes the beloved
- D. That she herself wins the love
Based on General Literary Principles
A melodramatic play is based on
- A. a melodious manipulation of events
- B. ingredients that mellow down events
- C. sensational plot and characters
- D. the playwright's didactic overtones

