Jamb Literature in English 1989 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
In a conic-tragedy, the unknotting of the plot, the resolution of the mystery and the resolution of the misunderstanding is called

A. Peripety
B. Exposition
C. Denouement
D. Catharsis

Question 32:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
Which of the following BEST describes a balled?

A. Short literary song
B. Short literary story
C. Short story that contains a song
D. Short song that tells a story

Question 33:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
A story, exemplifying a moral thesis, in which animals talk and act like human beings, is called

A. An anecdote
B. A parable
C. A fable
D. An exemplum

Question 34:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
The main distinguishing feature of literature is that it

A. Tells untrue stories
B. Is relevant to life
C. Deals with exciting and memorable events
D. Presents fictional accounts of human experience

Question 35:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
A poem written in honour and praise of somebody else is

A. A eulogy
B. An epic
C. An epigram
D. A lyric