Jamb Literature in English 2000 Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A panegyric poem is composed to

A. Abuse
B. Condemn
C. Praise
D. Elaborate

Question 37:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The narrator in a prose work who is also a character is

A. Subjective narrator
B. Objective narrator
C. Omniscient narrator
D. Participatory narrator

Question 38:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A primary ballad is associated with

A. Educated people
B. Urban folk
C. The nomads
D. Rural folk

Question 39:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A trilogy is the

A. Sequence of three one-act drama written by the same author
B. Set of three players written by the same authors
C. Collection of three poems of equal length
D. Series of related stories divided into three equal parts

Question 40:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A novel which focuses on the adventures of a rogue who does not change much in the course of the story is

A. Romanesque
B. Grotesque
C. Picaresque
D. Burlesque