Literature In English 2006 Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 46 :

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A complex plot can be described as the plot structure that has

A. Multiple scenes
B. Strands of events runnings concurrently
C. Well-developed characters
D. An abstract subject and setting

Question 47 :

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A metrical pause occurring in the middle of a line in a poem is called

A. Rhythm
B. Tetrametre
C. Assonance
D. Caesura

Question 48 :

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The sides of a stage are called

A. The ways
B. Both sides
C. The pits
D. The wings

Question 49 :

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
The character attributes of Attahiru qualify him as

A. An egocentric partriot
B. A Muslim fanatic
C. A religious martyr
D. A political revolutionary

Question 50 :

• JAMB 2006

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.
In We must learn Again to Fly; Ofeimum exhorts the reader

A. Not to lose hope in the face of adversity
B. To enjoy his success
C. To give up if he does not succeed
D. To work harder even if he succeeds