Jamb Literature in English 2011 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on general Literary principles
'Good warriors make others come to them and do not go to others... When you induce opponent to come to you,then their force is always empty,like attacking emptiness with fulness is throwing stones on eggs.'
Zhang Yu: The Art of War
The theme of the passage above is

A. Folly of soldiers
B. Spurring people to action
C. War
D. Inspiration

Question 32:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on general Literary principles
The repetition of single words or phrases at the beginning of a line is

A. Assonance
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Alliteration
D. Parallelism

Question 33:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on general Literary principles
A ballad is meant to be

A. Acted
B. Discussed
C. Read
D. Sung

Question 34:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on general Literary principles
In drama drama dramaturge is he who

A. Writes or edits plays
B. Directs a play
C. Acts a film
D. Features in a play

Question 35:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on general Literary principles
Travellogue is a work of art written

A. By a famous playwrite
B. By an unpopular novelist
C. On a journey
D. Before the death of the author