Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 871:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
In literary work, setting refers to the

A. Starting point of the story
B. Sum total of physical, social and historical circumstances
C. Orderly arrangement of episodes
D. Point at which the fortunes of the hero begin to decline

Question 872:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
The prologue of any work is the

A. Conclusion
B. Introduction
C. Middle
D. Turning point

Question 873:

• JAMB 1989

This question is based on General Literary Principles and Literary Appreciation
Motivation in any work is the

A. Special figure of speech that is used in the work
B. Ovation encountered in the work
C. Difficult expression found in the work
D. Explanation of the behaviour of the characters

Question 874:

• 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 875:

• 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