GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 116:

• JAMB 1979

'Exposition' in a play means

A. The initial unfolding of the necessary background of the play
B. Its climax
C. The marriage of the hero and heroine
D. The untangling of the plot
E. The private speech of a character

Question 117:

• JAMB 1979

A novel can be described as

A. A narration of facts
B. A story
C. A brief description of a concept or point of view
D. An extended prose narrative covering a wide range of characters and experience
E. A narration of an incedent

Question 118:

• JAMB 1979

A good plot must posses

A. Many exciting events
B. Good,interesting characters
C. A pleasant setting
D. Intrigue
E. Single,complete and ordered action

Question 119:

• JAMB 1979

Pick out the odd one

A. Metaphor
B. Characterization
C. Personification
D. Rythm
E. Simile

Question 120:

• JAMB 1979

The difference between tragedy and comedy is

A. That tragey contains soliloquies,but comedy does not
B. That comedy contains disguise but tragedy does not
C. That tragedy is imaginative but comedy is not
D. That comedy deals with love but tragedy does not
E. None of the above