Literary principles - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 141:

• JAMB 2001

This question is based on General Literary Principles
The technique in which both the stage and the auditorium are involved in a lay production is called

A. Theatre of the absurd
B. Role-playing
C. Audience participation
D. Total theatre

Question 142:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
An iambic metrical foot consists of

A. An unstressed syllable foolowing a stressed syllable
B. A stressed syllable following another stressed syllable
C. An unstressed syllable following another unstressed syllable
D. A stressed syllable following an unstressed syllable

Question 143:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
Empathy is achieved when the audience

A. Feels betrayed bythe director
B. Denounces and humiliates the protagonist
C. Vicariously participates in the stage experience
D. Attacks the character foil

Question 144:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
What does the protagonist do in a picaresque novel?

A. He embarks on a journey
B. He slows down the narration
C. He draws illustrative pictures
D. He becomes an artist

Question 145:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on General Literary Principles
In the plot of a novel emphasis should be placed on

A. Showing casual connection of incidents
B. The vivid presentation of incidents
C. The accurate presentation of incidents
D. Narrating the truth of incidents