Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1681:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima''s Attahiru. The play is historical because it deals with

A. Real personages and places
B. The jihad led by Caliph Attahiru
C. Lugard''s attempt to amalgamate the southern and northern protectorates
D. Attahiru''s ascenssion to the caliphacy in November 1902

Question 1682:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An anti-social taken by the tragic hero which results in a catastrophe is called

A. Anagnorisis
B. Premonition
C. Harmatia
D. Empathy

Question 1683:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A work which takes place in a non-existent world or which concerns an incredible character is

A. Romance
B. Fantasy
C. Parody
D. Superstition

Question 1684:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A humorous scene, incident or speech in the course of a serious fiction or drama is a

A. Play-within-the-play
B. Comic scene
C. Comic relief
D. Tragi-comedy

Question 1685:

• JAMB 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A travelogue is

A. The account of the travails of a character in novle
B. A record of the writer's experiences during a journey
C. A variant of a novel written in a free style on a writer's journey
D. The account of the experiences of an indiviual during his lifetime