Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 2126:

• JAMB 2021

A technique by which a previous scene or action can be recalled in a play to shed light on the present action is

A. Climax
B. Flashback
C. Interlude
D. Cathersis

Question 2127:

• JAMB 2021

Criticism is a literary activity which seeks to

A. Find faults in a literary work
B. Analyze and evaluate a literary work
C. Compare and contrast novels
D. Discover the beauty of a literary work.

Question 2128:

• JAMB 2021

A situation where an actor addresses the audience without the other actors hearing him is called

A. Soliloquy
B. Chorus
C. Aside
D. Solo

Question 2129:

• JAMB 2022

Empathy is achieved when the audience

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

Question 2130:

• JAMB 2022

Mock-heroic poetry elevates

A. The important tales of heroes of the past era
B. Trivial subject-matter by using the style of the classical epic
C. The stripping off of appearances in a witty manner
D. The beauty in human relationships as exemplified in Homer