Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 2156:

• JAMB 2022

That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral, and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable yams. One man tied his cloth to a tree branch and hanged himself. The mood conveyed here is one of ____________

A. Excitement
B. Sadness
C. Joy
D. Triumph

Question 2157:

• JAMB 2022

One of the following terms applies to the discussion of both tragedy and comedy

A. Climax
B. Happy ending
C. Tragic hero
D. Alliteration

Question 2158:

• JAMB 2022

A character that is always against the interest of the protagonist is ____________

A. Hero
B. Opposition
C. Villain
D. Heroine

Question 2159:

• JAMB 2022

The idea of metre as used in a literary piece is ____________

A. Stanza
B. Rhythm
C. Rhyme
D. Verse

Question 2160:

• JAMB 2022

A hero whose weakness contributes to his downfall is called?

A. Deuteragonist
B. Periaktos
C. Tragic hero
D. Tragic flow