Dramatic Techniques - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters

The Major issues at hand in the Sons and Daughters play is that

A. Laboratory attendant is trying to act as a nurse
B. The medical doctor is in love with Maanan
C. James sees Awere as a bad influence
D. Lawyer B is trying to Kiss Maanan.

Question 22:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters

The device used by Aaron in the excerpt below is___________

'Now look what we have: a permanent bloom of ugly paper flowers!

A. Rhetorical question
B. Oxymoron
C. Alliteration
D. Euphemism

Question 23:

• JAMB 2015

In drama, the use of gestures to communicate is known as

A. Mime
B. Realistic drama
C. Melodrama
D. Dialogue

Question 24:

• JAMB 1979

A play is drama because

A. It contains characters
B. It does not contain any story
C. It cannot be read silently
D. It can be acted on the stage
E. It is written in verse

Question 25:

• JAMB 1982

In Shakespeare''s Macbeth, the central character-Macbeth-is

A. A Russhian general
B. A Scottish general
C. A Finnish general
D. An English general
E. A German general