Literary principles - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 1978

Dialogue is important in drama because

A. It always makes the audience laugh
B. It is like a conversation
C. It reveals the minds of the characters
D. It makes the play last longer on the stage
E. It makes the characters honest

Question 37:

• JAMB 1979

'Exposition' in a play means

A. The initial unfolding of the necessary background of the play
B. Its climax
C. The marriage of the hero and heroine
D. The untangling of the plot
E. The private speech of a character

Question 38:

• JAMB 1979

A good plot must posses

A. Many exciting events
B. Good,interesting characters
C. A pleasant setting
D. Intrigue
E. Single,complete and ordered action

Question 39:

• JAMB 1979

The difference between tragedy and comedy is

A. That tragey contains soliloquies,but comedy does not
B. That comedy contains disguise but tragedy does not
C. That tragedy is imaginative but comedy is not
D. That comedy deals with love but tragedy does not
E. None of the above

Question 40:

• JAMB 1980

One of the differences between tragedy and comedy is

A. There is humour in comedy but not in tragedy
B. There id suffering in tragedy but not in comedy
C. There is feasting in comedy but not in tragedy
D. There is a happy ending in comedy but not in tragedy
E. None of the above