Post Utme Obafemi Awolowo University Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

The period Tess spends at Talbothays is the period of her ____________

A. The happiest period of her life
B. The period she suffers most horribly in the novel
C. The period she falls into temptation
D. The period when she becomes pregnant

Question 7:

The following three questions are on William Shakespeare's Hamlet

The play Hamlet may be described as a tragedy ____________

A. Belief in ghosts
B. Marital infidelity
C. Indecision and procrastination
D. Inordinate love of father by son

Question 8:

The following three questions are on William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Prince Hamlet refrains from killing King Claudius while the later is praying because ____________

A. He does not want to murder a pious man
B. He is not yet fully convinced of his uncle's guilt
C. King Claudius might thereby gain eternal life
D. Murder of a person praying is an unpardonable sin

Question 9:

The following three questions are on William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Which of these best describes setting in a novel ____________

A. The place where an event takes place
B. The time when an event takes place
C. The place and time of an event
D. The background of an event

Question 10:

Question is on Attahiru, Ahmed Yerima's play

The play starts with a ____________

A. Flashback
B. Prayer
C. Muezzin
D. Dialogue