10 questions from the JAMB 2013 Literature paper, with answers and explanations. Tap "Show answer" under each one when you are ready.
JAMB 2013Question 1 · Drama Set Texts
These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters. James: Let me swear, woman. And I will swear by my father's coffin that if.... The speaker is referring to
A.Fosuwa
B.Awere
C.Maanan
D.Hannah
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Answer: C. Maanan
James is referring to Maanan, whom he loves, when he makes this oath.
JAMB 2013Question 2 · Drama Set Texts
These question is based on J.C. De Graft's Sons and Daughters. James: Let me swear, woman. And I will swear by my father's coffin that if.... The lines depict James as a
A.traditionalist
B.christian
C.pagan
D.muslim
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Answer: A. traditionalist
Swearing by his father's coffin depicts James as holding traditionalist beliefs and reverence for ancestry.
JAMB 2013Question 3 · Drama Set Texts
"....Put up thy sword Or manage it to part these men with me." Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the speech above was made when
A.Romeo and Paris engaged themselves in a fight
B.Benvolio tries to separate the servants of the feuding families
C.Tybalt challenges Romeo to duel
D.Prince Escalus arrives to make peace between the families
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Answer: B. Benvolio tries to separate the servants of the feuding families
Benvolio speaks these words trying to separate the feuding servants at the play's opening brawl.
JAMB 2013Question 4 · General Literary Principles
These question is based on General Literary Principles. A device used in poetry to achieve emphasis or stress a point is known as
A.assonance
B.repetition
C.alliteration
D.rhyme
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Answer: B. repetition
Repetition is used in poetry to achieve emphasis or stress a point.
JAMB 2013Question 5 · General Literary Principles
These question is based on General Literary Principles. A literary work that teaches moral is said to be
A.instructive
B.corrective
C.impressive
D.didactic
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Answer: D. didactic
A literary work that teaches a moral lesson is described as didactic.
JAMB 2013Question 6 · Poetry Set Texts
These question is based on Literary Appreciation. "Busy old fool, unruly sun, Why dost thou thus." J. Donne:The Sun Rising From the lines above, the poet sees the sun as
A.illumination after darkness
B.an unnecessary evil
C.a necessary evil
D.a light provider
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Answer: B. an unnecessary evil
Donne addresses the sun as a 'busy old fool', portraying it as an unwelcome, unnecessary intrusion.
JAMB 2013Question 7 · Poetry Set Texts
These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE. 'Since it was you who in all these thin seasons." The device employed in the line above from Kunene's The Heritage of Liberation, is an example of
A.anecdote
B.aside
C.apostrophe
D.allusion
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Answer: C. apostrophe
Directly addressing 'you' in Kunene's line is an example of apostrophe.
JAMB 2013Question 8 · Poetry Set Texts
These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro M. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) wEST aFRICAN vERSE. The theme of Eliot's The Journey of Magi is
A.nature
B.journey
C.quest for salvation
D.escape from persecution
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Answer: C. quest for salvation
Eliot's 'Journey of the Magi' explores the theme of a quest for spiritual salvation.
JAMB 2013Question 9 · Prose Set Texts
Based on Ferdinand Oyono's the Old Man and the Medal, for his sacrifices to the church, Meka gets
A.a place near an aged leper
B.a land to build a new house
C.appointed into the church elders' council
D.the privilegde to choose a permanent place to sit
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Answer: A. a place near an aged leper
For his sacrifices to the church, Meka is ironically only given a seat near an aged leper.
JAMB 2013Question 10 · Prose Set Texts
Based on Buchi Emecheta''s The Joys of Motherhood, Adaku remains faithful to Nnaife until she
A.is rebuked by the Ibuza society for abusing Nnu Ego
B.becomes rich and powerful
C.starts keeping unnecesary friends
D.is unable to give birth to a male child
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Answer: A. is rebuked by the Ibuza society for abusing Nnu Ego
Adaku remains faithful until she is publicly rebuked by the Ibuza society for mistreating Nnu Ego.
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