10 questions from the JAMB 2014 Literature paper, with answers and explanations. Tap "Show answer" under each one when you are ready.
JAMB 2014Question 1 · Drama Set Texts
Based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu, the gods are portrayed as
A.saviours of mankind
B.helpless
C.architects of man's destiny
D.amorous
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Answer: B. helpless
In Women of Owu, the gods are portrayed as largely helpless in the face of human suffering.
JAMB 2014Question 2 · Drama Set Texts
Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Ariel is identified as
A.assistant to Sycorax
B.leader of the spirits
C.Prospero's daughter
D.Alonso's wife
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Answer: B. leader of the spirits
Ariel is identified as the leader of the spirits serving Prospero.
JAMB 2014Question 3 · General Literary Principles
An action in a play that stimulates the audience to pity a character is
A.pyrrhic
B.props
C.pathos
D.parody
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Answer: C. pathos
Pathos is the quality/action in a play that stimulates the audience's pity for a character.
JAMB 2014Question 4 · General Literary Principles
Tone and mood of a poem refers to
A.locale
B.atmosphere
C.setting
D.space
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Answer: B. atmosphere
Tone and mood of a poem refer to its atmosphere.
JAMB 2014Question 5 · General Literary Principles
Which of the following is central to narrative fiction ?
A.Verisimilitude
B.Dialogue
C.Objectivity
D.Subjectivity
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Answer: A. Verisimilitude
Verisimilitude -- the appearance of being true/real -- is central to narrative fiction.
JAMB 2014Question 6 · Poetry Set Texts
He put himself in uniform, made one for his five-year-old son, and marched with the infant from dawn till noon every market day, on the main road singing 'Kayiwawa beturi... The persona in the excerpt above is portrayed as
A.a soldier
B.abnormal
C.energetic
D.a policeman
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Answer: B. abnormal
The persona marching in uniform with his infant son is portrayed as abnormal/eccentric.
JAMB 2014Question 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. Jared Angira is an African Poet from
A.Ghana
B.Sierra-Leone
C.Kenya
D.South Africa
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Answer: C. Kenya
Jared Angira is a Kenyan poet.
JAMB 2014Question 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. In Raleigh's The Soul's Errand, the soul is portrayed as a
A.messenger of hope and peace
B.friend of suffering masses
C.fearless message-bearer
D.restorer of lost glory
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Answer: C. fearless message-bearer
In Raleigh's 'The Soul's Errand', the soul is portrayed as a fearless message-bearer, unafraid to speak truth to power.
JAMB 2014Question 9 · Prose Set Texts
Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, Eugene Achike in the novel is portrayed as
A.a tough retired soldier
B.a soft and gentle husband
C.an uncompromising traditionalist
D.a fanatical Catholic adherent
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Answer: D. a fanatical Catholic adherent
Eugene Achike is portrayed as a fanatically devout Catholic adherent.
JAMB 2014Question 10 · Prose Set Texts
Based on Asare Konadu's A Woman in Her Prime, the novel explores the theme of
A.child quest of an African woman
B.exploitation of the African woman
C.sex discrimination in Ghana
D.women liberation in Nigeria
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Answer: A. child quest of an African woman
The novel explores the theme of an African woman's quest for a child.
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