10 questions from the JAMB 2022 Literature paper, with answers and explanations. Tap "Show answer" under each one when you are ready.
JAMB 2022Question 1 · General Literary Principles
One of the following writers is better known as a playwright than as a novelist
A.C. Achebe
B.C. Ekwensi
C.W. Soyinka
D.J.P Clark
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Answer: C. W. Soyinka
Wole Soyinka is better known as a playwright than as a novelist, unlike Achebe and Ekwensi who are primarily novelists.
JAMB 2022Question 2 · General Literary Principles
If we describe Kossoh Town Boy as an autobiography, we mean that it is
A.a historical novel
B.a piece of writing telling us about the Life of its author
C.a short story
D.a narrative tale
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Answer: B. a piece of writing telling us about the Life of its author
An autobiography is a piece of writing telling us about the life of its own author.
JAMB 2022Question 3 · General Literary Principles
A character that is always against the interest of the protagonist is
A.hero
B.opposition
C.villain
D.heroine
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Answer: C. villain
A villain is a character who works against the interests of the protagonist.
JAMB 2022Question 4 · General Literary Principles
A travelogue is
A.a record of the writer's experience during a journey
B.the account of the experiences of an individual during his lifeline
C.the account of the travails of a character in a novel
D.a variant of a novel written in a free style on a writer's journey
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Answer: A. a record of the writer's experience during a journey
A travelogue is a record of the writer's experience during a journey.
JAMB 2022Question 5 · General Literary Principles
Empathy is achieved when the audience
A.feels betrayed by the director
B.vicariously participates in the stage experience
C.attacks the character foil
D.denounces and humiliates the protagonist
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Answer: B. vicariously participates in the stage experience
Empathy occurs when the audience vicariously participates in the stage experience alongside the characters.
JAMB 2022Question 6 · General Literary Principles
The subject matter of a literary work is the
A.plot
B.setting
C.theme
D.structure
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Answer: C. theme
The theme is the subject matter/central idea of a literary work.
JAMB 2022Question 7 · General Literary Principles
Chanson is a term denoting a
A.popular Korean verse
B.Song from the middle Ages
C.Form of love song
D.poem of Varied Metrical forms
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Answer: B. Song from the middle Ages
Chanson denotes a song originating from the Middle Ages.
JAMB 2022Question 8 · Literary Appreciation
In The Flight to Australia', the following line occurs: 'Tier upon tier it towered, the terrible Apennines'. The figure of speech used in this line is known as
A.alliteration
B.litotes
C.exaggeration
D.parody
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Answer: A. alliteration
'Tier upon tier... towered, the terrible' repeats the 't' sound, an alliteration.
JAMB 2022Question 9 · Literary Appreciation
"I hate brave cowards like you" is an example of
A.Irony
B.Antithesis
C.Eulogy
D.Oxymoron
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Answer: D. Oxymoron
'Brave cowards' combines contradictory terms, an oxymoron.
JAMB 2022Question 10 · Literary Appreciation
'The fair breeze blew The white foam flew The furrow followed free We were the first that ever burst into that silent sea.' The dominant figure of speech in the above passage is
A.repetition
B.alliteration
C.paradox
D.rhyme scheme
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Answer: B. alliteration
The repeated initial sounds ('fair...flew...foam...flew...furrow...followed...free...first') form alliteration.
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