2016/2017 JAMB CBT LITERATURE SAMPLE/LIKELY QUESTIONS FOR STUDENTS. 1. The character matched against the hero of a play is the [a] antagonist [b] Anti-hero [c] Braggart [d] Clown [e] Hypocrite 2. “He bleats like a goat” is an example of [a] hyperbole [b] Irony [c] Personification [d] Pun [e] Simile 3. An epistolary method of writing a novel is a method whereby a novel is written in the form of [a] dialogue [b] Drama [c] Essay [d] Letter [e] Monologue 4. Which of the following is not a genre of literature? [a] farce [b] novel [c] play [d] poetry [e] satire 5. A simple story with a deeper meaning is called [a] an allegory [b] an elegy [c] an epic [d] an ode [e] a romance 6. A poetic device which exaggerates situations or objects is known as [a] climax [b] epigram [c] flashback [d] hyperbole [e] paradox 7. Which of the following is odd in the appreciation of a poem? [a] chapter [b] rythm [c] setting [d] stanza [e] theme 8. The term ‘tragic flaw’ means [a] A mistake made by the hero [b] A moral weakness in the hero [c] the first act in a play [d] the prologue [e] wrong spellings in a play 9. The first eight lines of a sonnet is called [a] a couplet [b] an octave [c] a quatrain [d] a sestet [e] a set 10. The last part of a literary work is known as [a] acknowledgement [b] an epilogue [c] an epitaph [d] a prologue [e] conclusion 11. The identical sound at the end of a poem is known as [a] mere [b] refrain [c] rhyme [d] rhythm [e] verse 12. A direct address to a dead/absent person or thing is known as [a] apostrophe [b] direct speech [c] dirge [d] lyric [e] oration 13. The use of mild expression to avoid the direct statement of an unpleasant truth is known as [a] euphemism [b] hyperbole [c] irony [d] simile 14. Which of the following is not a play? [a] Doctor Faustus [b] Romeo and Juliet [c] Galileo [d] Dizzy Angels [e] The trail of Dedan Kimathi 15. But from this earth, this grave, this dust my God shall raise me up, ‘I trust’ The feeling of the poet is one of [a] hatred [b] indecision [c] love [d] optism [e] sarcasm 16. But from this earth, this grave, this dust, my God shall raise me up, ‘I trust!. The underlined are examples of [a] assonance [b] paradox [c] repetition [d] rhyme [e] sarcasm 17. The period of laughter or amusement in a tragic play is called [a] comedy [b] comic relief [c] denouncement [d] interlude [e] suspense 18. The principal female character in a novel is called a/an [a] actress [b] clown [c] hero [d] heroine [e] villain 19. A Poem telling of spending deeds of a hero is [a] a ballad [b] a lampoon [c] an epic [d] a parody [e] a sonnet 20. The major features of a play are [a] acts and scenes [b] chapters and paragraphs [c] characterization [d] metres and rhythms [e] stanza and verse 21. One of the main aim of a did active literary work is to [a] laugh at the society [b] make people laugh [c] show man’s weakness [d] teach a moral lesson 22. A poem which portrays a simple rural life of the common people is called [a] a carol [b] a lyric [c] an epic [d] an ode [e] a pastoral 23. The expression ‘He is a living dead’ is an example of [a] antithesis [b] imagery [c] oxymoron [d] paradox [e] personification 24. The counsel for the accused addressed the bench.The underlined is an example of [a] a seat [b] metaphor [c] metonymy [d] onomatopoeia [e] oxymoron 25. A sonnet may be divided into an octave and a/an [a] a couplet [b] octave [c] quatrain [d] Sestet [e] tercel 26. In drama, the clown [a] creates confusion [b] creates hatred [c] creates humour [d] generates horror [e] identifies with the hero 27. Pick out the odd item [a] ballad [b] hyperbole [c] metaphor [d] pun [e] simile 28. A protagonist who has a disastrous end is a [a] comic character [b] flat character [c] round character [d] tragedy [e] tragic hero 29. Romantic poetry deals with [a] beauty [b] conquest [c] kingdom [d] marriage [e] nature 30. The anxiety of the reader to know of the subsequent developments in a novel is known as [a] conflict [b] Fiction [c] Love [d] Surprise [e] Suspense

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