📖 2014

JAMB Literature in English 2014 past questions

45 questions from the 2014 JAMB UTME Literature in English paper. Free, with answers where available.

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Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q1 ✓ Answer: D
Which Question Paper Type of Literature-in- English is given to you?
A
Type F
B
Type S
C
Type L
D
Type S Questions 2 to 5 are based on Femi Osofisan's Women of Owu
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q2 ✓ Answer: B
In the play, the gods are portrayed as
A
helpless
B
architects of man's destiny
C
amorous
D
saviours of mankind
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q3 ✓ Answer: B
Orisaye describes Balogun Kusa as
A
a great warrior
B
an enemy and a butcher
C
a friend in need
D
a good leader
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q5 ✓ Answer: C
Balogun Kusa is killed by a
A
god
B
herbalist
C
lunatic
D
soldier Questions 6 to 10 are based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q6 ✓ Answer: A
In the play, Ariel is identified as
A
leader of the spirits
B
Prospero's daughter
C
Alonso's wife D assistant to Sycorax
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q7 ✓ Answer: D
Before the shipwreck that occurs at the beginning of the play, Prospero and his daughter have lived in the Island for
A
two decades
B
twelve years
C
forty days
D
eighteen months.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q8 ✓ Answer: D
Caliban's intention to rape Miranda is born out of the desire to
A
destroy the Island
B
compete with Ferdinand
C
populate the Island with Calibans
D
marry her.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q9 ✓ Answer: C
The character associated with savagery in the play is
A
Ariel
B
Stephano
C
Caliban
D
Ferdinand
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q10 ✓ Answer: A
Prospero is portrayed as a man who is
A
full of mistrust for everybody
B
more interested in studying than in governance
C
dependent on the spirits for his survival
D
eager to conquer the world Questions 11 to 13 are based on Asare Konadu's A Woman in Her Prime.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q11 ✓ Answer: A
The novel explores the theme of
A
exploitation of the African woman
B
sex discrimination in Ghana
C
women liberation in Nigeria
D
child quest of an African woman
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q12 ✓ Answer: D
According to the novel, the worst calamity that can befall a woman is
A
inability to bear male
B
inability to marry
C
divorce children
D
barrenness.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q13 ✓ Answer: D
In the novel, Asogo is a game in which
A
fathers narrate animal stories
B
boys abuse girls with music
C
girls sing songs of praise admonition
D
mothers lure their babies to sleep [PAGE 33] Questions 14 to 16 are based on Chimamanda Adiechie’s Purple Hibiscus
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q14 ✓ Answer: B
In the novel, one of the changes introduced into St. Agnes’ church by Father is that
A
there must be fasting every month
B
the Credo must be recited in lgbo
C
the Kyrie must be rendered only in Latin
D
everyone must take holy communion
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q15 ✓ Answer: C
Eugene Achike in the novel is portrayed as
A
a soft and gentle husband
B
an uncompromising traditionalist
C
a fanatical Catholic adherent
D
a tough retired soldier.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q16 ✓ Answer: A
In the Achike family, the character who is central to the theme is
A
Kambili
B
Mama
C
Sisi
D
Jaja Questions 17 to 20 are based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q17 ✓ Answer: C
In the novel, the type of fish caught by Santiago after days of effort is
A
shark
B
iris
C
marlin
D
geisha
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q18 ✓ Answer: D
The novel demonstrates the
A
attempt to catch fish
B
desire to understand life
C
influence of the sea on man
D
struggle of man against-defeat
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q19 ✓ Answer: A
In the novel, the attitude of the old man toward nature is quite
A
cautious and sceptical
B
hostile and callous
C
careless and indifferent
D
warm and friendly.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q21 ✓ Answer: C
The dominant image in Adeoti's Hard Lines is
A
auditory
B
gustatory
C
visual
D
tactile.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q22 ✓ Answer: C
The tone of Umeh's Ambassadors of Poverty can be described as
A
metaphorical
B
sarcastic
C
admonitory
D
panegyrical
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q23 ✓ Answer: D
Owonibi's Homeless, not Hopeless, the persona explains that street beggars
A
always worry about heaven
B
rarely sleep and dream
C
attend conferences in towns
D
are concerned with their daily needs.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q24 ✓ Answer: B
Cheney-Coker's Myopia is a
A
dirge
B
lament
C
sonnet
D
ballad
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q25 ✓ Answer: A
Jared Angira is an African poet from
A
Sierra-Leone
B
Kenya
C
South Africa
D
Ghana.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q26 ✓ Answer: D
The dominant technique used in Serenade is
A
metaphor
B
simile
C
oxymoron
D
apostrophe
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q27 ✓ Answer: D
The sun in Donne's The Sun Rising is depicted through the use of [PAGE 35]
A
invocation
B
ellipsis
C
enjambment
D
apostrophe
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q28 ✓ Answer: B
In Raleigh's The Soul's Errand, the soul is portrayed as a
A
friend of suffering masses
B
fearless message-bearer
C
restorer of lost glory
D
messenger of hope and peace.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q29 ✓ Answer: A
The allusion in Hughes's The Negro Speaks of Rivers is mainly
A
biblical
B
historical
C
classical
D
literary
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q30 ✓ Answer: D
Fletcher's Upon An Honest Man's Fortune encourages people to
A
condemn soothsaying
B
move in the direction of God
C
accept soothsaying
D
accept life as it is. Questions 31 to 40 are based on General Literary Principles
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q31 ✓ Answer: A
An action in a play that stimulates the audience to pity a character is
A
pathos
B
parody
C
pyrrhic
D
props
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q32 ✓ Answer: C
Purgation of emotion, pity and fear is
A
epilogue
B
exposition
C
catharsis
D
catastrophe
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q35 ✓ Answer: D
Tone and mood of a poem refer to
A
setting
B
space
C
locale
D
atmosphere
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q37 ✓ Answer: C
In literature, a flat character can be described as one who
A
dies abruptly
B
achieves greatness
C
is undeveloped
D
undergoes changes
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q38 ✓ Answer: C
Dramatis personae in a play refers to
A
cast list
B
protagonist and antagonist
C
list of characters
D
order of appearance
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q39 ✓ Answer: D
The speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called
A
a dirge
B
a monologue
C
a prologue.
D
an epilogue
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q40 ✓ Answer: D
Which of the following is central to narrative fiction?
A
Objectivity
B
Subjectivity
C
Verisimilitude
D
Dialogue Questions 41 to 50 are based on Literary Appreciation.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q41 ✓ Answer: D
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
energetic [PAGE 36]
B
a policeman
C
a soldier
D
abnormal
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q42 ✓ Answer: B
He is a faithful liar The above is an example of
A
epigram
B
oxymoron
C
euphemism
D
antithesis
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q43 ✓ Answer: D
Fights by the book of arithmetic The figure of speech in the line above is
A
hyperbole
B
Euphemism
C
Litotes
D
Innuendo
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q44 ✓ Answer: C
And when you trudge on one horny pads Gullied like the soles of modern shoes Pads that even jiggers cannot conquer Horny pads in the lines above is a reference to a
A
policeman
B
madman
C
sole of a pauper
D
sole of a soldier.
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q45 ✓ Answer: A
'Lift not the painted veil which those who live call life: though unreal shapes be picture there, And it but mimic all we would believe With colours idly spread-behind, lurk fear.' P.B Shelley: Sonnet The stanza above is an example of a
A
quatrain
B
sonnet
C
couplet
D
sestet Use the following excerpt to answer questions 46 to 48. `I wonder how long, you awful parasites, shall share with me this little bed, And awake me, from my sweet dreams be lost, sucking blood from my poor head...' By Mbure: To a Bed-Bug
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q46 ✓ Answer: A
The lines are an example of a
A
limerick
B
lampoon
C
light verse
D
light opera
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q47 ✓ Answer: B
The poet persona expresses dismay about
A
bat
B
cockroaches
C
grasshoppers
D
light opera
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q48 ✓ Answer: C
The most dominant figure of speech in the excerpt is
A
metaphor
B
simile
C
personification
D
hyperbole
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q49 ✓ Answer: D
You Your head is like a drum that is beaten for spirits. You Your ears are like the fans used for blowing fire. The lines above are a good example of
A
caricature
B
ridicule
C
satire
D
lampoon
Literature in English JAMB 2014 Q50 ✓ Answer: D
'This thing you are doing is too heavy for you, he said. I went to school only a little but I have killed many many more years in this world than you have'. G. Okara: The voice It can be inferred from the passage above that the
A
listener is wise
B
speaker is a porter
C
listener is more experienced
E
speaker is more experienced. [PAGE 37] ANSWER KEYS