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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Comedy

Jamb Literature In English Questions - Comedy

Question 1:
A dramatic type directed against an individual or a private institute with the intent to severely ridicule is called_________
  • A Satire
  • B Burlesque
  • C Caricature
  • D Lampoon
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Question 2:
The specie of conflict exemplified in the Native Son is that of_______
  • A Man against society
  • B Man against nature
  • C Man against culture
  • D Man against man
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Question 3:
The literary term for conflict in literature is_________
  • A Agon
  • B Hubris
  • C Hamartia
  • D Anaphora
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Question 4:
'And Your laughter like a flame piercing the shadows Has revealed Africa to me beyond the snows of yesterday'.'Shadows' in the above quotation means
  • A Hazy figures which appear before the poet
  • B Experiences which have hidden Africa from the poet's view
  • C A period of suffering in the poet's life
  • D Unclear ideas which the poet has
  • E The ghosts of the dead
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Question 5:
'Strange Meeting' reveals the absurdity of
  • A Cowardice
  • B Love
  • C Hatred
  • D War
  • E Friendship
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