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Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

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Question 36:
"But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved, suddenly, suddenly, and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horribly, and the work of million years was lost."<br/><br/>The subject matter of the passage is ____________
  • A Earthquake
  • B Demolition
  • C Flood
  • D Storm
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Question 37:
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
  • E E .G Okara
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Question 38:
“Singing songs of sorrow is symbolic of sincere sympathy” illustrates ____________
  • A Assonance
  • B Refrain
  • C Alliteration
  • D Anecdote
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Question 39:
The predominant use of the third person pronoun in a novel creates a ____________
  • A Sense of detachment on the part of the wnte
  • B Sense of detachment on the part of the reade
  • C Psychological affinity with the characters
  • D Balance of opinion among the characters
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Question 40:
A tragic hero, according to the Aristotella an precept must be a ____________
  • A De ardcter with nubns
  • B Y aracler wno suddenly stumbles on some fortune
  • C King with deep affection for his subjects
  • D Haracter after whom the play is named
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