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JAMB Literature in English questions

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All topicsDrama: types and elements · 29Dramatic techniques · 37Figures of speech · 35General literary terms · 33Literary appreciation: unseen poetry · 24Literary appreciation: unseen prose · 24Poetry: imagery, sound and structure · 27Poetry: types and forms · 23Point of view and narrative techniques · 21Prose: plot, setting and characterisation · 22Prose: types of fiction · 20

  1. Question 1· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    In classical tragedy, the hero's downfall usually results from his

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  2. Question 2· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    Opera is a dramatic work in which

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  3. Question 3· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    A closet drama is

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  4. Question 4· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    A performance without words, using only gestures and movement, is

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  5. Question 5· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    Stage directions are

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  6. Question 6· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    The release of pity and fear that an audience feels at the end of a tragedy is

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  7. Question 7· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    A tragicomedy is a play that

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  8. Question 8· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    The Theatre of the Absurd presents

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  9. Question 9· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    A domestic tragedy deals with

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  10. Question 10· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    Dramatis personae means

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  11. Question 11· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    A comedy that relies on improbable situations, exaggeration and physical humour is a

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  12. Question 12· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    The climax of a play is

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  13. Question 13· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    A play with exaggerated emotions and clear-cut heroes and villains is a

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  14. Question 14· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    Hamartia refers to the tragic hero's

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  15. Question 15· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    Satirical comedy aims to

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  16. Question 16· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    A farce relies mainly on

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  17. Question 17· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    A play that mixes serious and comic elements is a

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  18. Question 18· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    Catharsis is

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  19. Question 19· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    A play that ends with the downfall or death of the main character is a

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  20. Question 20· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    Exposition in drama

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