JAMB Literature in English questions

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

Question 281· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A parable is
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Answer: D. a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson
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Question 282· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A novel written in the form of letters is described as
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Answer: A. epistolary
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Question 283· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A bildungsroman traces
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Answer: C. the growth and education of a young character
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Question 284· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A short piece of prose fiction that can usually be read at one sitting is a
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Answer: D. short story
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Question 285· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A biography is
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Answer: C. an account of a person's life written by someone else
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Question 286· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
An epistolary novel is written in the form of
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Answer: C. letters
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Question 287· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
An account of a person's life written by another person is a
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Answer: C. biography
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Question 288· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A memoir is
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Answer: A. an account of the writer's personal experiences and memories
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Question 289· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A historical novel is set in
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Answer: D. a real past period
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Question 290· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
Science fiction deals with
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Answer: D. imagined developments in science and technology
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Question 291· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A story in which animals speak and act like people in order to teach a moral is a
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Answer: B. fable
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Question 292· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A thriller is a novel written to
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Answer: D. excite readers with suspense and danger
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Question 293· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A gothic novel is marked by
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Answer: D. mystery, horror and gloomy settings
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Question 294· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
A novel that tells a story through the diary entries of its main character is written in
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Answer: D. diary (journal) form
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Question 295· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB
Science fiction deals mainly with
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Answer: A. imagined scientific or technological developments
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JAMB Literature in English questions

A parable is

A novel written in the form of letters is described as

A bildungsroman traces

A short piece of prose fiction that can usually be read at one sitting is a

A biography is

An epistolary novel is written in the form of

An account of a person's life written by another person is a

A memoir is

A historical novel is set in

Science fiction deals with

A story in which animals speak and act like people in order to teach a moral is a

A thriller is a novel written to

A gothic novel is marked by

A novel that tells a story through the diary entries of its main character is written in

Science fiction deals mainly with