JAMB Literature in English questions: Prose: types of fiction

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1. Question 1· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

   A story in which characters and events stand for ideas or moral qualities is

   • Aa diary
   • Ba biography
   • Can allegory
   • Da ballad

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2. Question 2· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

   A Bildungsroman is a novel about

   • Aa crime investigation
   • Ba war
   • Ca character's growth from youth to maturity
   • Da journey to space

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3. Question 3· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

   An anecdote is

   • Aa play
   • Ba long novel
   • Ca poem
   • Da short account of an interesting or amusing incident

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4. Question 4· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

   A long fictional prose narrative with a complex plot and many characters is a

   • Anovel
   • Bshort story
   • Cfable
   • Dsonnet

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5. Question 5· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

   A short story differs from a novel mainly in

   • Abeing written in verse
   • Bhaving no plot
   • Clength and the number of characters and incidents
   • Dhaving no setting

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6. Question 6· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

   A parable is

   • Aa legal document
   • Ba long epic
   • Ca scientific report
   • Da short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson

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7. Question 7· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

   A novel written in the form of letters is described as

   • Aepistolary
   • Bpicaresque
   • Chistorical
   • Dgothic

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8. Question 8· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

   A bildungsroman traces

   • Aa war only
   • Bthe solving of a crime
   • Cthe growth and education of a young character
   • Da journey of animals

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9. Question 9· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

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

   • Atrilogy
   • Bnovel
   • Csaga
   • Dshort story

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10. Question 10· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

    A biography is

    • Aa play
    • Ba story written by oneself about oneself
    • Can account of a person's life written by someone else
    • Da poem

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11. Question 11· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

    An epistolary novel is written in the form of

    • Aplays
    • Bpoems
    • Cletters
    • Ddiaries only

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12. Question 12· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

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

    • Amemoir
    • Bautobiography
    • Cbiography
    • Ddiary

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13. Question 13· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

    A memoir is

    • Aan account of the writer's personal experiences and memories
    • Ba fictional animal story
    • Ca stage play
    • Da sonnet

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14. Question 14· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

    A historical novel is set in

    • Athe present day only
    • Bthe future
    • Ca fantasy world only
    • Da real past period

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15. Question 15· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

    Science fiction deals with

    • Arhymed verse
    • Bhistorical facts only
    • Cfarming methods
    • Dimagined developments in science and technology

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16. Question 16· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

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

    • Aepic
    • Bfable
    • Celegy
    • Dfarce

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17. Question 17· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

    A thriller is a novel written to

    • Apraise kings
    • Bteach grammar
    • Cdescribe farming
    • Dexcite readers with suspense and danger

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18. Question 18· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

    A gothic novel is marked by

    • Atalking animals
    • Bcomic misunderstandings
    • Cletters between characters
    • Dmystery, horror and gloomy settings

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19. Question 19· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

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

    • Asonnet form
    • Bdramatic form
    • Cballad form
    • Ddiary (journal) form

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20. Question 20· Prose: types of fiction· JAMB

    Science fiction deals mainly with

    • Aimagined scientific or technological developments
    • Bhistorical facts only
    • Creligious rituals
    • Dfarming

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