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JAMB and WAEC Literature in English questions: Drama: types and elements

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All topicsDrama: types and elements · 38Dramatic techniques · 44Figures of speech · 44General literary terms · 40Literary appreciation: unseen poetry · 29Literary appreciation: unseen prose · 29Poetry: imagery, sound and structure · 34Poetry: types and forms · 30Point of view and narrative techniques · 27Prose: plot, setting and characterisation · 29Prose: types of fiction · 26Set poems: African poetry · 10Set poems: Non-African poetry · 17Set text: A Man for All Seasons (Robert Bolt) · 9Set text: An Inspector Calls (J. B. Priestley) · 10Set text: Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare) · 13Set text: The Marriage of Anansewa (Efua Sutherland) · 4Set text: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) · 14

  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· WAEC

    Hubris in a tragic hero means

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  7. Question 7· 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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  8. Question 8· Drama: types and elements· JAMB

    A tragicomedy is a play that

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

    The Theatre of the Absurd presents

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

    The list of characters at the beginning of a play is the

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

    The emotional release an audience feels at the end of a tragedy is

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

    A domestic tragedy deals with

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

    Dramatis personae means

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

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

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

    The climax of a play is

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

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

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

    A play that teaches a moral lesson through characters such as Good Deeds and Everyman is

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

    Hamartia refers to the tragic hero's

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

    A play that ends happily after a series of misunderstandings is a

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

    Satirical comedy aims to

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