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JAMB UTME Literature 2017 past questions and answers

This 2017 JAMB UTME Literature set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2017 set with instant marking.

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1. In a play, a character briefly addresses the audience while the other characters on stage behave as though they cannot hear. This convention is a
  1. aside
  2. soliloquy
  3. prologue
  4. monologue

Answer: A. aside

An aside is a short remark intended for the audience or selected listeners but not heard by the other characters.

2. A short opening section that precedes the main action and may supply background information is called the
  1. epilogue
  2. prologue
  3. denouement
  4. aside

Answer: B. prologue

A prologue appears before the main dramatic action and often introduces context or themes.

3. In a play, the audience knows that the sealed well is poisoned, but the returning soldier does not and drinks from it. The effect chiefly depends on
  1. comic relief
  2. a flashback
  3. dramatic irony
  4. a soliloquy

Answer: C. dramatic irony

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something important that a character does not.

4. In a tragedy, the protagonist's serious error of judgement or weakness that contributes to a downfall is commonly termed
  1. catharsis
  2. peripeteia
  3. exposition
  4. hamartia

Answer: D. hamartia

Hamartia is the error or flaw that helps bring about a tragic protagonist's reversal or suffering.

5. A playwright inserts the instruction, The lantern goes out; footsteps are heard beyond the door. This instruction is a
  1. stage direction
  2. chorus
  3. refrain
  4. subplot

Answer: A. stage direction

Stage directions guide performance by indicating movement, sound, lighting, setting, or delivery.

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