1. Which question paper type of Literature in English as indicated above is given to you?
A. Type Green B.Type Purple C.Type Red D. Type Yellow
Questions 2 to 5 are based on J.C De Craft's Sons and Daughters?
2. Who is the paternal aunt to Aaron and Maanan?
A. Mrs Bonu B. Hannah C. Fosuwa D. Adwao.
3. From the play, George is a
A. Laboratory attendant B. pharmacist C. nurse D. medical doctor
Use the question below to answer question 4 and 5.
'If you touch me I shall smash your face with this bottle.'
4. The statement is made by
A. Maanan to lawyer Bonu B. Maanan to Mrs Bonu C. James to Awere D. Awere to Aaron
5. The issue at stake is that
A. Maanan is trying to compromise B. Lawyer Bonu is trying to kiss Maanan C. James sees Awere as a bad influence D. Mrs Bonu is taunting Maanan for loving her husband.
Questions 6 to 10 are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
6. 'From forth the fatal loins of these two foes...A pair of star-crossed lovers takes their life...'
The lines above suggest that the tragedy in the play
A. could have been averted B. is predestined C. is brought on by enmity D. brought misfortune on the lovers.
7. 'O she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night.A rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear'
From the lines above Juliet's beauty is presented
A. in contrast to the to the dark night B. as a source of envy to all C. in terms of riches D. as being outstanding.
8. 'The all-seeing sun Ne'er saw match since the world begun'.
The lines above are spoken by
A. Count Paris in praise of Juliet B. Romeo in praise of Juliet C. Romeo in praise of Rosaline D. Lady Capulet in praise of Rosaline.
9. The major role of Mercutio in the play is to
A. serve as a contrast to Romeo B. aid and abet Romeo's passion C. annoy Tybalt D. accompany Romeo to Friar Lawrence
10. The play shares the feature of classical tragedy through the use of
A. violence on stage B. chorus C. comic relief D. flashback
Questions 11 to 13 are based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal.
11.'Meka, kneeling down in his usual fashion with his behind up in the air. Kelara knelt down beside him. Amalia and her husband knelt down as well.'
The actions of Meka, Kelara, Amalia and her husband signify
A. parade B.dance C. prayer D. celebration.
12. 'He knocked his toes against so many things that he had no tails anymore and the yaws he had suffered from his youth had twisted his toes up so that they pointed to the sky.'
The description above is in reference to the foot of
A. Kelara B. Meka C. Egamba D. Mvondo.
13. 'They said their prayers in a monotonous sing-song, kneeling on their bamboo like camels waiting to be loaded.'
The dominant figure of speech in the excerpt above is
A. rhetorical question B. simile C. metaphor D. mixed metaphor
Questions 14 to 16 are based on Buchi Emechata's The Joys of Motherhood.
14. As a symbol of marital success and fulfilment, Ibuza community places a lot of importance on
A. childbirth B. wealth C. male child D. female child
15. Ona on her dying bed appeals to Agbadi to
A. give her a befitting burial B. take good care of her children C. take another wife D. allow Nnu Ego marry a man of her choice.
16. The little money Nnaife makes after returning from Fernando Po is used for
A. expanding Nnu Ego's business B. taking care of his family C. sending his children to his school D. getting more wives.
Questions 17 to 20 are based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
17. The novel is mainly classified as a
A. metaphor B. hyperbole C. satire D. fiction.
18. Winston writes that the hope of the country lies on the
A. ministry of truth B. proles C. party D. children
19. In the novel, two minutes hates is a programme designed for
A. parents B. thought police C. the community D. children
20. To drop his philosophy of life and imbibe the tenets of the party, Winston is subjected to all forms of torture and inhuman treatment by
A. O'Brien B. thought police C. Big Brother D. Goldstein
Questions 21 to 30 are based on selected poems from Johnson, R.et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Senanu, K.E and Vincent, T. (eds.): A selection of African Poetry; U. Maduka, C.T et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English: Eruvbetine, A.E et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides; Nwoga, D.I. (ed.): West African Verse and Adeoti G: Naked Soles.
21. The movement in Adeoti's Naked Soles is charactised by
A. hope and agreement B. freedom and self-determination C. pricks and tears D. disappointment and disarray.
22. One of the dominant themes of Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm is the
A. relationship between man and nature B. activities of man during rainy seasons C. effect of rain on women and children D. problem of climate change.
23. In Kunene's A Heritage of Liberation the weapons are to be preserved for the generations yet unborn by the
A. gods B. elders C. people D. government.
24. Give me The Ministrel's Seat ends on a clarion call for
A. freedom B. peace C. rectitude D. commitment.
25. '...the youthful hue/sits on thy skin like a morning dew...'
The excerpt above from Marvell's To His Coy Mistress is an example of
A. simile B. anaphora C. paradox D. onomatopoeia.
26. In Lawrence's Bat, the poet compares bat with
A. sparrows B. swans C. swallows D. crows
27. Elliot's The Journey from the Magi could be said to examine the issues of
A. three trees on the low sky B. empty wine-skins C. spiritual rebirth D. holy pilgrimage.
28. 'We would be believing we dreamt it'
The figure of speech in the line above from Acquah's In the Navel of the Soul is
A. apostrophe. B. assonance C. antithesis D. alliteration
29. The casualties in Launko's End of the War are
A. women B.children C. men D. soldiers
30. The theme of Cope's Sonnet VII is
A. art of poetry B. adventure C. contempt for literature D. isolation
Questions 31 to 40 are based on General Literary Principles.
31. A literary work in which the characters and events are used as symbols is known as
A. characterization B. allegory C. metaphor D. parallelism.
32. Characterization in a novel refers to the
A. writer's opinion of the characters B. way the characters are revealed to the reader C.characters and the way they behave D. reader's opinion of the characters
33. In literary work, verbal irony refers to a
A. device in which the speaker means the opposite of what he says B. situation in which the a character speaks or acts against the trend of events C.difficult situation which defies a logical or rational resolution D. device in which the actor on stage means exactly what he says.
34. In the theatre, words spoken by a character that are meant to be heard but not the other characters on the stage is called
A. aside B. soliloquy C. accoustic D. tone
35. Drama is the representation of a complete series of actions by the means of
A. movement and gesture for the screen and audience B. speech,movement and gesture for the stage only C. speech, movement and gesture for the stage,screen and radio D. speech, movement and gesture for the screen and radio.
36. A poet's use of regular rhythm is known as
A. allegory B. comedy C. metre D. onomatopoeia
37. A literary genre which directly imitates human action is
A. drama B. comedy C. prose D. poetry.
38. A fable is a story in which
A. allegations are made about the characters B. animals or things are used as characters C. there is an important setting D. the story is told in a poetic form
39. The juxtaposition of two contrasting ideas in a line of poetry is
A. euphemism B. synecdoche C. catharsis D. oxymoron
40. The main aim of caricature is to
A. describe B. expose C. emphasize D. ridicule
Questions 41 to 50 are based on Literary Appreciation
41.O! Ceremony, show me but thy worth What is thy soul of adoration
The figure of speech of in the lines above is
A. antithesis B. invocation C. personification D. apostrophe
42. 'What eyes will watch our large mouths
Shaped by the laughter of big children What eyes will watch our large mouths?'
Birago Diop: Vanity
The tone of the lines above is one of
A. sarcasm B. sacrilege C. chiasmus D. eulogy.
43. The old man slept in his favourite chair
The wind ran its fingers through his hair
He looked like a tree gone dry of sap
And His hands were dry upon his lap
The rhyme scheme of the poem above is
A. bbaa B. aabb C. abab D. baba
44. Unequal laws unto a savage race, That board, and sleep, and feed....
The lines above show that the speaker
A.detests discrimination B. is desirous of adventure C. hates his old wife . D. knows much of his city men.
45. ....How can I look at Oyo and say I hate long shiny cars? How can I come to the children and despise international school? And Koomson comes, and the family sees Jesus Christ in him...
The feeling conveyed by the speaker above is one of
A. anger B. alienation C. hope D. despair.
46. 'Hide me now, when night children haunt the earth.'
Wole Soyinka: Night
Night Children in the stanza above refects the consciousness of
A. birds B. armed robbers C. animals D. spirit beings.
47. 'Serrated shadows, through dark leaves
Till, bathed in warm suffusion of your dapped cells
Sensation pained me, faceless, silent as night thieves.'
Wole Soyinka: Night
The dominant mood in the lines above is one of
A. apprehension B. defiance C. joy D. indifference.
48. 'The drums overwhelmed the guns....'
J.P Clark: Casualties
The poet in the excerpt above uses
A. metaphor B. symbolism C. onomatopoeia D. alliteration.
49. '...They do not see the funeral piles
At home eating up the forests....'
J.P Clark: Casualties
50. 'I cannot rest from travel: I will
drink
Life to the less, all times I have
enjoyed
Greatly, have suffered greatly.'
A.L Tennyson: Ulysses
The lines above inform the reader that the poet
A. is determined to suffer B. has his poetic imagination in kindled C. will cure his sour mood D. will not drink much.
UTME LITERATURE IN ENGLISH 2012 ANSWERS
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.D 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.A 16.D 17.C 18.B 19.B 20.C 21.B 22.A 23.B 24.A 25.A 26.C 27.C 28.B 29.C 30.B 31.B 32.B 33.A 34.A 35.C 36.C 37.A 38.B 39.D 40.D 41.D 42.A 43.B 44.A 45.D 46.B 47.A 48.C 49.B 50.B
