JAMB Creative Arts Past Questions and Answers

 

Question: What is the term for a play in which characters and situations represent abstract concepts or moral qualities rather than real people?

 

A. Comedy

B. Farce

C. Morality play

D. Tragedy

Answer: C. Morality play

 

Question: In literature, what is the term for the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words?

 

A. Alliteration

B. Assonance

C. Consonance

D. Onomatopoeia

Answer: A. Alliteration

 

Question: Who is considered the “Father of Modern Drama” and wrote plays like “A Doll’s House” and “Hedda Gabler”?

 

A. Anton Chekhov

B. Henrik Ibsen

C. William Shakespeare

D. Tennessee Williams

Answer: B. Henrik Ibsen

 

Question: What is the term for a novel or play that tells the story of a character’s life, typically focusing on their psychological and moral development?

 

A. Mystery

B. Autobiography

C. Bildungsroman

D. Satire

Answer: C. Bildungsroman

 

Question: Who wrote the famous poem “The Raven”?

 

A. Edgar Allan Poe

B. Emily Dickinson

C. Robert Frost

D. Langston Hughes

Answer: A. Edgar Allan Poe

 

Question: What is the term for a narrative technique where a story’s events are arranged chronologically from beginning to end?

 

A. Flashback

B. Foreshadowing

C. Stream of consciousness

D. Linear narrative

Answer: D. Linear narrative

 

Question: In visual arts, what is the term for a technique where an artist quickly sketches a subject with minimal detail to capture its essence?

 

A. Pointillism

B. Impasto

C. Gesture drawing

D. Chiaroscuro

Answer: C. Gesture drawing

 

Question: What is the term for a poem or song expressing lamentation or mourning, often for someone who has died?

 

A. Sonnet

B. Elegy

C. Haiku

D. Limerick

Answer: B. Elegy

 

Question: Who is known for his innovative techniques in printmaking, especially in the creation of “Les Grandes Baigneuses”?

 

A. Pablo Picasso

B. Claude Monet

C. Édouard Manet

D. Paul Cézanne

Answer: D. Paul Cézanne

 

Question: What is the term for the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or mock people, politics, or society?

 

A. Satire

B. Tragedy

C. Farce

D. Melodrama

Answer: A. Satire

 

Question: Who is known for his kinetic sculptures that incorporate movement, such as “Mobiles”?

 

A. Alexander Calder

B. Salvador Dalí

C. Jackson Pollock

D. Yayoi Kusama

Answer: A. Alexander Calder

 

Question: In music, what term is used for a gradual increase in loudness?

 

A. Crescendo

B. Decrescendo

C. Allegro

D. Adagio

Answer: A. Crescendo

 

Question: What is the term for a brief musical composition typically for piano, expressing a certain mood or character?

 

A. Symphony

B. Nocturne

C. Concerto

D. Sonata

Answer: B. Nocturne

 

Question: Who is known for his iconic pop art imagery, including paintings of Campbell’s Soup cans and Marilyn Monroe?

 

A. Andy Warhol

B. Roy Lichtenstein

C. Jackson Pollock

D. Pablo Picasso

Answer: A. Andy Warhol

 

Question: In dance, what is the term for a sequence of steps forming a complete unit within a larger dance?

 

A. Choreography

B. Pas de deux

C. Plie

D. Sequence

Answer: A. Choreography.