JAMB Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

 

Literature in English questions and answers;

 

Question: Who is the author of the play “Romeo and Juliet”?

 

A. William Faulkner

B. William Shakespeare

C. Jane Austen

D. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Answer: B. William Shakespeare

 

Question: In which novel does the character Jay Gatsby appear?

 

A. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

B. “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

C. “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen

D. “1984” by George Orwell

Answer: B. “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

 

Question: Who wrote the famous play “Hamlet”?

 

A. Charles Dickens

B. William Shakespeare

C. Virginia Woolf

D. J.K. Rowling

Answer: B. William Shakespeare

 

Question: Which novel is known for the line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?

 

A. “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë

B. “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens

C. “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë

D. “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens

Answer: D. “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens

 

Question: Who is the author of the play “Macbeth”?

 

A. Jane Austen

B. William Shakespeare

C. Mark Twain

D. Ernest Hemingway

Answer: B. William Shakespeare

 

Question: In which novel does the character Atticus Finch defend Tom Robinson in a racially charged trial?

 

A. “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger

B. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

C. “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley

D. “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding

Answer: B. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

 

Question: Who wrote the poem “The Raven”?

 

A. Robert Frost

B. Edgar Allan Poe

C. Emily Dickinson

D. Langston Hughes

Answer: B. Edgar Allan Poe

 

Question: In which novel does the character Holden Caulfield narrate his experiences in New York City?

 

A. “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

B. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

C. “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger

D. “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding

Answer: C. “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger

 

Question: Who is the author of the play “Othello”?

 

A. William Faulkner

B. William Shakespeare

C. Jane Austen

D. George Orwell

Answer: B. William Shakespeare

 

Question: In which novel does the character Scout Finch learn about morality and racism in the American South?

 

A. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

B. “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen

C. “1984” by George Orwell

D. “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley

Answer: A. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee

 

Question: Who wrote the tragic play “King Lear”?

 

A. William Shakespeare

B. Charles Dickens

C. F. Scott Fitzgerald

D. Virginia Woolf

Answer: A. William Shakespeare

 

Question: In which novel does the character Winston Smith rebel against a totalitarian regime?

 

A. “1984” by George Orwell

B. “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger

C. “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald

D. “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë

Answer: A. “1984” by George Orwell

 

Question: Who wrote the play “A Streetcar Named Desire”?

 

A. Tennessee Williams

B. Arthur Miller

C. Henrik Ibsen

D. Anton Chekhov

Answer: A. Tennessee Williams

 

Question: In which novel do the characters Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy fall in love?

 

A. “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen

B. “Sense and Sensibility” by Jane Austen

C. “Emma” by Jane Austen

D. “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë

Answer: A. “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen

 

Question: Who wrote the play “The Importance of Being Earnest”?

 

A. Oscar Wilde

B. George Bernard Shaw

C. Samuel Beckett

D. Anton Chekhov

Answer: A. Oscar Wilde

 

Question: In which novel does the character Jane Eyre overcome adversity and find love?

 

A. “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë

B. “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë

C. “Sense and Sensibility” by Jane Austen

D. “Emma” by Jane Austen

 

Answer: B. “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë.