NECO Literature In English Past Questions And Answers (Objective and Theory)
Section A: Literature In English Questions
Question: Who wrote the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”?
A) J.D. Salinger
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) John Steinbeck
Answer: A) J.D. Salinger
Question: In Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” who is the king of the fairies?
A) Oberon
B) Titania
C) Puck
D) Bottom
Answer: A) Oberon
Question: Which Emily Brontë novel is a tale of doomed love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw?
A) “Wuthering Heights”
B) “Jane Eyre”
C) “Sense and Sensibility”
D) “Pride and Prejudice”
Answer: A) “Wuthering Heights”
Question: Who is the author of the play “Death of a Salesman”?
A) Tennessee Williams
B) Arthur Miller
C) Eugene O’Neill
D) Harold Pinter
Answer: B) Arthur Miller
Question: In J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” what is the name of the protagonist hobbit?
A) Frodo Baggins
B) Bilbo Baggins
C) Samwise Gamgee
D) Meriadoc Brandybuck
Answer: B) Bilbo Baggins
Question: Who wrote the poem “The Road Not Taken”?
A) Langston Hughes
B) Robert Frost
C) Emily Dickinson
D) W.B. Yeats
Answer: B) Robert Frost
Question: In the play “Julius Caesar,” who utters the famous line “Et tu, Brute?”
A) Julius Caesar
B) Mark Antony
C) Cassius
D) Brutus
Answer: D) Brutus
Question: Which novel by Chinua Achebe explores the impact of European colonization on Igbo society?
A) “Things Fall Apart”
B) “Half of a Yellow Sun”
C) “Purple Hibiscus”
D) “Arrow of God”
Answer: A) “Things Fall Apart”
Question: In Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” what is the name of Victor Frankenstein’s creature?
A) Igor
B) Boris
C) Adam
D) The Monster
Answer: C) Adam
Question: Who is the protagonist in George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”?
A) Snowball
B) Napoleon
C) Boxer
D) Old Major
Answer: C) Boxer
Section B: Theory Questions
Question: Explore the theme of identity in the works of Toni Morrison, focusing on one specific novel.
Answer: Toni Morrison often delves into the theme of identity, as seen in “Beloved,” where characters grapple with the impact of slavery on their sense of self.
