1999 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 5

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Read the extract below and answer the question:

......O, when mine eyes did see Olivia first,
Me thought she purged the air of pestilence;
That instant was, I turned into a hert,
And my desires, like fell and cruel hounds,
E'er since pursue me.
(Act 1, Scene 1)

The image is itself based on
A
pun
B
alliteration
C
allusion
D
wit
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Read the extract below and answer the question:

......O, when mine eyes did see Olivia first,
Me thought she purged the air of pestilence;
That instant was, I turned into a hart,
And my desires, like fell and cruel hounds,
E'er since pursue me.
(Act 1, Scene 1)

The lines mean that the speaker
A
is being pursued by cruel hounds
B
has been turn into a hart
C
is a victim of his desires
D
does not understand himself.
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Read the extract below and answer the question:

...... Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive
if you will lead these graces to the grave
And leave the world no copy.
(Act 1, Scene 5)

Who is speaking and to whom?
A
Sir Toby to Maria
B
Viola to Olivia
C
Sebastian to Olivia
D
Orsino to Olivia
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Read the extract below and answer the question:

...... Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive
if you will lead these graces to the grave
And leave the world no copy.
(Act 1, Scene 5)

Where are they?
A
On a street
B
At the Duke's palace
C
At the sea Coast
D
At Olivia's house
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Read the extract below and answer the question:

...... Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive
if you will lead these graces to the grave
And leave the world no copy.
(Act 1, Scene 5)

What has prompted the speech?
A
The lady is about to kill herself
B
The speaker is unable to woo the lady
C
The lady will not marry Orsino
D
The lady is unforgiving
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Read the extract below and answer the question:

...... Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive
if you will lead these graces to the grave
And leave the world no copy.
(Act 1, Scene 5)

The underlined expression is a
A
hyperbole
B
satire
C
climax
D
bathos
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Read the extract below and answer the question:

...... Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive
if you will lead these graces to the grave
And leave the world no copy.
(Act 1, Scene 5)

In the last line, the word 'copy' alludes to a
A
painting
B
will
C
child
D
photograph
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