2001 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night.
Read the extract below and answer the question
O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
The speaker is
Read the extract below and answer the question
O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
The speaker is
A
Orsino
B
Sir Andrew
C
Viola
D
Valentine
correct option: c
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night.
Read the extract below and answer the question
O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
''That lady'' refers to
Read the extract below and answer the question
O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
''That lady'' refers to
A
Olivia
B
Maria
C
Viola
D
the Duchess
correct option: a
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night.
Read the extract below and answer the question
O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
The speaker is addressing
Read the extract below and answer the question
O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
The speaker is addressing
A
a sea captain, friend to Sebastian
B
a sea captain, friend to Viola
C
Sir Toby, uncle to Olivia
D
Malvolio, steward to Olivia
correct option: b
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night.
Read the extract below and answer the question
O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
The word ''delivered'' in line 2 means
Read the extract below and answer the question
O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
The word ''delivered'' in line 2 means
A
condemned
B
sent away
C
made known
D
forgotten
correct option: c
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Read the extract below and answer the question
A : I could marry this wenchfor this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)
Speaker A is
A : I could marry this wenchfor this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)
Speaker A is
A
Anotonio
B
The Duke
C
Sir Toby
D
Fabian
correct option: c
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Read the extract below and answer the question
A : I could marry this wenchfor this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)
Speaker B is
A : I could marry this wenchfor this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)
Speaker B is
A
Sir Andrew
B
Feste
C
Curio
D
Sebastian
correct option: a
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Read the extract below and answer the question
A : I could marry this wenchfor this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)
Speaker A and B are discussing
A : I could marry this wenchfor this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)
Speaker A and B are discussing
A
Viola
B
Olivia
C
M,aria
D
Malvolio
correct option: c
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Read the extract below and answer the question
A : I could marry this wenchfor this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)
The conversation reveals that Speaker B is
A : I could marry this wenchfor this device
B : So could I too.
A : And ask no other dowry with her but such another jest.
B : Nor I neither.
C : Here comes my noble gull-catcher.
A : Wilt thou set thy foot o my neck?
B : Or o' mine either?
A : Shall I play my freedom at tray: and become thy bondslave?
B : I faith, or I either?
(Act 2 Sc V)
The conversation reveals that Speaker B is
A
very confident
B
very shy
C
easily persuaded
D
easily confused
correct option: c
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Read the extract below and answer the question
A : Save thee, friend and thy music. Dost thou live by thy labor?
B : No, sir, I live by the church.
A : Art thou a churchman?
B : No such matter, sir, I do live by the church, for I do live at my hose, and my house doth stand by the church.
(Act 3 Sc 1.)
Speaker A is
A : Save thee, friend and thy music. Dost thou live by thy labor?
B : No, sir, I live by the church.
A : Art thou a churchman?
B : No such matter, sir, I do live by the church, for I do live at my hose, and my house doth stand by the church.
(Act 3 Sc 1.)
Speaker A is
A
Feste
B
Viola
C
Clown
D
Olivia
correct option: b
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Read the extract below and answer the question
A : Save thee, friend and thy music. Dost thou live by thy labor?
B : No, sir, I live by the church.
A : Art thou a churchman?
B : No such matter, sir, I do live by the church, for I do live at my hose, and my house doth stand by the church.
(Act 3 Sc 1.)
Speaker B is
A : Save thee, friend and thy music. Dost thou live by thy labor?
B : No, sir, I live by the church.
A : Art thou a churchman?
B : No such matter, sir, I do live by the church, for I do live at my hose, and my house doth stand by the church.
(Act 3 Sc 1.)
Speaker B is
A
Sir Andrew
B
Clown
C
Feste
D
The Duke
correct option: c
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