2004 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : I pray thee over -name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them. And according to my description level at my affection.
B : First there is the neapolitan prince.
A : Ay, that's a colt indeedd, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse, and he makes it a great appropriation his own good parts that he can shoe him himself. I am much afeared my lady his mother played false with a smith
Speaker A is
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : I pray thee over -name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them. And according to my description level at my affection.
B : First there is the neapolitan prince.
A : Ay, that's a colt indeedd, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse, and he makes it a great appropriation his own good parts that he can shoe him himself. I am much afeared my lady his mother played false with a smith
Speaker A is
A
Nerissa
B
Portia
C
Jessica
D
Duke
correct option: b
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : I pray thee over -name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them. And according to my description level at my affection.
B : First there is the neapolitan prince.
A : Ay, that's a colt indeedd, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse, and he makes it a great appropriation his own good parts that he can shoe him himself. I am much afeared my lady his mother played false with a smith
Speaker B is
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : I pray thee over -name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them. And according to my description level at my affection.
B : First there is the neapolitan prince.
A : Ay, that's a colt indeedd, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse, and he makes it a great appropriation his own good parts that he can shoe him himself. I am much afeared my lady his mother played false with a smith
Speaker B is
A
Portia
B
Antonio
C
Nerissa
D
Bassanio
correct option: c
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : I pray thee over -name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them. And according to my description level at my affection.
B : First there is the neapolitan prince.
A : Ay, that's a colt indeedd, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse, and he makes it a great appropriation his own good parts that he can shoe him himself. I am much afeared my lady his mother played false with a smith
The attitude of Speaker A to the person mentioned by Speaker B is one of
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : I pray thee over -name them, and as thou namest them, I will describe them. And according to my description level at my affection.
B : First there is the neapolitan prince.
A : Ay, that's a colt indeedd, for he doth nothing but talk of his horse, and he makes it a great appropriation his own good parts that he can shoe him himself. I am much afeared my lady his mother played false with a smith
The attitude of Speaker A to the person mentioned by Speaker B is one of
A
affection
B
contempt
C
indifference
D
resignation
correct option: b
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Read the extract below and answer the question
This kindness will I show.
Go with me to a notary; seal me there
Your single bond, and , in a merry sport,
If you repay me not on such a day,
....let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound....
(Act One Scene 111)
The ''Kindness'' the speaker has agreed to ''show'' is
This kindness will I show.
Go with me to a notary; seal me there
Your single bond, and , in a merry sport,
If you repay me not on such a day,
....let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound....
(Act One Scene 111)
The ''Kindness'' the speaker has agreed to ''show'' is
A
debt rescheduling
B
sponsorship of pilgrimage
C
payment of dowry
D
interest-free loan
correct option: d
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Read the extract below and answer the question
This kindness will I show.
Go with me to a notary; seal me there
Your single bond, and , in a merry sport,
If you repay me not on such a day,
....let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound....
(Act One Scene 111)
The ''Kindness'' is to be repaid within
This kindness will I show.
Go with me to a notary; seal me there
Your single bond, and , in a merry sport,
If you repay me not on such a day,
....let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound....
(Act One Scene 111)
The ''Kindness'' is to be repaid within
A
one month
B
three months
C
one year
D
a life -time
correct option: b
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Read the extract below and answer the question
This kindness will I show.
Go with me to a notary; seal me there
Your single bond, and , in a merry sport,
If you repay me not on such a day,
....let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound....
(Act One Scene 111)
''merry sport'' in line 3 means a
This kindness will I show.
Go with me to a notary; seal me there
Your single bond, and , in a merry sport,
If you repay me not on such a day,
....let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound....
(Act One Scene 111)
''merry sport'' in line 3 means a
A
feast
B
game
C
joke
D
carnival
correct option: a
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Read the extract below and answer the question
A : Let me choose,
For as I am, live upon the rack.
B : Upon the rack, Bassanio? then confess
What treason there is mingled with your love.
(Act Three Scene 11)
Speaker B is
A : Let me choose,
For as I am, live upon the rack.
B : Upon the rack, Bassanio? then confess
What treason there is mingled with your love.
(Act Three Scene 11)
Speaker B is
A
Lorenzo
B
Nerissa
C
Portia
D
Gratiano
correct option: c
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Read the extract below and answer the question
A : Let me choose,
For as I am, live upon the rack.
B : Upon the rack, Bassanio? then confess
What treason there is mingled with your love.
(Act Three Scene 11)
The ''rack'' symbolizes
A : Let me choose,
For as I am, live upon the rack.
B : Upon the rack, Bassanio? then confess
What treason there is mingled with your love.
(Act Three Scene 11)
The ''rack'' symbolizes
A
confession
B
torture
C
penitence
D
danger
correct option: c
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Read the extract below and answer the question
A : Let me choose,
For as I am, live upon the rack.
B : Upon the rack, Bassanio? then confess
What treason there is mingled with your love.
(Act Three Scene 11)
Speaker A had earlier been advised to
A : Let me choose,
For as I am, live upon the rack.
B : Upon the rack, Bassanio? then confess
What treason there is mingled with your love.
(Act Three Scene 11)
Speaker A had earlier been advised to
A
pause a day or two
B
forgo the opportunity
C
pause a week or month
D
exploit the opportunity
correct option: a
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Read the extract below and answer the question
....if you pick us, do we not bleed? if
You tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not
die? -And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that.
''you'' refers to
....if you pick us, do we not bleed? if
You tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not
die? -And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that.
''you'' refers to
A
Merchants
B
Venetians
C
Christians
D
Jews
correct option: d
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