2005 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
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If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
The underlined expression illustrates
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If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
The underlined expression illustrates
A
assonance
B
metaphor
C
wit
D
euphemism
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
''my well-won thrift'' is
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If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
''my well-won thrift'' is
A
sarcasm
B
a parody
C
an understatement
D
an allegory
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
From the extract the speaker is
Read the extract below and answer the question
If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
From the extract the speaker is
A
kind
B
tricky
C
vindictive
D
angry
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Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!
But though I am a daughter to his blood
I am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)
The extract is
Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!
But though I am a daughter to his blood
I am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)
The extract is
A
a soliloguy
B
an epilogue
C
an aside
D
a flashback
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Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!
But though I am a daughter to his blood
I am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)
The speaker is in love with
Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!
But though I am a daughter to his blood
I am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)
The speaker is in love with
A
Gratiano
B
Lorenzo
C
Antonio
D
Bassanio
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Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!
But though I am a daughter to his blood
I am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)
The speaker has been addressing
Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!
But though I am a daughter to his blood
I am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)
The speaker has been addressing
A
Solanio
B
Portia
C
Lancelot
D
Nerissa
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Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!
But though I am a daughter to his blood
I am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)
The speaker is
Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!
But though I am a daughter to his blood
I am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)
The speaker is
A
Tubal
B
Portia
C
Morocco
D
Jessica
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Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!
But though I am a daughter to his blood
I am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)
''I will feed fat the ancient gradge'' illustrates
Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!
But though I am a daughter to his blood
I am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)
''I will feed fat the ancient gradge'' illustrates
A
metonymy
B
contrast
C
apostrophe
D
metaphor
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.......'twere damnation
To think so base athough; it were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave; ―
Or shall I think in silver she's immured;
Being ten times undervalued to tried gold?
(Act 11 scene seven, lines 49 - 53)
The speaker is
.......'twere damnation
To think so base athough; it were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave; ―
Or shall I think in silver she's immured;
Being ten times undervalued to tried gold?
(Act 11 scene seven, lines 49 - 53)
The speaker is
A
Arragon
B
Antonio
C
Morocco
D
Bassanio
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.......'twere damnation
To think so base athough; it were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave; ―
Or shall I think in silver she's immured;
Being ten times undervalued to tried gold?
(Act 11 scene seven, lines 49 - 53)
The person referred to in the extract is
.......'twere damnation
To think so base athough; it were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave; ―
Or shall I think in silver she's immured;
Being ten times undervalued to tried gold?
(Act 11 scene seven, lines 49 - 53)
The person referred to in the extract is
A
Jessica
B
Antonio
C
Balthazar
D
Portia
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