2014 - WAEC Literature Past Questions and Answers - page 5
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Read the extract and answer the question
X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)
The speaker is
X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)
The speaker is
A
Alonso
B
Ferdinand
C
Gonzalo
D
Boatswain
correct option: b
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Read the extract and answer the question
X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)
''this man'' is
X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)
''this man'' is
A
Alonso
B
Trinculo
C
Stephano
D
Prospero
correct option: d
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Read the extract and answer the question
X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)
''this maid'' is
X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)
''this maid'' is
A
Caribel
B
Miranda
C
Sycorax
D
Dido
correct option: a
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Read the extract and answer the question
X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)
Those present in this scene are
X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)
Those present in this scene are
A
Stephano and Trinculo
B
Prospero and Miranda
C
Prospero and Gonzalo
D
Miranda and Alonso
correct option: c
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Read the extract and answer the question
X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)
''So they are'' refers to the
X : So they are.
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up.
My father's loss, the weakness which I feel,
The wrack of all my friends, nor this man's threats
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me,
Might I but through my prison once a day
Behold this maid. All corners else o'th' earth
Let liberty make use of,...
(Act 1, scene two lines 487-496)
''So they are'' refers to the
A
speaker's friends
B
speaker's nerves
C
monster's threats
D
listener's spirits
correct option: a
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Read the extract and answer the question
If I speak true! if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.
(Act 111, scene one line 70-73)
The speaker is
If I speak true! if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.
(Act 111, scene one line 70-73)
The speaker is
A
Prospero
B
Ferdinand
C
Miranda
D
Gonzalo
correct option: b
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Read the extract and answer the question
If I speak true! if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.
(Act 111, scene one line 70-73)
Who is with the speaker?
If I speak true! if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.
(Act 111, scene one line 70-73)
Who is with the speaker?
A
Miranda
B
Gonzalo
C
Prospero
D
Ferdinand
correct option: c
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Read the extract and answer the question
If I speak true! if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.
(Act 111, scene one line 70-73)
The speaker wants to
If I speak true! if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.
(Act 111, scene one line 70-73)
The speaker wants to
A
prove his love
B
deny his love
C
prove his innocence
D
affirm his loyalty
correct option: a
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Read the extract and answer the question
If I speak true! if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.
(Act 111, scene one line 70-73)
The speaker is lured to that place by
If I speak true! if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.
(Act 111, scene one line 70-73)
The speaker is lured to that place by
A
Ariel
B
Caliban
C
Miranda
D
Gonzalo
correct option: c
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Read the extract and answer the question
If I speak true! if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.
(Act 111, scene one line 70-73)
The setting is
If I speak true! if hollowly, invert
What best is boded me to mischief! I,
Beyond all limit of what else i' the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.
(Act 111, scene one line 70-73)
The setting is
A
another part of the island
B
in the palace
C
on a ship
D
before Prospero's cell
correct option: c
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