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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 1001:
Read the extract and answer the question
Oh, a Cherubin
Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile,
Infused with a fortitude from heaven,When I have decked the sea with drops full salt.
Under my burthen groaned; which raised in me
An undergoing stomach, to bear up
Against what should ensue
(Act 1 scene two lines 154-161)
The character addressed is
  • A Ferdinand
  • B Ariel
  • C Caliban
  • D Miranda
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Question 1002:
Read the extract and answer the question
Oh, a Cherubin
Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile,
Infused with a fortitude from heaven,When I have decked the sea with drops full salt.
Under my burthen groaned; which raised in me
An undergoing stomach, to bear up
Against what should ensue
(Act 1 scene two lines 154-161)
The speaker sees the addressee as a/an
  • A Lover
  • B Saviour
  • C Burden
  • D Antagonist
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Question 1003:
Read the extract and answer the question
Oh, a Cherubin
Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile,
Infused with a fortitude from heaven,When I have decked the sea with drops full salt.
Under my burthen groaned; which raised in me
An undergoing stomach, to bear up
Against what should ensue
(Act 1 scene two lines 154-161)
''When I have decked the sea with drops full salt'' suggests
  • A Dreaming
  • B Swimming
  • C Weeping
  • D Sleeping
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Question 1004:
Read the extract and answer the question
Oh, a Cherubin
Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile,
Infused with a fortitude from heaven,When I have decked the sea with drops full salt.
Under my burthen groaned; which raised in me
An undergoing stomach, to bear up
Against what should ensue
(Act 1 scene two lines 154-161)
Soon after this dialogue appears
  • A Ariel
  • B Ferdinand
  • C Gonzalo
  • D Caliban
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Question 1005:
AFRICAN DRAMA
KOBINA SEKYE: The Blinkards

How is African Life presented in the play?
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