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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 1556:
Read the extract below and answer questions 36 to 40
But, masters, here are our parts, and I am to entreat you, request you, and desire you, to con them by to-morrow night; and meet me in the place wood, a mile without the town, by moonlight. There will we rehearse: for if we meet in the city, we shall be dogged with company, and Our devices known.
(Act I, Scene two Lines 79-84)


They intend to rehearse the play ____________
  • A A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • B Pyramus and Thisby
  • C The tradegy of lovers
  • D The Battle of Royal
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Question 1557:
Read the extract below and answer questions 36 to 40
But, masters, here are our parts, and I am to entreat you, request you, and desire you, to con them by to-morrow night; and meet me in the place wood, a mile without the town, by moonlight. There will we rehearse: for if we meet in the city, we shall be dogged with company, and Our devices known.
(Act I, Scene two Lines 79-84)


The rehearsal is in preparation for ____________
  • A Egeus' acceptance of Lysander
  • B The dance of the faries
  • C Theseus' wedding
  • D Titania waking up from a dream
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Question 1558:
Read the extract below and answer questions 36 to 40
But, masters, here are our parts, and I am to entreat you, request you, and desire you, to con them by to-morrow night; and meet me in the place wood, a mile without the town, by moonlight. There will we rehearse: for if we meet in the city, we shall be dogged with company, and Our devices known.
(Act I, Scene two Lines 79-84)


The main actors will be ____________
  • A Snug and Snout
  • B Philostrate and Starveling
  • C Mustardseed
  • D Quince and Bottom
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Question 1559:
Read the extract below and answer questions 41 to 45
X: I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again;
Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note;
So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape;
And thy fair virtue's force perforce doth move me
On the first view, to say, to swear, I love thee.

Y: Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for that: ...
(Act llI, Scene One, Lines 116-121)


Speaker X is ____________
  • A Titania
  • B Hippolyta
  • C Snout
  • D Oberon
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Question 1560:
Read the extract below and answer questions 41 to 45
X: I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again;
Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note;
So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape;
And thy fair virtue's force perforce doth move me
On the first view, to say, to swear, I love thee.

Y: Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for that: ...
(Act llI, Scene One, Lines 116-121)


Speaker X has just ____________
  • A Escaped from the city
  • B Fallen into a world of dreams
  • C Woken up from an induced sleep
  • D Abandoned a loved one
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