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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 176:
Read the extract below and answer the question:
...... Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive
if you will lead these graces to the grave
And leave the world no copy.
(Act 1, Scene 5)
Who is speaking and to whom?
  • A Sir Toby to Maria
  • B Viola to Olivia
  • C Sebastian to Olivia
  • D Orsino to Olivia
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Question 177:
Read the extract below and answer the question:
...... Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive
if you will lead these graces to the grave
And leave the world no copy.
(Act 1, Scene 5)
Where are they?
  • A On a street
  • B At the Duke's palace
  • C At the sea Coast
  • D At Olivia's house
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Question 178:
Read the extract below and answer the question:
...... Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive
if you will lead these graces to the grave
And leave the world no copy.
(Act 1, Scene 5)
What has prompted the speech?
  • A The lady is about to kill herself
  • B The speaker is unable to woo the lady
  • C The lady will not marry Orsino
  • D The lady is unforgiving
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Question 179:
Read the extract below and answer the question:
...... Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive
if you will lead these graces to the grave
And leave the world no copy.
(Act 1, Scene 5)
The underlined expression is a
  • A Hyperbole
  • B Satire
  • C Climax
  • D Bathos
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Question 180:
A short and witty poem is known as
  • A A ballad
  • B An epigram
  • C An epic
  • D A lyric
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