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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 316:
Read the extract below and answer the question
I am sorry thou wilt leave my father so
Our house is hell, and thou a merry devil
Didst rob it of some taste of tediousness
But fare thee well: there is a ducat for thee
(Act 11, sc lll)
Thou in the extract refers to
  • A Gobbo
  • B Launcelot
  • C Salerio
  • D Leonardo
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Question 317:
Read the extract below and answer the question
I am sorry thou wilt leave my father so
Our house is hell, and thou a merry devil
Didst rob it of some taste of tediousness
But fare thee well: there is a ducat for thee
(Act 11, sc lll)
During this speech, the speaker
  • A Betrays his conscience
  • B Chooses the right partner
  • C Gives the addressee a letter
  • D Changes the course of action
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Question 318:
Read the extract below and answer the question
I am sorry thou wilt leave my father so
Our house is hell, and thou a merry devil
Didst rob it of some taste of tediousness
But fare thee well: there is a ducat for thee
(Act 11, sc lll)
Merry devil illustrates
  • A Oxymoron
  • B Simile
  • C Paradox
  • D Personification
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Question 319:
Read the extract below and answer the question
I am sorry thou wilt leave my father so
Our house is hell, and thou a merry devil
Didst rob it of some taste of tediousness
But fare thee well: there is a ducat for thee
(Act 11, sc lll)
The speaker is contemplating on
  • A Marriage
  • B Love
  • C Elopement
  • D Disguise
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Question 320:
Read the extract below and answer the question
....very vilely in the morning when he is sober, and most vilely
in the afternoon when he is drunk. When he is best he is a little
worse than a man, and when he is worst he is a little better than a beast
(Act 1 sc ll)
The speaker is
  • A Portia
  • B Launcelot
  • C Jessica
  • D Antonio
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