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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 321:
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 person addressed is
  • A Gobbo
  • B Nerissa
  • C Bassanjo
  • D Lorenzo
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Question 322:
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 subject of discussion is the
  • A Prince of Morocco
  • B Young Baron of England
  • C Prince of Arragon
  • D Duke of Saxony's nephew
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Question 323:
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 contemplating on the
  • A Choice of caskets
  • B Loss of his fortune
  • C Most eligible suitor
  • D Outcome of the trial
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Question 324:
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 dominant literary device used in the extract is
  • A Simile
  • B Paradox
  • C Repetition
  • D Oxymoron
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Question 325:
Read the extract below and answer the question
Lock up my doors, and when you hear the drumAnd the vile squealing of the wry-necked fife.
Clamber not you up to the casements then
Nor thrust you up to the casements then
TO GAZE ON CHRISTIAN FOOLS WITH VARNISHED FACES.
(Act 11 sc V)
The speaker is
  • A Gratiano
  • B Shylock
  • C Lorenzo
  • D Solanio
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