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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 366:
Read the extract below and answer the question
.....I owe you much, and like a wilful youth
That which I owe is lost: but if you pleaseTo shoot another arrow that self way
which you did shoot the first.
And thankfully rest debtor for the first
(Act 1 sc 1)
The speaker intends to
  • A Fulfil his part of the bond
  • B Raise money for suit
  • C Seek redress in court
  • D Elope with his fiancee
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Question 367:
Read the extract below and answer the question
.....I owe you much, and like a wilful youth
That which I owe is lost: but if you pleaseTo shoot another arrow that self way
which you did shoot the first.
And thankfully rest debtor for the first
(Act 1 sc 1)
The first line of the extract illustrates
  • A Irony
  • B Sarcasm
  • C Parallelism
  • D Simile
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Question 368:
Read the extract below and answer the question
.....I owe you much, and like a wilful youth
That which I owe is lost: but if you pleaseTo shoot another arrow that self way
which you did shoot the first.
And thankfully rest debtor for the first
(Act 1 sc 1)
The underlined expression is an example of
  • A Symbolism
  • B Imagery
  • C Metaphor
  • D Allusion
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Question 369:
Read the extract below and answer the Question
.....Thus ornament is but the guilded shore
To a most dangerous sea...........The seeming truth which cunning times put on
To entrap the wisest. Therefore thou gaudy gold
Hard food for Midas. I will none of thee.....
(Act 111 sc 11)
The speaker is
  • A Arragon
  • B Lorenzo
  • C Bassanio
  • D Morocco
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Question 370:
Read the extract below and answer the Question
.....Thus ornament is but the guilded shore
To a most dangerous sea...........The seeming truth which cunning times put on
To entrap the wisest. Therefore thou gaudy gold
Hard food for Midas. I will none of thee.....
(Act 111 sc 11)
The first two lines convey an impression of
  • A Radiance
  • B Deception
  • C Beauty
  • D Destruction
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