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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Waec Literature In English Questions

Question 411:
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : Let me choose,
For as I am, live upon the rack.
B : Upon the rack, Bassanio? then confess
What treason there is mingled with your love.
(Act Three Scene 11)
Speaker B is
  • A Lorenzo
  • B Nerissa
  • C Portia
  • D Gratiano
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Question 412:
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : Let me choose,
For as I am, live upon the rack.
B : Upon the rack, Bassanio? then confess
What treason there is mingled with your love.
(Act Three Scene 11)
The ''rack'' symbolizes
  • A Confession
  • B Torture
  • C Penitence
  • D Danger
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Question 413:
Read the extract below and answer the question
A : Let me choose,
For as I am, live upon the rack.
B : Upon the rack, Bassanio? then confess
What treason there is mingled with your love.
(Act Three Scene 11)
Speaker A had earlier been advised to
  • A Pause a day or two
  • B Forgo the opportunity
  • C Pause a week or month
  • D Exploit the opportunity
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Question 414:
Read the extract below and answer the question
....if you pick us, do we not bleed? if
You tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not
die? -And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that.
''you'' refers to
  • A Merchants
  • B Venetians
  • C Christians
  • D Jews
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Question 415:
Read the extract below and answer the question
....if you pick us, do we not bleed? if
You tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not
die? -And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that.
''you'' and ''we'' are related by their common
  • A Religion
  • B Humanity
  • C Profession
  • D Nationality
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