Waec Literature in English 1999 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• WAEC 1999

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night
Read the extract below and answer the question
I have said too much unto a heart of stone,
And laid my honour too unchary on 't;
There's something in me that reproves my fault,
But such a headstrong potent fault it is
That it but mocks reproof.
(Acts iii, Scene 4)
The figure of speech used in '' a heart of stone'' is

A. Hyperbole
B. Metonymy
C. Paradox
D. Metaphor

Question 32:

• WAEC 1999

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night
Read the extract below and answer the question
I have said too much unto a heart of stone,
And laid my honour too unchary on 't;
There's something in me that reproves my fault,
But such a headstrong potent fault it is
That it but mocks reproof.
(Acts iii, Scene 4)
This person has

A. Refused to accept the ring
B. Refused to see Orsino
C. Decided not to go out with Antonio
D. Tricked Malvolio

Question 33:

• WAEC 1999

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night
Read the extract below and answer the question
I have said too much unto a heart of stone,
And laid my honour too unchary on 't;
There's something in me that reproves my fault,
But such a headstrong potent fault it is
That it but mocks reproof.
(Acts iii, Scene 4)
The ''Headstrong potent fault'' is

A. Falling in love
B. Showing sympathy
C. Proposing marriage
D. Seeking revenge

Question 34:

• WAEC 1999

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night
Read the extract below and answer the question
I have said too much unto a heart of stone,
And laid my honour too unchary on 't;
There's something in me that reproves my fault,
But such a headstrong potent fault it is
That it but mocks reproof.
(Acts iii, Scene 4)
The person being referred to in the figure of speech is

A. Olivia
B. Malvolio
C. Viola
D. Sebastian

Question 35:

• WAEC 1999

Read the extract and answer the question:
I do I know not what, and fear to find
Mine eye to great a flatterer for my mind
Fate, show thy force; ourselves we do not owe,
'What is decreed must be, and be this so
(Act 1, Scene 5)
What has the speaker just done?

A. Sent a ring to Orsino
B. Written a letter to Malvolio
C. Met her brother who is presumed dead
D. Sent a ring to Cesario