Waec Literature in English 2004 Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• WAEC 2004

Read the extract below and answer the question
This kindness will I show.
Go with me to a notary; seal me there
Your single bond, and , in a merry sport,
If you repay me not on such a day,
....let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound....
(Act One Scene 111)
The ''Kindness'' the speaker has agreed to ''show'' is

A. Debt rescheduling
B. Sponsorship of pilgrimage
C. Payment of dowry
D. Interest-free loan

Question 37:

• WAEC 2004

Read the extract below and answer the question
This kindness will I show.
Go with me to a notary; seal me there
Your single bond, and , in a merry sport,
If you repay me not on such a day,
....let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound....
(Act One Scene 111)
The ''Kindness'' is to be repaid within

A. One month
B. Three months
C. One year
D. A life -time

Question 38:

• WAEC 2004

Read the extract below and answer the question
This kindness will I show.
Go with me to a notary; seal me there
Your single bond, and , in a merry sport,
If you repay me not on such a day,
....let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound....
(Act One Scene 111)
''merry sport'' in line 3 means a

A. Feast
B. Game
C. Joke
D. Carnival

Question 39:

• WAEC 2004

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

Question 40:

• WAEC 2004

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