Waec Literature in English 2005 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• WAEC 2005

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
The extract is an example of

A. Epilogue
B. Soliloquy
C. Monologue
D. Aside

Question 32:

• WAEC 2005

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
The underlined expression illustrates

A. Assonance
B. Metaphor
C. Wit
D. Euphemism

Question 33:

• WAEC 2005

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
''my well-won thrift'' is

A. Sarcasm
B. A parody
C. An understatement
D. An allegory

Question 34:

• WAEC 2005

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: The Merchant of Venice
Read the extract below and answer the question
If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest;......
(Act 1 Scene Three, lines 39-)
From the extract the speaker is

A. Kind
B. Tricky
C. Vindictive
D. Angry

Question 35:

• WAEC 2005

Read the extract below and answer the question
Alack, what heinous sin is it in me
To be ashamed to be my father's child!But though I am a daughter to his bloodI am not to his manners.....
(Act 11 Scene Three lines 15 - 18)
The extract is

A. A soliloguy
B. An epilogue
C. An aside
D. A flashback