Waec Literature in English 2013 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• WAEC 2013

Read the extract and answer the question
Oh, a Cherubin
Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile,
Infused with a fortitude from heaven,When I have decked the sea with drops full salt.
Under my burthen groaned; which raised in me
An undergoing stomach, to bear up
Against what should ensue
(Act 1 scene two lines 154-161)
The speaker is

A. Alonso
B. Gonzalo
C. Prospero
D. Sebastian

Question 47:

• WAEC 2013

Read the extract and answer the question
Oh, a Cherubin
Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile,
Infused with a fortitude from heaven,When I have decked the sea with drops full salt.
Under my burthen groaned; which raised in me
An undergoing stomach, to bear up
Against what should ensue
(Act 1 scene two lines 154-161)
The character addressed is

A. Ferdinand
B. Ariel
C. Caliban
D. Miranda

Question 48:

• WAEC 2013

Read the extract and answer the question
Oh, a Cherubin
Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile,
Infused with a fortitude from heaven,When I have decked the sea with drops full salt.
Under my burthen groaned; which raised in me
An undergoing stomach, to bear up
Against what should ensue
(Act 1 scene two lines 154-161)
The speaker sees the addressee as a/an

A. Lover
B. Saviour
C. Burden
D. Antagonist

Question 49:

• WAEC 2013

Read the extract and answer the question
Oh, a Cherubin
Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile,
Infused with a fortitude from heaven,When I have decked the sea with drops full salt.
Under my burthen groaned; which raised in me
An undergoing stomach, to bear up
Against what should ensue
(Act 1 scene two lines 154-161)
''When I have decked the sea with drops full salt'' suggests

A. Dreaming
B. Swimming
C. Weeping
D. Sleeping

Question 50:

• WAEC 2013

Read the extract and answer the question
Oh, a Cherubin
Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile,
Infused with a fortitude from heaven,When I have decked the sea with drops full salt.
Under my burthen groaned; which raised in me
An undergoing stomach, to bear up
Against what should ensue
(Act 1 scene two lines 154-161)
Soon after this dialogue appears

A. Ariel
B. Ferdinand
C. Gonzalo
D. Caliban