Waec Literature in English 2019 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

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Read the extract and answer questions 46 1o 50,
If after every tempest come such calms.
May the winds blow till they have wakened death,
And let the labouring bark climb hills of seas
Olympus-high, and duck again as low
As hell's from heaven. If it were now to die,
'T were now to be most happy: for I fear
My soul hath her content so absolute
That not another comfort like to this
Succeeds in unknown fate.
(Act II, Scene One, lines 179 - 187) 46.
The speaker is ________

A. Brabantio
B. Othello
C. Duke
D. Montano

Question 47:

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The occasion is _________

A. Othello's return from war
B. Othello's departure for Cyprus
C. Montano expressirig his
delight after the tempest.
D. The defeat of the Turks.

Question 48:

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The dominant images are associated with _______

A. Love
B. Nature
C. Sailing
D. War

Question 49:

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The scene reveals the speaker's __________

A. Fear of adventure
B. Affection for his wife
C. Suspicion
D. Fulfilment as a warrior

Question 50:

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The language of the extract is best described as _________

A. Ironical
B. Humorous
C. Hyperbolical
D. Sarcástie.