Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 591:

• WAEC 2007

Read the extract and answer the question 45-50
Angels and ministers of grace defend us!
Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damn'd,
Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell,
Be thy intents wicked or charitable,
Thou comest in such a questionable shape.....
(Act l, Scene four, lines 39-43)
The passage creates an atmosphere of

A. Surprise and determination
B. Insecurity and resignation
C. Security and assurance
D. Courage and assurance

Question 592:

• WAEC 2007

Read the extract and answer the question 45-50
Angels and ministers of grace defend us!
Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damn'd,
Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell,
Be thy intents wicked or charitable,
Thou comest in such a questionable shape.....
(Act l, Scene four, lines 39-43)
Line 1 suggests the speaker's belief in

A. Ghosts
B. Spirits
C. Purgatory
D. Magic

Question 593:

• WAEC 2007

AFRICAN DRAMA
ATHOL FUGARD: Sizwe Bansi is Dead

Discuss the theme of racial discrimination in the play.

Question 594:

• WAEC 2007

AFRICAN DRAMA
ATHOL FUGARD: Sizwe Bansi is Dead

Comment on the use of comedy in the play.

Question 595:

• WAEC 2007

AFRICAN DRAMA
JOE DE GRAFT: Sons and Daughters

Discuss the use of irony in the play