Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 856:

• WAEC 2011

Read the extract and answer the question
Tell me, heavenly bow,
If Venus or her son, as thou dost know,
Do now attend the queen? Since they did plot
The means that dusky Dis my daughter got,
Her and her blind boy's scandalled company
I have forsworn.
(Act IV, scene one lines 86-91)
The speaker is a

A. Sailor
B. King
C. Spirit
D. Man

Question 857:

• WAEC 2011

Read the extract and answer the question
Tell me, heavenly bow,
If Venus or her son, as thou dost know,
Do now attend the queen? Since they did plot
The means that dusky Dis my daughter got,
Her and her blind boy's scandalled company
I have forsworn.
(Act IV, scene one lines 86-91)
The 'heavenly bow' refers to

A. Ceres
B. Iris
C. Ariel
D. Juno

Question 858:

• WAEC 2011

Read the extract and answer the question
...The Duke of Milan
And his more braver daughter could control thee,
If now't were fit to do't. At the first sight
They have changed eyes. Delicate Ariet,
I''ll set thee free for this!
(Act 1, scene two, lines 441-445)
The speaker is

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

Question 859:

• WAEC 2011

Read the extract and answer the question
...The Duke of Milan
And his more braver daughter could control thee,
If now't were fit to do't. At the first sight
They have changed eyes. Delicate Ariet,
I''ll set thee free for this!
(Act 1, scene two, lines 441-445)
''Thee'' in line two refers to

A. Prospero
B. Sebastian
C. Ferdinand
D. Antonio

Question 860:

• WAEC 2011

Read the extract and answer the question
...The Duke of Milan
And his more braver daughter could control thee,
If now't were fit to do't. At the first sight
They have changed eyes. Delicate Ariet,
I''ll set thee free for this!
(Act 1, scene two, lines 441-445)
What does ''they have changed eyes'' mean?

A. They have exchanged looks at each other
B. They have met before
C. They have fallen in love
D. They have lost sight