Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1351:

• WAEC 2018

Othello: Why, how now, ho? from whence ariseth this?
Are we turned Turks, and to Ourselves do that
Which heaven hath forbid the ottomites?
For Christian shame put by this barbarous brawl!
He hat stirs next to carve for his own rage
Holds his soul light; he dies upon his motion.
Silence the dreadful bell, it frights the isle
From her propriety, What is the matter, masters?
Honest Iago, that looks dead with grieving
Speak, Who began this? On thy love, I charge thee
Iago: I do not know
(Acts II, Scene Three, Lines 155 - 165)

To Othello, Iago is________________

A. Sincere
B. A negligent guard
C. Untrustworthy
D. A loyal senator

Question 1352:

• WAEC 2018

Othello: Why, how now, ho? from whence ariseth this?
Are we turned Turks, and to Ourselves do that
Which heaven hath forbid the ottomites?
For Christian shame put by this barbarous brawl!
He hat stirs next to carve for his own rage
Holds his soul light; he dies upon his motion.
Silence the dreadful bell, it frights the isle
From her propriety, What is the matter, masters?
Honest Iago, that looks dead with grieving
Speak, Who began this? On thy love, I charge thee
Iago: I do not know
(Acts II, Scene Three, Lines 155 - 165)

The major consequence of the brawl is that___________

A. Montano is killed
B. Roderigo demands his money back
C. Cassio is dismissed
D. Iago is given charge of the city

Question 1353:

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Speaker: I durst, my Lord, to wager she is honest
Lay down my soul at stake. If you think other,
Remove your thought. It doth abuse your bosom
If any wretch have put this your head,
Let heaven requite it with the serpents curse
For if she be not honest, chaste and true
There's no man happy. The purest of their wives
Is foul as slander

(Acts IV, Scene Two, Lines 12-19)

The speaker is__________---

A. Iago
B. Desdemona
C. Cassio
D. Emilia

Question 1354:

• WAEC 2018

Speaker: I durst, my Lord, to wager she is honest
Lay down my soul at stake. If you think other,
Remove your thought. It doth abuse your bosom
If any wretch have put this your head,
Let heaven requite it with the serpents curse
For if she be not honest, chaste and true
There's no man happy. The purest of their wives
Is foul as slander

(Acts IV, Scene Two, Lines 12-19)

The speaker is addressing__________

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

Question 1355:

• WAEC 2018

Speaker: I durst, my Lord, to wager she is honest
Lay down my soul at stake. If you think other,
Remove your thought. It doth abuse your bosom
If any wretch have put this your head,
Let heaven requite it with the serpents curse
For if she be not honest, chaste and true
There's no man happy. The purest of their wives
Is foul as slander

(Acts IV, Scene Two, Lines 12-19)

The speech is in response to___________

A. The allegation that the speaker has lied about Desdemona
B. Iago's disdain for Othello
C. Othello's suspicion that Cassio and Desdemona are lovers
D. Brabantio's rejection of his daughter