Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 211:

• WAEC 2000

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night
Read the extract below and answer the question
So please my lord, I might not be admitted;
But from her handmaid to return this answer:
The element itself, till seven years heat,
Shall not behold her face at ample view......
(Act 1 Scene 1)
The speaker is

A. Cesario
B. Fabian
C. Valentine
D. Feste

Question 212:

• WAEC 2000

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night
Read the extract below and answer the question
So please my lord, I might not be admitted;
But from her handmaid to return this answer:
The element itself, till seven years heat,
Shall not behold her face at ample view......
(Act 1 Scene 1)
''Element'' in the third line refers to the

A. Sky
B. Weather
C. Sun
D. Cloud

Question 213:

• WAEC 2000

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night
Read the extract below and answer the question
So please my lord, I might not be admitted;
But from her handmaid to return this answer:
The element itself, till seven years heat,
Shall not behold her face at ample view......
(Act 1 Scene 1)
The report is made to

A. Olivia
B. Malvolio
C. Viola
D. Orsino

Question 214:

• WAEC 2000

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night
Read the extract below and answer the question
So please my lord, I might not be admitted;
But from her handmaid to return this answer:
The element itself, till seven years heat,
Shall not behold her face at ample view......
(Act 1 Scene 1)
The one referred to by the speaker is

A. Maria
B. Olivia
C. Sir Tony
D. Viola

Question 215:

• WAEC 2000

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night
Read the extract below and answer the question
So please my lord, I might not be admitted;
But from her handmaid to return this answer:
The element itself, till seven years heat,
Shall not behold her face at ample view......
(Act 1 Scene 1)
The message is in connection with

A. Warfare
B. Love
C. Revenge
D. Shipwreck