Waec Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 271:

• WAEC 2001

Read the extract below and answer the question
A : Save thee, friend and thy music. Dost thou live by thy labor?
B : No, sir, I live by the church.
A : Art thou a churchman?
B : No such matter, sir, I do live by the church, for I do live at my hose, and my house doth stand by the church.
(Act 3 Sc 1.)
The phrase ''live by'' as used in the extract is an example of

A. Onomatopoeia
B. Anthithesis
C. Pun
D. Irony

Question 272:

• WAEC 2001

Read the extract below and answer the question
A : Save thee, friend and thy music. Dost thou live by thy labor?
B : No, sir, I live by the church.
A : Art thou a churchman?
B : No such matter, sir, I do live by the church, for I do live at my hose, and my house doth stand by the church.
(Act 3 Sc 1.)
Speakers A and B are

A. At the sea-coat
B. In the theatre
C. In Orsino's palace
D. At Olivia's garden

Question 273:

• WAEC 2001

Read the extract below and answer the question:
A : Fie, thou dishonest Satan! I call thee by the most modest
terms, for I am one of those gentle ones that will use the devil
himself with courtesy. Sayest thou that house is dark?
B : As hell, Sir Topas
(Act 4 sc. ll)
Speaker A is

A. Feste
B. Clown
C. Sir Toby
D. Malvolio

Question 274:

• WAEC 2001

Read the extract below and answer the question:
A : Fie, thou dishonest Satan! I call thee by the most modest
terms, for I am one of those gentle ones that will use the devil
himself with courtesy. Sayest thou that house is dark?
B : As hell, Sir Topas
(Act 4 sc. ll)
The person addressed is

A. Febian
B. Sir Andrew
C. Sir Toby
D. Malvolio

Question 275:

• WAEC 2001

Read the extract below and answer the question:
A : Fie, thou dishonest Satan! I call thee by the most modest
terms, for I am one of those gentle ones that will use the devil
himself with courtesy. Sayest thou that house is dark?
B : As hell, Sir Topas
(Act 4 sc. ll)
Speaker A, wants the audience to believe that he is

A. Dealing with a mad person
B. Daling with a stranger
C. Addressing a stranger
D. Addressing a sane person