Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1
waec 2006

The setting is

Athe graveyard
Ba platform in front of the castle
Ca room in Polonius house
Da room in the castle
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Question 2
waec 2006

This speech can be best be interpreted to mean

Athat the murder was an act of revenge
Ba denial of responsibility for the murder
Cthat it is not easy to know who the murderer is
Dthat the murderer is present on the scene
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Question 3
waec 2006

The character who has just been murdered is

AHamlet
BGertrude
CPolonius
DClaudius
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Question 4
waec 2006

The underlined statement illustrates

Airony
Bmetaphor
Cparadox
Dsimile
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Question 5
waec 2006

The speaker is

Athe king
Bthe queen
Cthe ghost
Dpolonius
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Question 6
waec 2006

The character being addressed is

AHamlet
BLaertes
COphelia
DHoratio
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Question 7
waec 2006

The response given to this speech indicates that the attempt was

Aunsuccesful
Bsuccessful
Cprogressing
Ddangerous
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Question 8
waec 2006

The characters being addressed are

AMarcellus and Horatio
BBernado and Francisco
CRosencrantz and Guildenstern
DMarcellus and Francisco
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Question 9
waec 2006

The person being discussed is

AVoltimand
BHamlet
COphelia
DRosencrantz
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Question 10
waec 2006

The speaker is

AGertrude
BOphelia
CClaudius
DPolonius
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Question 11
waec 2006

The underlined statement illustrates

Ametaphor
Bsimile
Chyperbole
Dirony
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Question 12
waec 2006

Speaker Z thinks Y is

Avery honest
Bas dishonest as most people
Cmore dishonest than anyone
Dmore dishonest than ten thousand people
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Question 13
waec 2006

The two characters who just left this scene are

ARosencrantz and Guildenstern
BHamlet and the ghost
CThe king and the question
DPolonius and Ophelia
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Question 14
waec 2006

Speaker Z's responses suggest that he is

Aplanning revenge
Bpretending to be mad
Ctelling a lie
Dpreparing to commit suicide
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Question 15
waec 2006

Speakers Y and Z are

APolonius and Hamlet
BClaudius and Laertes
CLaertes and Horatio
DMarcellus and Reynaldo
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Question 16
waec 2006

During this speech

Athe palace soldiers arrived
BHamlet attacked the speaker
Cthe queen fainted
Da cock crowed
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Question 17
waec 2006

The speaker's mood is

Aanger
Bregret
Canxiety
Ddisappointment
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Question 18
waec 2006

The speech was made after

Athe killing of Polonius
BHamlet's arrival at the palace
Cthe arrival of the players
Dthe appearance of the ghost
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Question 19
waec 2006

The character addressed is

Athe queen
Bthe ghost
CBernado
DReynaldo
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Question 20
waec 2006

The Speaker is

AHamlet
BMarcellus
CHoratio
DClaudius
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