Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 281
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.... so good a commander refers to

ABrabantio
BDuke
COthelo
DRoderigo
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Question 282
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The mood is that of

Adeceit
Benvy
Chatred
Dregret
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Question 283
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The speaker is addressing

ACassio
BIago
COthelo
DRoderigo
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Question 284
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The speaker is

Acassio
BIago
CDuke
DRoderigo
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Question 285
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The speaker is ________

Aat the citadel of Cyprus
BIn front of Brabantio's house
CIn the council chamber
Doutside the sagittary
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Question 286
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... y' are robbed! refers to

ABrabantio's r-ejection of Othello
BDesdemona's stout defense of Othello
CIago's stealing of Rodrigo's purse
DOthello's elopement with Desdemona
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Question 287
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The underlined expression implies an attitude of __________

Acallousness
Bhypocrisy
Cracism
Dtribalism
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Question 288
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The listener's initial reaction to the speech is one of _________

Aanger
Bdefiance
Cdisbelief
Dregret
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Question 289
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The speaker is _________

ACassio
BIago
CLodovico
DRoderigo
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Question 290
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The meaning of the expression, Ere slumber's chain has bound me is

Aafter i wake up
Bbefore i sleep
Cbefore i dream
Dsince i cannot sleep
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Question 291
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The poet refers to memory as being 'fond' and 'sad' because it brings?

Acheers and smiles
Blove and joy
Csorrow and pity
Dsmiles and tears
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Question 292
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The two words that give hint of the poet's unhappiness are?

Alight and night
Blight and shone
Cnight and dimm'd
DShone and dimm'd
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Question 293
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The theme of the poem is presented essentially through ________

Aassonance
Bcontrast.
Cparadox
Drepetition
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Question 294
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The theme is about the poet's _________

Abroken love affairs.
Bfee the stilly night.
Csleepless night.
Dyearning for happier times
gone
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Question 295
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A ship in the last line symbolises _________

Adespair.
Bhope
Cpirates
Dsailors
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Question 296
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The expression million voices is used as _________

Aconceit
Beuphemism
Chyperbole
Dmetonymy
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Question 297
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The writer's attitude to the scene is one of _________

Aanxiety
Bawe
Ccontempt
Dindiference
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Question 298
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The predominant use of long vowels in the first sentence heightens the ______ of the waves

Aanger
Bexpanse
Cgreat noise
Dendless movement
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Question 299
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The most suitable title for the passage is ________

AA Savage Struggle at Night
BAt Sea on a Stormy Night.
CThe Long Heaving Waves
DThe Million Voices in the Sea
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Question 300
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Which of the following is written by a Non-African poet?

APiano and Drums
BThe Dining Table
CThe Schoolboy
DThe Panic of Growing Older
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