Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1
waec 2017

The underlined expression suggests that____________

AThere is an imminent eclipse
BLife will never be the same again for the speaker
CNothing will change
DThere is an impending danger for the speaker
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Question 2
waec 2017

The speech is provoked by______

 

AEmilia's call
BIago's treachery
CCassio's confession
DDesdemona's plea
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Question 3
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The speaker has just_______________

ADivorced his wife
BArrived home from war
CHad a nightmare
DSmothered his wife
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Question 4
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The first two lines express the speaker's_____________

ALoneliness
BFear
CConfusion
DRegret
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Question 5
waec 2017

The speaker is ________

AIago
BOthello
CBrabantio
DDuke
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Question 6
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The setting is_______

AThe Castle
BCyprus
CA sea-port
DVenice
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Question 7
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His eyes refers to____________

ALodovico
BCassio
COthello
DDuke
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Question 8
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Iago___________

AWants to go to Cyprus with Othello
BDoes not regard Roderigo as a good soldier
CIs bitter about Cassio's appointment as Lieutenant
D
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Question 9
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Sir refers to__________

ACassio
BRoderigo
COthello
DDuke
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Question 10
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His soldiership refers to______________

ARoderigo
BMontano
CCassio
DBrabantio
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Question 11
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Othello then_________

ALeaves with Desdemona
BEntrusts Desdemona to Iago's care
CCalls his lieutenant
DConfers with the Duke
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Question 12
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Othello is leaving to__________

AFight in Rhodes
BMake peace with the Turks
CMeet the government of Cyprus
DTake over the government of Cyprus
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Question 13
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A man he is honesty and trust refers to_________

ACassio
BLodovico
CGratiano
DIago
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Question 14
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The speech illustrates the use of________

AIrony
BLitotes
CParadox
DComic relief
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Question 15
waec 2017

Othello is speaking to_____________

ABrabantio
BDuke
CMontano
DRoderigo
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Question 16
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According to the speaker__________

AThe tale was good enough to win a woman's heart
BThe fight was unnecessary
CThe charges were a waste of time
DThere were other matters demanding the attention of the Senate
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Question 17
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The underlined expression means___________

ASeek counsel elsewhere
BWait till the war is ended
CTake your revenge
DMake the best out of this
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Question 18
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........this tale justifies_________

ARoderigo's unrequited love for Desdemona
BCassio's promotion above Iago
CDesdemona's attraction to Othello
DBrabantio's rejection of Othello's love for his daughter
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Question 19
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The tale being referred to is___________

ADuke's war exploits
BBrabantio's rejection of the Othello and Desdemona relationship
COthello's war exploits
DBrabantio's rejection of Othello's love for his daughter
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Question 20
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The speaker is_____________

ADuke
BOthello
CBrabantio
DCassio
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