Literature In English 2018 Past Questions | WAEC
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31. Othello: Not I. I must be found
My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
Shall manifest me rightly, is it they?
Iago: By Janus, I think soOthello: The servants of the Duke? And my Lieutenant?
The goodness of the night upon you, friends
What is the news?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 29 – 34)
Just before this, Iago advises Othello to____________
- A. Stay there
- B. Go in
- C. Show concern
- D. Be fair
32. Othello: Not I. I must be found
My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
Shall manifest me rightly, is it they?
Iago: By Janus, I think so
Othello: The servants of the Duke? And my Lieutenant?
The goodness of the night upon you, friends
What is the news?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 29 – 34)
By Janus is_____________
- A. Flashback
- B. Foregrounding
- C. An allusion
- D. Euphemism
33. Othello: Not I. I must be found
My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
Shall manifest me rightly, is it they?
Iago: By Janus, I think so
Othello: The servants of the Duke? And my Lieutenant?
The goodness of the night upon you, friends
What is the news?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 29 – 34)
The news Othello receives is that he must___________
- A. Set sail for Cyprus
- B. Reconcile the Brabantio
- C. Prepare a Military strategy
- D. Appear before the council
34. Othello: Not I. I must be found
My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
Shall manifest me rightly, is it they?
Iago: By Janus, I think so
Othello: The servants of the Duke? And my Lieutenant?
The goodness of the night upon you, friends
What is the news?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 29 – 34)
Duke is in council that night because of_____________
- A. Brabantio’s complaint
- B. Iago’s demotion
- C. The Turkish threat
- D. Cassio’s Dismissal as Lieutenant
35. Othello: Not I. I must be found
My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
Shall manifest me rightly, is it they?
Iago: By Janus, I think so
Othello: The servants of the Duke? And my Lieutenant?
The goodness of the night upon you, friends
What is the news?
(Act 1, Scene Two, Lines 29 – 34)
Later on, Brabantio accuses Othello of___________
- A. Being unfair to Iago
- B. Instigating a brawl
- C. Stealing his daughter
- D. Being a Knave
36. Speaker: Let me speak like yourself and
Lay a sentence
Which, as a grise or step, may help these lovers, When
remediea are past, the griefs are ended
By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended
(Act !, Scene Three, lines 198-201)
The speaker is_________
- A. Brabantio
- B. Duke
- C. Montano
- D. Lodovico
37. Speaker: Let me speak like yourself and
Lay a sentence
Which, as a grise or step, may help these lovers, When
remediea are past, the griefs are ended
By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended
(Act !, Scene Three, lines 198-201)
He is responding to_________
- A. Montano
- B. Iago
- C. Roderigo
- D. Brabantio
38. Poison ivy came up like a rose
in red and thorny garb
I look, liked and did dare touch
my pals my avid touch espied
with green and frosty eyes
I should’ve only looked, and not leapt,
For away and over my rising moon she flew
On clipped wings of my dream
Now a song-filled air pocket of serenades
A love’s wretch, my dream is a hornbill
Flightless and tottering.
My dream remains a dream still
Now my dream is a locked-up serenade
The envy of the persona’s friends is expressed in the __________
- A. Avid touch
- B. Clipped wings
- C. Green and Frosty eyes
- D. Song-filled air pocket
39. Speaker: Let me speak like yourself and
Lay a sentence
Which, as a grise or step, may help these lovers, When
remediea are past, the griefs are ended
By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended
(Act !, Scene Three, lines 198-201)
These lovers refers to_________
- A. Iago and Emilia
- B. Cassio and Bianca
- C. Roderigo and Desdemona
- D. Othello and Desdemona
40. Speaker: Let me speak like yourself and
Lay a sentence
Which, as a grise or step, may help these lovers, When
remediea are past, the griefs are ended
By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended
(Act !, Scene Three, lines 198-201)
The expression lay a sentence means _________
- A. Decide who is guilty
- B. Offer criticism
- C. Give advice
- D. Speak politely
