Literature Past Questions And Answers
The speech made at the end of a dramatic performance is generally called
- A. a prologue
- B. an epilogue
- C. a dirge
- D. a monologue
Othello: Why, how now, ho? from whence ariseth this?
Are we turned Turks, and to Ourselves do that
Which heaven hath forbid the ottomites?
For Christian shame put by this barbarous brawl!
He hat stirs next to carve for his own rage
Holds his soul light; he dies upon his motion.
Silence the dreadful bell, it frights the isle
From her propriety, What is the matter, masters?
Honest Iago, that looks dead with grieving
Speak, Who began this? On thy love, I charge thee
Iago: I do not know
(Acts II, Scene Three, Lines 155 - 165)
In Who began this This refers to the ______________
- A. Theft
- B. War
- C. Bell
- D. Brawl
'Many hands make light work' illustrates the use of
- A. zeugma
- B. hyperbole
- C. metonymy
- D. synecdoche
The account of experiences of an individual during the course of a journey is known as
- A. an epilogue
- B. an autobiography
- C. a travelogue
- D. a prologue
Read the extract and answer the question
Here lies our sovereign Lord the King
Whose word no man relies on
Who never said a foolish thing
And never did a wise one.
Which of the following does not defin a character?
- A. the way the character appears
- B. what the character says
- C. what others say about the character
- D. what the character does
The setting of Shakespeare's Othello is____________
- A. Verona
- B. Venice
- C. the Faroe Islands
- D. Bulgaria
This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four.
How did Winston start his rebellion against the state?
- A. By keeping a private diary
- B. when he started a secret affair
- C. when he spied on the party
- D. by engaging ij anti-party activities
ALEX AGYEI-AGYIRI: Unexpected Joy at Dawn
consider Mama Orojo's relationship with her church members in Amen Kristi.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2021 THEORYThis question is based on General Literary Principles
The use of sound pattern to suggest meaning in poetry is
- A. rhythm
- B. mimics
- C. lyric
- D. metonymy
This question is based on George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four.
The subject matter of the novel is
- A. exploitation and cruelty
- B. retributive justice
- C. class segregation
- D. totalitarian dictatorship

