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WAEC Literature in English 2011 Objective — Question 32

Question 32 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2011 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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[Extract, Act II Scene Two, lines 132-140] "Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, / Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. / Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments / Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices, / That, if I then had waked after long sleep, / Will make me sleep again. And then, in dreaming, / The clouds methought would open, and show riches / Ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked, / I cried to dream again." Read the extract and answer questions 31-35. The character addressed is

  • A. A. Horatio
  • B. B. Caliban
  • C. C. StephanoCorrect
  • D. D. Ferdinand

Explanation

Caliban speaks these lines to reassure Stephano (and Trinculo), telling them not to be afraid of the island's noises. (Note: the official WAEC answer key for this Tempest section was not present in the source scan; the answer and explanation below are derived from the text of the play itself.)

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