WAEC Literature in English 2011 Objective — Question 34
Question 34 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. What are 'noises' in the extract?
- A. A. shouting
- B. B. clapping
- C. C. thunder
- D. D. musicCorrect
Explanation
The 'sounds and sweet airs' and 'twangling instruments' referred to as noises are the magical music of the isle. (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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