WAEC Literature in English 2011 Objective — Question 40
Question 40 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 I Scene Three, lines 44-49] "Faith, sir, you need not fear. When we were boys, / Who would believe that there were mountaineers / Dew-lapped like bulls, whose throats had hanging at 'em / Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men / Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now we find / Each putter-out of five for one will / Bring us Good warrant of." Read the extract and answer questions 36-40. What happens to the spirits?
- A. A. They are killed
- B. B. They stay on
- C. C. They serve Prospero
- D. D. They disappearCorrect
Explanation
The spirits, having presented and then removed the banquet at Prospero's command, vanish from the scene. (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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