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WAEC Literature in English 2011 Objective — Question 41

Question 41 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 IV Scene One, lines 86-91] "Tell me, heavenly bow, / If Venus or her son, as thou dost know, / Do not attend the queen? Since they did plot / The means that dusky Dis my daughter got, / Her and her blind boy's scandal led company / I have forsworn." Read the extract and answer questions 41-45. The speaker is

  • A. Ferdinand
  • B. Miranda
  • C. CeresCorrect
  • D. Iris

Explanation

This speech is delivered by the goddess Ceres in the wedding masque Prospero conjures for Ferdinand and Miranda.

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