WAEC Literature in English 2011 Objective — Question 42
Question 42 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 character addressed is
- A. A. Caliban
- B. B. IrisCorrect
- C. C. Ceres
- D. D. Venus
Explanation
Ceres addresses Iris, the messenger goddess represented by the rainbow ('heavenly bow'), asking about Venus and Cupid. (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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