WAEC Literature in English 2014 Objective — Question 21

PART II — UNSEEN PROSE. Unseen prose passage: 'The goldsmith at work is a priest at the altar. As though he were performing the Eucharist, he is engaged in deliberate motions of reverence. The small vials of various liquids such as mercury and little vessels of communion wine. The minuscule rings of intricately crafted gold are like miniature wafers. He dips one tiny ring into a liquid and lifts it up to the sky and presses it onto a space in the growing length of necklace. It fits — it is like dipping bread into wine and slipping it between the parted lips of a communicant. Our lent vigils are not as solemn as the goldsmith's silent solemnity that directs his work. We look on as the wizardry of the master craftsman displays itself. We are held in thrall.' The subject matter of the passage is

• A. a goldsmith at workCorrect
• B. celebrating the Eucharist
• C. a priest at the altar
• D. communion wine and wafers