cameroon gce O level June 2023 literature in English 1
cameroon gce O level June 2023 literature in English 1
PART ONE (OLD SYLLABUS)
SECTION A: DRAMA
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: AS YOU LIKE IT 1. Adam begins working for Sir Rowland de
Boys at the age of
A 17
B 27
C 37
D 47
Adam is strong and healthy at old age because:
A He avoids drinking
B He exercises much
C He saves much money
D His job requires physical energy
3. The character that is kept in the court as a
companion to Duke Frederick’s daughter is A Orlando
B Touchstone
C Rosalind
D Celia
4. Celia and Rosalind are
A Sisters
B Nephews
C Friends
D Cousins
5. Orlando fails to fulfill his promise to Rosalind
in the Forest of Arden because
A He does not recognise her
B Her demands are almost impossible
C He has been attacked by a lion
D Duke Senior has refused to release him
6. Duke Frederick gives up the throne when:
A He encounters a man of God
B Celia runs with Rosalind
C Charles is defeated by Orlando
D The Lords accompany Duke Senior to the
• forest
7. The play, As You Like It ends with the
celebration of:
A Many marriages
B Three marriages
C Four marriages
D Five marriages
8. At the end of the play, the character who decides not to return to the court is:
9. The wickedness of man could not separate them
A Rosalind and Orlando
B Rosalind and Duke Frederick
C Rosalind and Duke Senior
D Rosalind and Celia
10. Orlando defeats Charles in the wrestling
match. This is:
A Humorous
B Hyperbolic
C Ironical
D Euphemistic
11. Dennis gives Oliver the information that Duke
Frederick has:
A Banished Duke Senior
B Made peace with Duke Senior
C Usurped Duke Senior’s throne
D Overthrown Duke Senior
12. Celia promises Rosalind that when her father
dies, she will do one of the following:
A Rosalind and Orlando will be allowed to marry
B Rosalind’s father will be called back fro the forest
C She will share her father’s inheritance
with Rosalind
D Rosalind father’s fortune will be
restored
13. “Compassionate and loving, realistic and true”
is the best description of
A Rosalind
B Oliver
C Orlando
D Celia
SECTION B: AFRICAN LITERATURE TAH PROTUS: THE IMMORTAL SEED
14. The total amount of money collected from the
recruits after a second search is:
A 331,575frs CFA
B 331,475frs CFA C 6,575frs CFA
D 18,500frs FCA
15. In the Dik tradition, Assi could freely choose a
wife for himself because
A Duke Frederick A He was the heir in his family
B Jaques B He was a twin
C Duke Senior C There was no bridal wood on any girl on
D Oliver his behalf
D He .was a Police Officer
