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WAEC Literature in English 2004 Question 34

Question 34

Set Text: The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Act I Scene III)
The passage, as printed

The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare). The “kindness” the speaker has agreed to “show” is

  1. A.debt rescheduling
  2. B.sponsorship of pilgrimage
  3. C.payment of dowry
  4. D.interest-free loan
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (interest-free loan)

Explanation

Shylock offers to lend Antonio three thousand ducats without interest, with a pound of flesh as the forfeit.