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WAEC Literature in English 2006 Question 39

Question 39

Set Text: Hamlet
William Shakespeare: Hamlet (Act II Scene II, lines 173–179)
The passage, as printed

Hamlet (William Shakespeare). Speaker Z thinks Y is

  1. A.very honest
  2. B.as dishonest as most people
  3. C.more dishonest than anyone
  4. D.more dishonest than ten thousand people.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (as dishonest as most people)

Explanation

Hamlet says only one man in ten thousand is honest, implying Polonius is no better than most people.