Lesson 4.3.2.1

4.3.2.1 Text conditions: one pre-1900, two authors, no exam set texts Quiz: AQA English Literature, Unit 3

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. How many texts in the independent critical study must be pre-1900?

    • One text
    • Two texts
    • Three texts
    • Zero texts

  2. How many different authors must be covered in the independent critical study?

    • Two authors
    • One author
    • Four authors
    • Three authors

  3. Which texts are strictly prohibited for use in the non-exam assessment?

    • Poetry collections
    • Post-2000 plays
    • Exam set texts
    • Pre-1900 novels

  4. Can a student use an A-level exam set text for their independent critical study?

    • No
    • Only if pre-1900
    • Yes
    • Only for poetry

  5. What balance of attention is required between the two texts in the study?

    • Eighty percent main
    • Brief mention
    • Primary focus only
    • Equal attention

  6. Which historical division is required for independent critical study texts?

    • Renaissance and romantic
    • Pre-1800 and post-1800
    • Pre-1900 and post-1900
    • Victorian and modern

  7. How many distinct authors are required for the comparative study?

    • Four distinct authors
    • Three separate authors
    • Only one author
    • Two different authors

  8. Can a student use two texts by the same author?

    • Yes
    • No
    • Only for pre-1900
    • Only for poetry

  9. Which pre-1900 text is permitted for the independent study?

    • Shakespeare's Othello
    • Keats' selected poems
    • The Great Gatsby
    • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

  10. What rule applies to current exam set texts in the study?

    • They are mandatory
    • They are encouraged
    • They are excluded
    • They are optional

  11. Are translated texts ever permitted in the independent study?

    • Only if pre-1700
    • No, never allowed
    • Yes, if influential
    • Only in verse form

  12. What must the approach to both texts be during the study?

    • Biographical emphasis
    • Secondary text skim
    • Primary text focus
    • Equal attention

  13. Which literary work is valid as a non-set pre-1900 text?

    • A modern digital poem
    • A student-written story
    • An active set text
    • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

  14. What time period must at least one chosen text belong to?

    • Pre-1900
    • Post-2000
    • Renaissance only
    • Victorian only

  15. How many pre-1900 texts are required in the study?

    • At least one
    • Exactly two
    • None are needed
    • Only three

  16. What type of study does the exclusion of set texts promote?

    • Syllabus repetition
    • Autonomous reading
    • Script memorisation
    • Guided revision

  17. Which author rule applies to the independent study text pairing?

    • Any number of authors
    • Two different authors
    • Three authors required
    • Same author only

  18. What study approach is required alongside connective study for the two texts?

    • Theoretical study
    • Biographical study
    • Comparative study
    • Historical study

  19. What key quality must the text choices collectively demonstrate?

    • Single genre focus
    • Range and balance
    • Same publication year
    • Identical cultural setting

  20. What must students ensure their chosen comparative texts avoid?

    • Modern novels
    • Exam set texts
    • Translated works
    • Poetic anthologies

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