Lesson 4.2.1.14

4.2.1.14 Wake by Anna Hope Quiz: AQA English Literature A, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. In what year was Anna Hope's novel Wake published?

    • 1998
    • 2008
    • 1978
    • 2018

  2. Which historical event forms the key public backdrop to Wake?

    • The General Strike of 1926 that brought much of British industry to a halt
    • The signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 that ended the Seven Years War
    • The burial of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey
    • The Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London

  3. In what year was the Unknown Warrior buried at Westminster Abbey?

    • 1920
    • 1914
    • 1939
    • 1928

  4. What do the women in Wake share?

    • A shared career in the navy
    • Membership of a royal household
    • Grief for men lost in the war
    • A common home in a Scottish island

  5. Which is the best description of Anna Hope's approach to the post-war period?

    • Documentary and statistical, listing battle deaths and the numbers of the missing
    • Intimate and character-led, exploring private grief within public ritual
    • Comic and satirical, mocking national ceremonies and the public figures who attend
    • Epic and heroic, celebrating victory and the glory won by the nation's soldiers

  6. Why is the Unknown Warrior significant for a novel about post-war grief?

    • It stands for all unnamed men who died, offering a focus for mourning
    • It shows that soldiers were rarely identified, so no family could mourn at all
    • It celebrates the victory of a single general whose name was carved on the tomb
    • It proves the war had no casualties because every soldier was returned home safely

  7. Which term describes the practice of mourning rituals in response to war?

    • Mobilisation
    • Requisition
    • Commemoration
    • Conscription

  8. Which war memorial is commonly linked with the post-war commemoration of the dead?

    • The Colosseum in Rome, the vast amphitheatre built under the Flavian emperors
    • The Parthenon in Athens, the temple on the Acropolis dedicated to the goddess Athena
    • The Cenotaph in Whitehall
    • The Eiffel Tower in Paris, the iron structure built for the World's Fair in 1889

  9. Why might the 1920 burial be seen as a turning point in post-war mourning?

    • It gave the nation a symbolic focus for grief that many families could not otherwise have
    • It introduced conscription after the war, which forced families to send more young men
    • It ended all memorial services for the war dead, so families could no longer gather
    • It proved that the war had been won without loss, so families had nothing to mourn

  10. A reader examines how Wake uses the idea of an unidentified soldier. Which concept best describes this?

    • Epic catalogue of heroes
    • Pastoral retreat from city life
    • Symbolism of national loss
    • Dramatic irony in a comedy

  11. Which theme do post-war novels often explore that Wake shares?

    • Complete national unity without dissent
    • Inability to return to normal life after trauma
    • Rapid economic boom without hardship
    • Ease of return to pre-war routines

  12. What does the word "wake" most suggest in the context of mourning?

    • A sporting contest held on a village green on a bright summer afternoon each year
    • A military parade marching through the streets in full ceremonial dress each year
    • A holiday celebration with music and dancing held in the town square each spring
    • A vigil held beside the dead

  13. Evaluate: how does setting private grief against a public ceremony affect the reader?

    • It removes the emotional force of the story by keeping every scene at a distance
    • It highlights the gap between official remembrance and individual loss
    • It suggests the public ceremony was never held and was a rumour without any basis
    • It makes the ceremony appear trivial and comic, with mocking and light touches

  14. Which contextual factor shaped many women's lives in the post-war years?

    • The compulsory service of women in the navy, which took many into the fleet
    • The abolition of marriage as a legal institution under the new post-war government
    • The loss of potential husbands, leading to changed expectations
    • The end of all women's employment as men returned home to reclaim their old jobs

  15. Which phrase names the period between the wars in Britain?

    • Interwar years
    • Victorian age
    • Regency period
    • Edwardian era

  16. Which term describes a shared public ritual that unites a nation in grief?

    • Trade rivalry
    • Private property
    • Collective mourning
    • Individual dissent

  17. Which kind of text is Wake's central concern most likely to echo?

    • Comedy of manners
    • Heroic epic
    • Gothic horror
    • Post-war elegy

  18. Which critical question best applies to Wake in a shared-context study?

    • How many chapters does the novel have, and how are those chapters arranged?
    • Which publisher printed the first edition, and in what city was it produced?
    • How does the text represent the emotional legacy of the war?
    • Who designed the book's cover, and what materials were used for its binding?

  19. Why is a novel about post-war grief valuable for a study of WW1 legacies?

    • It recounts a pre-1914 romance between two young people who meet at a dance
    • It shows how the war's impact continued long after the fighting ended
    • It focuses only on battles at sea, which are the main subject of the narrative
    • It proves that the war had no lasting effects on the people who lived through it

  20. What is the main purpose of a national war memorial?

    • To record taxation levels and the wealth of each town in the national survey
    • To house the army's weapons and supplies in a secure building near the capital
    • To give the nation a shared place for remembrance
    • To serve as a railway station for troops travelling to the ports on the coast

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