Lesson 4.3.1.2

4.3.1.2 Comparison themes: identity to the Gothic Quiz: AQA English Literature A, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. Which of these is one of the listed comparison themes in Texts across time?

    • The rise of industrial capitalism
    • The development of the novel as a form
    • The struggle for identity
    • The history of the printing press

  2. Which theme in the list focuses on the mind under pressure?

    • Minds under stress
    • Crime and punishment
    • Nostalgia and the past
    • The Gothic

  3. Which theme links to texts that explore memory and longing for a lost past?

    • Representations of men
    • Nostalgia and the past
    • Satire and dystopia
    • War and conflict

  4. Which theme in the list is concerned with crime, justice and the consequences of wrongdoing?

    • The Gothic
    • Minds under stress
    • Crime and punishment
    • Nostalgia and the past

  5. Which theme would a student choose to study the supernatural, fear and transgression in literature?

    • The struggle for identity
    • Representations of women
    • Satire and dystopia
    • The Gothic

  6. A student compares a Victorian novel's treatment of a character's psychological breakdown with a modern novel's portrayal of trauma. Which theme does this fit most directly?

    • Representations of men
    • Representations of race and ethnicity
    • Minds under stress
    • Satire and dystopia

  7. Which pairing of themes is most likely to produce a comparison of how two texts present the self?

    • War and conflict and crime and punishment
    • The struggle for identity and representations of women
    • Nostalgia and the past and social class and culture
    • Satire and dystopia and the Gothic

  8. A student plans to compare two texts' portrayal of a haunted house. Which theme best matches this plan?

    • Representations of social class and culture
    • The Gothic
    • Crime and punishment
    • Satire and dystopia

  9. Which of these is a theme from the list that deals with representations of gender?

    • Minds under stress
    • The Gothic
    • Representations of men
    • Nostalgia and the past

  10. What is the status of the list of comparison themes?

    • It is a fixed list that students must choose from
    • It is a list of compulsory themes for every student
    • It is indicative rather than fixed, and students may develop their own interests
    • It is a list of themes that are banned from the study

  11. Which of these is a theme connected with social hierarchy and cultural values?

    • The Gothic
    • Minds under stress
    • Nostalgia and the past
    • Representations of social class and culture

  12. How might a student use the theme nostalgia and the past in a comparative study of two novels?

    • By comparing how each text presents memory, loss and the return to earlier times
    • By comparing the cover designs of two editions
    • By comparing the printing dates of the two books
    • By comparing the number of chapters in each novel

  13. Which theme is most closely connected to the idea of a text presenting a fear of change or the unknown?

    • Representations of race and ethnicity
    • The Gothic
    • Representations of men
    • The struggle for identity

  14. A comparative study of two war novels is most likely to fall under which theme?

    • The Gothic
    • Representations of women
    • War and conflict
    • Nostalgia and the past

  15. Which theme would be most appropriate for comparing how two texts represent racial identity?

    • The Gothic
    • Satire and dystopia
    • Minds under stress
    • Representations of race and ethnicity

  16. Which theme is most closely tied to the study of a text's critique of justice and punishment?

    • Representations of men
    • Social class and culture
    • Nostalgia and the past
    • Crime and punishment

  17. How might the theme of identity connect with the theme of minds under stress?

    • Both invite analysis of the inner self under pressure, memory and psychological tension
    • Both are about the physical landscape of a novel
    • Both are about the editorial history of a text
    • Both are about the mechanics of printing

  18. Which theme is most useful for a study of two dystopian novels?

    • Representations of women
    • Nostalgia and the past
    • Satire and dystopia
    • The Gothic

  19. What does the list's emphasis on comparison imply for the study?

    • Students must summarise the plot of both texts
    • Students must develop an argument about similarity and difference between the two texts
    • Students must avoid any discussion of the second text
    • Students must write about only one text in depth

  20. Which theme is most likely to allow a student to compare two texts' treatment of gender roles?

    • War and conflict and nostalgia and the past
    • Representations of women and representations of men
    • Crime and punishment and minds under stress
    • The Gothic and satire and dystopia

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