Lesson 4.3.1.3

4.3.1.3 Comparison themes: satire and dystopia to social class and culture Quiz: AQA English Literature A, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. Which theme on the list focuses on the critique of society through exaggeration and ridicule?

    • Satire and dystopia
    • Nostalgia and the past
    • The Gothic
    • Minds under stress

  2. Which theme in this part of the list is concerned with conflict between nations, armies and peoples?

    • War and conflict
    • Social class and culture
    • Representations of sexuality
    • Representations of men

  3. Which theme examines how texts portray racial and ethnic identity?

    • Satire and dystopia
    • Representations of race and ethnicity
    • War and conflict
    • Representations of men

  4. Which theme examines how texts portray desire, identity and the body?

    • Satire and dystopia
    • Representations of social class and culture
    • War and conflict
    • Representations of sexuality

  5. Which listed theme is most closely connected to the idea of hierarchy in society and its cultural expression?

    • Representations of social class and culture
    • Representations of women
    • War and conflict
    • Satire and dystopia

  6. A student compares two novels that present imagined futures in which citizens are controlled by the state. Which theme does this fit best?

    • War and conflict
    • Representations of social class and culture
    • Representations of race and ethnicity
    • Satire and dystopia

  7. A student wishes to compare the presentation of a soldier's experience in two texts. Which theme best supports this?

    • Representations of social class and culture
    • Representations of sexuality
    • Satire and dystopia
    • War and conflict

  8. Which pairing of themes would allow a comparison of how two texts present power structures in a society?

    • War and conflict and representations of sexuality
    • War and conflict and the Gothic
    • Representations of men and representations of race and ethnicity
    • Satire and dystopia and representations of social class and culture

  9. Which theme is most useful for studying how literature represents the experience of a minority group?

    • Representations of men
    • Representations of race and ethnicity
    • Satire and dystopia
    • War and conflict

  10. What does the theme of satire and dystopia share with the theme of representations of social class and culture?

    • Both are concerned only with landscape description
    • Both can expose social injustice and the structures that sustain it
    • Both are concerned only with biographical facts
    • Both are concerned only with the use of rhyme

  11. What is a central question a student might ask when studying war and conflict in two texts?

    • Which author had the most successful publisher
    • How many pages each text has
    • How each text presents the causes, experiences and legacies of war
    • Which text has more illustrations

  12. Which theme is most closely linked to exploring representations of gender identity and desire?

    • War and conflict
    • Social class and culture
    • Representations of sexuality
    • Satire and dystopia

  13. Which combination of themes would best support a comparison of two texts' treatment of conflict between classes?

    • War and conflict and representations of men
    • War and conflict and representations of sexuality
    • Representations of race and ethnicity and the Gothic
    • Representations of social class and culture and satire and dystopia

  14. How might a student approach a comparison of two satirical novels?

    • By summarising the main plot of each novel in turn
    • By comparing the page count of each novel
    • By focusing only on the setting of each novel
    • By analysing how each text uses exaggeration and irony to criticise social norms

  15. Which theme is most relevant to a study of how a text presents the experience of racial prejudice?

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

  16. What is the common thread of the themes in this part of the list?

    • They each focus only on the personal life of an author
    • They each focus only on the technical craft of poetry
    • They each focus only on the publishing history of texts
    • They each open up questions about power, identity and social experience

  17. A student studies war, gender and class in two novels. What would be the most sensible approach to the study's focus?

    • Focus only on the author's personal opinions
    • Ignore the comparison and summarise both novels
    • Cover every theme in the list in a single short essay
    • Select a single theme that allows the two texts to be compared in depth

  18. Why might a student choose the theme of representations of men?

    • To compare the lengths of the two novels
    • To compare the number of men who buy each book
    • To compare how two texts present male identity, roles and expectations
    • To compare the authors' ages at publication

  19. Which theme in this part of the list is most closely linked to the representation of identity through the body and desire?

    • Satire and dystopia
    • Representations of sexuality
    • Representations of social class and culture
    • War and conflict

  20. What does the range of themes in this part of the list suggest about the study's scope?

    • That students may explore social, political and personal questions in their comparisons
    • That students must avoid all questions of identity
    • That students must limit their study to one literary period
    • That students may only write about historical facts

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