Lesson 4.3.2.1

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

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The 20 questions

  1. How many texts in the independent critical study must have been written before 1900?

    • Three
    • One
    • None, since all texts must be post-1900
    • Two

  2. How many different authors must the study cover?

    • Any number, provided one is pre-1900
    • Two different authors
    • One author, studied in depth
    • Three authors, studied briefly

  3. Which kinds of texts cannot be used for non-exam assessment?

    • Any text written after 2000
    • Any text written before 1900
    • Set texts listed for the A-level exam components
    • Any text in translation

  4. A student wants to use Tony Harrison's Selected Poems, which is a text on the exam comparative set list. Is this permitted?

    • Yes, because it is a collection of poems
    • Yes, because the student has studied it for a long time
    • No, because texts on the A-level core and comparative set lists cannot be studied for non-exam assessment
    • Yes, because it is written after 1900

  5. Which condition applies to the comparison of texts in the study?

    • The essay must focus mainly on the first text
    • The essay must summarise each text in turn
    • The essay may ignore one text entirely
    • The essay must be comparative and connective, giving equal attention to both texts

  6. Which of the following combinations satisfies the text conditions?

    • A pre-1900 novel and a set text from the exam list
    • Two pre-1900 novels by two authors
    • A pre-1900 novel by one author and a post-1900 poetry collection by another author
    • Two novels by the same author, both post-1900

  7. Why must the two authors be different?

    • Because the word count is too small for two authors
    • Because the study requires a comparison between two distinct writers and their texts
    • Because the examiner cannot read two texts by one author
    • Because a single author's work cannot be compared

  8. A student chooses a 1880 novel and a 2015 novel by the same author. Does this meet the requirement of two different authors?

    • No, because both texts are by one author
    • Yes, because one text is pre-1900
    • Yes, because the novels are in different centuries
    • Yes, because the second novel was published after 2000

  9. Which text is permitted under the rules for pre-1900 texts?

    • Tony Harrison's Selected Poems 2013 Edition
    • Caryl Churchill's Top Girls
    • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
    • Kathryn Stockett's The Help

  10. Why are the rules on text choice important for the study?

    • They ensure the study is based on a range of periods and authors, and not on exam set texts
    • They ensure the examiner has only one text to mark
    • They ensure that all students study the same text
    • They ensure students avoid all pre-1900 texts

  11. Which statement about translated texts is correct for the study?

    • Translated texts may never be used
    • Translated texts may be used only if they were written before 1800
    • Translated texts may be used if they are influential and significant in English literature
    • Translated texts may be used without any consideration of quality

  12. A student plans a study with one pre-1900 text, one post-1900 text, and two authors. Which condition is still at risk?

    • The condition that the study must use only dramatic texts
    • The condition that the essay must be comparative and connective, which requires equal attention to both texts
    • The condition that the study must be under 1,000 words
    • The condition that the study must be written in verse

  13. Which of the following pre-1900 texts is on the recommended list for the study and not on the exam set lists?

    • Kathryn Stockett's The Help
    • Caryl Churchill's Top Girls
    • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
    • Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre

  14. What is the purpose of the rule that the pre-1900 text must be included?

    • To make the study easier to mark
    • To encourage students to study literature from earlier periods alongside modern texts
    • To ensure the study includes only Shakespeare
    • To prevent students from reading any modern texts

  15. Which combination best reflects the rules for text choice in the study?

    • Two post-1900 texts by the same author, with no comparison
    • Two pre-1900 texts by the same author, with the exam set texts included
    • One pre-1900 text, two different authors, equal treatment of both texts, and no exam set texts
    • One exam set text and one translation, without a pre-1900 text

  16. What does the rule about exam set texts being excluded tell us about the study's aims?

    • That the study is intended to ignore comparison
    • That the study is intended to focus on one set text
    • That the study is intended to repeat the exam content
    • That the study is intended to be independent of the exam and to allow autonomous reading

  17. Which of these is a valid choice of texts for the study?

    • Two novels by Jane Austen, both pre-1900
    • A set text from the exam list and a post-2000 novel
    • Charles Dickens's Hard Times and a post-2000 novel by another author
    • A single novel by Charles Dickens with no other text

  18. Why does the specification require the study to be comparative as well as connective?

    • To ensure the study is limited to dramatic texts
    • To ensure the texts are read in translation only
    • To ensure that the texts are compared in depth and linked through shared ideas and contexts
    • To ensure students use only one critical source

  19. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the text conditions as a whole?

    • They ensure that texts are chosen by the examiner
    • They ensure that a study has range, balance, comparison and independence
    • They ensure that all studies look identical
    • They ensure that studies are no longer than one page

  20. A student picks a pre-1900 play and a post-1900 novel by a different author. Which requirement might still need checking?

    • Whether neither text appears on the exam set text lists
    • Whether the play has been translated into French
    • Whether the novel has more than one chapter
    • Whether the play has more than five acts

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