Section A
Language/Play conventions
Father Comes Home from the Wars Parts 1, 2 and 3
Section B
Poetic techniques
The World's Wife
Exam
Miscellaneous (you can only unlock this once your team has 300 points)
100
How many questions are in Section A?
2 questions
100
What is the setting of the play?
Multiple answers:
Civil War America
Slave Cabin
Battlefield
100
Which mythological story is the play loosely based on?
The Odyssey
100
How many questions in Section B?
1 question
100
"Sweet sixteen, never been" is an example of _____ from which poem?
Internal rhyme, Little Red Cap
100
What type of text are all the poems in the anthology?
Dramatic Monologues
The Kray Sisters as twins speaking as one voice can also be referred to as a duologue
100
What time and day is the Lit exam?
31st October Thursday
3pm-5:15pm
100
According to the esteemed website https://frugalfun4boys.com/hilarious-jokes-for-kids, what is the punchline to this joke?
How do you talk to a giant?
Answer: Use big words!
200
How many marks for Question 1 and how many marks for Question 2?
Q1: 6 marks
Q2: 14 marks
200
HERO
HERO
What type of play convention is this?
Rest/silences
200
Who says this? What do they mean?
"raise a hand against your own cause"
Penny - She suggests that Hero has to make a moral choice regarding his own freedom and whether or not to go to war. But in doing so is at the expense of helping the Confederate South (who support slavery)
200
True or False?
You can write on the same text for both Section A and B?
FALSE!!!
If you write on the same text, you will get an automatic zero as examiners will not decide which section to mark.
200
"Living, Laughing, Love" is an example of____ from which poem?
Alliteration, Anne Hathaway
200
How long does Mrs Lazarus weep "over [her] loss"?
A night and a day
200
True or False?
You MUST answer the exam in order.
False!
You can write your exam in any order - just make sure you have written the heading clearly to show the examiner which section you are responding to!
Recommended to answer Section A Q2 before Q1 to 'save' evidence for each response.
200
Q: How did the Ancient Greeks measure their football fields?
A: By Demeter.
300
How many minutes should you spend on Q1 and Q2?
Q1: 18mins
Q2: 42mins
INCLUDING planning and proofreading/editing
300
Explain 3 features of the play.
Music, musicians on stage
3 separate plays/parts
Brechtian Theatre
Greek Theatre
Absurd comedy
Rests/silences
Stage directions
300
Explain what the Runaway slaves represent.
Answers can vary:
Collective voice who advocate for freedom which can only be obtained through taking it by force
300
How many marks for Section B? How long should you spend?
20 marks, 1 hour
300
A stanza or short poem consisting of THREE lines ie:
After I learned to transubstantiate
unleavened bread
into the sacred host
BONUS 50 points if you can name the poem
Tercet
Pope Joan: stanza 1
300
Alongside sexism, Mrs Faust also criticises this economic system.
Capitalism
300
Explain what you are required to do for Section A Q1, Section A Q2 and Section B
Answers may vary:
Q1: significance of the passage
Q2: Views/Values
Section B: Close analysis
300
Name at least 3 rumours spread about Miss Wu (that are also started by Miss Wu).
Is an agent of Satan
Is a witch/participates in the occult
Knows 7 types of martial arts
Has psychic powers
Has the power to contact the dead
Defeated all her siblings
Has the strength of 1000 horses
400
What are some possible concept words for Question 2?
Answers may vary:
Marginalisation of minority voices
Domestic roles and expectations of women
Heroism
Slavery
American Civil War
Masculinity/construction of gender
Freedom
Race and post-colonialism
Myths
Freedom / Choice
Oppression
400
Explain the intended audience and their connection to the historical setting
Answers vary:
Contemporary audience
The play explores the relevance of race today
400
What are the gifts Hero/Ulysses gives upon his retrun?
Penny: silver spade
Homer: shoe last (foot)
400
How many passages do you need to analyse for Section B?
At least 2, but better to analyse 3 but not equally
400
Look, we all have wishes; granted.
But who has wishes granted?
What is the technique (and explain it in this context) and which poem is it from?
double meaning of 'granted'
The word 'granted,' means to allow or give something or can be used as a conjunction similar to 'given that,' or 'although'.
400
Which Greek character that we studied is missing?
Medusa, Circe, Penelope, Aesop, Eurydice, Icarus, Demeter
Sisyphus
400
What are the main views/values words that are used in the wording of Section A Q2?
Endorse, Challenge, Marginalise
400
What is the idiom in the picture:
A bull in a china shop
500
Name one assessment criteria for Section A
500
Odd-see dog is an example of what type of play convention?
Brechtian Theatre
Example of Absurd comedy
500
What is the purpose of Odd-see dog and being able to talk in Part 3?
Answers vary
500
Name one assessment criteria for Section B
500
"Words, words were truly alive on the tongue, in the head"
Name the poetic technique, the poem and explain the significance of the line
Epizeuxis,
Little Red Cap
Answers may vary:
Language stimulates, excites and energises Little Red Cap, ignites passion for words and language
500
List all the animals that Medusa turns to stone in sequence
bee, bird, cat, pig and dragon
500
Can you bring a dictionary to the LIT EXAM like in ENGLISH?
YES!
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500
What is Miss Wu's moon sign?
Leo!!