Revision Quiz!!!

Tuesday 22nd May English Lit Paper 1 4712 Thursday 24th May English Lit Paper 2 4712

Tuesday 29th May English Language 4707

Round 1: Anthology poems

Round 1- Conflict- Question 1

• Which poem does the following line come from:

“The wasted young, turning up under their plough blades”

Question 2

• Which poem is being described:

The poem explores peoples attitudes to patriotism and how artificial divides are

used to separate humanity

Question 3

• What is the key word relating to conflict in this quote:

“without a winter coat or reinforcements of scarf, gloves”

Question 4

• Which is the correct explanation of this quote: “a china plate of a shoulder blade”

• This shows that the bones are unimportant just like a simple, boring plate

• This shows that the soldiers bones are as fragile as china making them seem vulnerable

• This shows that when the farmers find the bones they initially think they are bits of china plates

Question 5

• Which poem does this line come from:

“stormed at with shot and shell, while horse and hero fell”

Question 6

• Which poem is being described?

“The poem explores the idea that in the midst of a battle a soldier’s main aim is to survive and his reasons or justifications

disappear in the face of this”

Question 7

• What are the key words in this exam question?

Explore the way in which conflict and nature are compared in “Hawk Roosting” and one

other poem

Question 8

• Which poem is being described?

The poem explores attitudes to patriotism and how symbols of patriotism can be

used to justify conflict

Question 9

• Which poem does this line come from?

“The land under our feet continued

Divided by a thick iron chain”

Question 10

• Which poem does this point on structure refer to?

“The longer lines followed by short abrupt lines represents the abrupt deaths of the

young soldiers before their time”

Question 11

• Which poem does this line come from?

“Quickly- as a child, an idiot, as one without memory”

Question 12

• Which poem is being described?

“The poem criticises blind patriotism with a speaker whose speech consists of

fragments of patriotic phrases”

Question 13

• What is the key word relating to conflict in this quote:

“I stopped at the door of the golden mosque to watch the faithful there but there was

blood on the walls”

Question 14

• Which is the correct explanation of this quote: “Are words no more than waving, wavering flags?”

• This shows the poet feels that words can have different meanings often reflecting personal or national prejudices.

• This shows that the poet is using her words like flags to get the attention of the reader.

• This shows that the poet is worried that her poem will sound too patriotic and the reader will see it as if she were waving a flag.

Question 15

• Which of these poems would be best to use for this question:

• Explore how attitudes to patriotism are presented in Flag and one other poem.

• Next to of course god America I

• Come on Come back

• The Right Word

Question 16

• Which poem is being described?

The poem explores the impact of conflict on the individual leaving them lost and confused about their own identity

Question 17

• Who is the speaker in the poem Out of the Blue?

Question 18

• Which of the following poems doesn’t explore the theme of the pointlessness of war?

• Futility

• Falling Leaves

• Hawk Roosting

Question 19

• Which of these poems would you not use for the following question: Explore the impact of conflict on people and communities in Poppies and one other poem.

• Flag

• The yellow palm

• Belfast confetti

Question 20

• Which poem does the following line come from?

“That dazzled with rifle fire, hearing

Bullets smacking the belly out of the air”

Round 2: Of Mice and Men

Question 1

• Which character is being described?

“a huge man, shapeless of face, with large pale eyes”

Question 2

• What was taking place in America in the 30s that meant work was so hard to find?

Question 3

• Who said the following line:

“Well- tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys”

Question 4

• Which character is being described:

“He moved with the majesty only achieved by royalty and a master craftsman. He was a jerkline skinner, the prince of the ranch”

Question 5

• Which of the following themes does this quote explore:

“Hardly none of the guys ever travel together”

• Loneliness

• Racism

• The loss of the American dream

Question 6

• Who looked after Lennie before George?

Question 7

• Why did Lennie get in trouble in Weed?

Question 8

• Who said the following line?

“Nobody can’t blame a person for looking”

Question 9

• What is Curley’s wife’s dream?

Question 10

• Who said the following line:

“He ain’t mean… I can tell a mean guy a mile off”

Question 11

• What is the technique Steinbeck is using in this quote:

“she’s gonna make a mess. They’re gonna be a bad mess about her”

• Dramatic irony

• Foreshadowing

• Exaggeration

Question 12

• Who said this:

“Come on ya big bastard. Get up on your feet.”

Question 13

• Why does Curley dislike Lennie?

Question 14

• Why does Crooks not sleep in the bunkhouse?

Question 15

• Which of these is not a key theme in Of Mice and Men?

• Isolation of the individual

• Mistreatment of the vulnerable members of society

• Family relationships

Question 16

• What does this quote tell us about Crooks?

“You got no right to come in my room. This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in

here but me”

Question 17

• What key theme is being explored in this quote?

“A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody”

Question 18

• Why does Curley’s wife say this to Candy:

“ ‘Tell an’ be damned’ she cried. ‘Nobody’d listen to you and you know it. Nobody’d

listen to you”

Question 19

• Which words in the quote tell us of the violence of the situation:

“Her feet battered on the hay and she writhed to be free; and from under

Lennie’s hand came a muffled screaming”

Question 20

• Which words in the quote reveal the strength of George’s emotion at the end:

“The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie Jarred and then settled slowly

forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering. George shivered and looked at the

gun and then he threw it from him…”

Round 3: An Inspector Calls

Question 1

• Who is being described?

• “creates at once an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness… dressed in a plain darkish suit of the period…He speaks carefully, weightily”

Question 2

• What is one of the ‘predictions’ Mr Birling makes that turns out to be wrong?

Question 3

• Put the events of Eva Smith’s life in the right order:

1. Fired from Milwards

2. Goes on strike and fired by Birling

3. Meets Gerald

4. Gets pregnant

Question 4

• Who said that?

• “And in any case I don’t suppose for a moment we can understand why the girl committed suicide”

Question 5

• Which of these is not a key theme in An Inspector Calls:

• Responsibility

• Class

• Love

• Old vs. young

Question 6

• Who said that?

• “A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own”

Question 7

• What did Eva Smith change her name to?

Question 8

• What are the key words in the question?

• “How does Priestley present the character of Eric and why does he choose to present him in this way?”

Question 9

• Who is being described?

• “He’s a young man. And some young men drink far too much”

Question 10

• Which key theme does this quote relate to?

• “but these girls aren’t cheap labour, they’re people”

Question 11

• Who said that?

• “You’re just beginning to pretend all over again… you don’t seem to have learnt anything”

Question 12

• Who is being described?

• “alone, friendless, almost penniless, desperate”

Question 13

• What are the key words relating to the themes of class and gender in this quote?

“Just used her for the end of a stupid drunken evening, as if she was an animal, a thing, not a person”

Question 14

• “look inspector, you’re not trying to tell us that- that my boy- is mixed up in this?”

• What did Eric get mixed up in?

Question 15

• Give one way the world had changed in Britain between 1912 (when the play is set) and 1946 (when it was first performed).

Question 16

• Which key theme is being explored in this quote:

• “We don’t live alone. We are all members of one body”

Question 17

• What was socialism? Why was it important in 1946?

Question 18

• Who said that?

• “I’m very sorry. But I think she had only herself to blame”

Question 19

• Who is being described?

• ‘not quite at ease, half shy half assertive’

Question 20

• What might the inspector represent?

• (a mark for each different idea)