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AQA Lit paper 1 (Macbeth and Christmas Carol) 2018
AQA Lit paper 1 (Macbeth and Christmas Carol) 2018
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1
Think of 2 ways the motif of insomnia is presented in the play.
Banquo being unable to sleep before Duncan is murdered
Lady Macbeth drugs the guards
Lady Macbeth sleepwalking
Macbeth hath murdered sleep, so Macbeth shall sleep no more
2
Complete the quote: "++++++ Glamis! ++++++ Cawdor!"
Loyal/Noble
Good/Imperious
Just/Good
Great/Worthy
3
Who is the eldest Cratchit child?
Martha
Peter
Tim
Fred
4
"This supernatural soliciting cannot be good, cannot be ill..." which techniques here?
caesura and rhetorical question
lexical field of hope
assonance and onomatopoeia
sibilance and antithesis
5
Who is Edward?
The King of Denmark
The King of England
The King of Ireland
A Spirit called upon by Macbeth
6
Which of these is NOT a theme in 'A Christmas Carol'?
Social injustice
Ambition
Redemption
Charity
7
Which of these is NOT a theme in 'Macbeth'?
Redemption
Ambition
Appearance and reality
The supernatural
8
By the end of the novella Scrooge receives...
Forgiveness
Redemption
More money
Sleep
9
Who is Sinel?
Macbeth's father
Banquo's future son
Duncan's father
Banquo's father
10
What historical source did Shakespeare draw upon to write 'Macbeth'?
Holinshead's Chronicles
'Paradise Lost' by Milton
The Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Magna Carta
11
What might the concept of writing 'A Christmas Carol' have been?
To suggest that we are all capable of redemption
To strike a blow on behalf of the poor man's child
To give people a heart-warming story for Christmas
To raise awareness about conditions in factories
12
Which characters call upon spirits in the play?
Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Witches
Lady Macbeth, Young Seward and Macduff
Witches, Banquo, Duncan
Fleance, Witches and Lady Macbeth
13
Which genre of stories does Dickens borrow from in his writing of 'A Christmas Carol'?
Comedy
Gothic
Tragedy
Tragicomedy
14
Why is the presentation of Banquo a favourable one in the play?
To provide a counter-balance to Macbeth's wicked choices
To give the audience somebody to empathise with
Because he was a good man in real life
James I claimed to be descended from Banquo
15
Which of these images evokes a sense of pacifism in the Ghost of Christmas Present?
His chest is bare
He has a holly wreath on his head
His dagger is rusty
He wears no shoes
16
Scrooge's lack of care at the start of the novella is indicative of...
Transformation
Social justice
Compassion
Social injustice
17
Who was on the throne when 'Macbeth' was written?
James IV
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth I
James I
18
What was Dickens an advocate for?
No education at all
Education for the poor
Education for girls
Education for the rich
19
'Hubristic' means...
To have too much ambition
To murder a monarch
To be devious and duplicitous
To go against God's wishes
20
What is the main example of equivocation in the play?
Duncan cannot make up his mind about who to be his true heir
Lady Macbeth tells lies about having children
Macbeth seems to see things that aren't there
The Witches seem to tell misleading truths
21
Why does Marley's ghost visit Scrooge?
Because he misses him
To warn him of his fate if he doesn't change
Because he wants to kill him
To ask for his help
22
Think of 2 occasions when the motif of blood is used in the play
"Out damned spot! Out I say!"
Lady Macbeth asks spirits to "make thick" her blood
One of the apparitions Macbeth sees is a "bloody child"
Blood appears to drip from Dunsinane castle in Act 5
23
Who is the leader of the Norwegian forces?
Malcolm
Sweno
Fleance
Siward
24
Why might Dickens have chosen the novella form for his 'ghostly little story'?
So that it could be read aloud and pass messages on easier
Novellas sold more in the Victorian era
It is quick to read and understand its message
It was cheaper to print
25
Who raises a toast to Scrooge on Christmas Day?
Mrs Cratchit
Fred
Bob
Fezziwig
26
King James I wrote a book about witchcraft. What was its title?
Witches and Witchcraft
Poor Country
The Lost Souls of Englande
Daemonologie
27
Which word can Macbeth not say after he murders Duncan?
Heaven
God
Mary
Amen
28
Is a character is Machiavellian, they are...
Royal in their nature
Acting under the guidance of evil spirits
Loyal, noble and brave
Devious, duplicitous and cunning
29
Why might Dickens have called his chapters 'staves'?
Because Dickens loved carols
Another meaning is to change
Because he was a musical man
The connotations of music bringing people together
30
What might the concept of writing 'Macbeth' have been?
Scotland is a corrupt country full of assassins
To illustrate the consequences of poor choices
demonstrates a state when the leader is corrupt
we are all capable of being bullied by our partners
31
'Catharsis' means...
A cleansed feeling from having watched a tragic play
The 5 act structure
To fall from greatness
To murder a monarch
32
'As solitary as +++++++++'. Complete the simile
an oyster
a clam
a holly wreath
a lobster
33
The final scenes of the play may be referred to as...
Denouement
Rising action
Climax
Exposition
34
Which is a good example of Macbeth being duplicitous?
"For mine own good all causes shall give way"
"Thou'lt be afraid to hear it. My name's Macbeth"
"I am in blood so far steeped"
"Let not light see my black and deep desires"
35
Which theme is Dickens trying to make society take notice of?
Compassion
Isolation
Responsibility
Transformation
36
In 'A Christmas Carol', who says 'The misery of them all was that they sought to interfere...'
Ghost of Christmas Present
Narrator
Scrooge
Cratchit
37
What might a modern audience take away from 'A Christmas Carol'?
That London is a place of wickedness
That rich men should be punished
That we all have a responsibility to take care of others
That children need workhouses
38
In 'A Christmas Carol', who says "Mankind was my business!"
The Ghost of Jacob Marley
The Ghost of Christmas Present
The Ghost of Christmas Past
Scrooge
39
"The firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand". What does Macbeth mean?
That he will think before he acts
That he wants children
That he will act as soon as he has thought of an idea
That he will murder children
40
A long speech in which a character is 'speaking their thoughts' on stage is called...
an aside
an exchange
a soliloquy
dialogue
41
The tragic form might have been used by Shakespeare to...
Give them value for money
Inspire catharsis in his audience
Entertain them
Warn them against making evil choices
42
'Hamartia' means...
A cleansed feeling felt by the audience after watching
The notion of fair play
A character's fatal flaw
A character who is scheming and devious
43
Why might the motif of time be important in 'A Christmas Carol'?
Because it adds more tension to the novella
It emphasises how little of it we have, and to act quickly
It was Dickens's final story
It was a motif in many Victorian novels
44
What are the possible effects from the "supernatural soliciting" line?
We begin to distrust Macbeth and believe in the Witches
The repeated 'S' sounds are sinister, affecting Macbeth
This is said in an aside, so it makes him seem secretive
The antithesis illustrates the division in his mind
45
The Poor Laws of the 1830s were...
Designed to lift the poor out of their terrible situation
Designed to keep the poor off the streets and in workhouses
designed to create more education for the poor
Were designed to kill poor people
