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Understanding context and its relationship to meaning in literary texts
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is "historical context"?

  1. The events and conditions of the time a text was written or set
  2. The number of pages in a history book about the period
  3. The order in which the chapters of a novel appear
  4. The age of the person who is reading the text today
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✓ Answer: A — The events and conditions of the time a text was written or set
Award 1 mark. Historical context can explain references, attitudes and concerns in a text.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Why do some older texts contain views that modern readers find offensive?

  1. Writers in the past were deliberately cruel
  2. The texts were altered by modern printers
  3. They reflect attitudes common in their time
  4. Readers in the past did not read them
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✓ Answer: C — They reflect attitudes common in their time
Award 1 mark. Recognising context helps readers analyse, not excuse, such views.
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