STEVENSON: Travels with a Donkey and 27. Describe any one occasion when Stevenson camped out of doors. Your answer should include an account of (i) the site of the camp, (ii) any events that took place there, (iii) the thoughts and feelings aroused in Stevenson by the occasion. 28. Either (a) Say which you think suited Stevenson better as a companion, Modestine or "Cigarette", taking into consideration (i) Stevenson's own personality and needs, (ii) the conditions of the journeys, and (iii) the personalities of his companions. Or (b) Illustrate from both the Travels and the Voyage the variety of interesting people whom Stevenson met on his journeys. (You should refer to at least two people from each story.) 29. What does Stevenson say of two of the following? (Your account should include his reflections on the experience, as well as his description of it): (a) the adventure of the capsized canoe; (b) the stay at Origny Sainte-Benoîte; (c) the performance by the marionettes at Précy; H. G. WELLS: The History of Mr Polly 30. Give a concise account of Mr Polly's fifteen years in the Fishbourne1 shop, describing his domestic unhappiness, his gradual "deterioration", his quarrels with his neighbours and in the end his appearance before the county bench. How far do you think Mr Polly is himself responsible for his own unhappiness? Some editions read Foxbourne. 31. Either (a) Choose three of the following phrases; say what Mr Polly meant by each and describe in some detail the scene or episode in which each of the chosen phrases is used: (i) Floriferous corner; (ii) gowlish gusto; (iii) allittrition's artful aid; (iv) looks pretty arsonical; (v) vorocious return to the heritage. Or (b) What did Mr Polly learn from little Polly and the plump woman about Uncle Jim's character and past life? Describe briefly (i) Mr Polly's first meeting with Jim, and (ii) his first “campaign” against him. 32. "Port Burdock sparkled with the facets of a cluster of remembered jolly times.” "Canterbury was the most congenial situation Mr Polly ever found." Give some account of the sort of things Mr Polly did, while he was working in his Burdock and Canterbury "cribs”, that gave him pleasure. 220/1 THE LIFE AND TEACHING OF CHRIST AS CONTAINED IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS ORDINARY LEVEL (Two hours and a half) Answer Question 1 and four other questions. Candidates are advised to spend about 40 minutes on Question 1. 1. Give the context of five of the following passages, commenting upon them as indicated: (a) A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, And she would not be comforted, because they are not. (Matt. 2. 18.) Show in what ways this Old Testament quotation was appropriate to the New Testament context. (b) Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? (Luke 3. 7.) Write a note to show that you understand fully the meaning and purpose of this question. (c) Can the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? Explain the reference to the "bridegroom." (Mark 2. 19.) (d) Behold, my mother and my brethren! (Mark 3. 34.) What was the speaker teaching in this verse? (e) I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. Explain this verse. (Luke 10. 18.) (f) No man eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. (Mark 11. 14.) In what respects might the incident here referred to be considered an acted parable? (g) But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judæa flee unto the mountains. Explain fully "the abomination of desolation." (Mark 13. 14.) (h) What further need have we of witnesses? Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? What does "blasphemy" mean here? (i) He goeth before you into Galilee. (Mark 14. 63-4a.) (Mark 16. 7.) Describe the scene which was the fulfilment of this promise. 2. Give a careful summary of the events connected with the birth and childhood of Jesus. 3. Write a short essay on "Jesus, the Healer," paying particular attention to the methods which he used. 4. Illustrate, from three parables, what Jesus taught about the Kingdom of Heaven. SAMPLE 2 General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examination Papers "Advanced" (A) and "Scholarship" (S) Levels Set by Cambridge University examining body for mathematics; by Oxford University examining body for physics and chemistry. Age: 18. Answers to not more than eight questions are to be given up. A pass mark can be obtained by good answers to about four questions, or their equivalent. Begin each answer on a fresh sheet of paper and arrange your answers in numerical order. Mathematical tables and squared paper are provided. 4 1. (i) If x=3+/5 find the exact values of x+- and 2+ 64 2. (i) The least value of the function x2+px+q is 3, and this occurs when x=-2. Find the values of p and q. (ii) Find for what values of k the equation x2+(3k−7) x+(2k+6) = 0 will have real roots in x. 3. (i) Find the coefficients of 25 and 10 in the expansion of (1-x) (1+x) in powers of x. |