Lesson C3.4.3

C3.4.3 Blue Stockings, Jessica Swale Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Drama, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. What genre does the specification give for Blue Stockings?

    • Black comedy
    • Historical drama
    • Social thriller/mystery
    • Political satire
  2. Who wrote Blue Stockings?

    • Jessica Swale
    • Willy Russell
    • Carol Ann Duffy
    • In-Sook Chappell
  3. Which publisher produces the prescribed edition of Blue Stockings?

    • Nick Hern Books
    • Methuen Drama
    • Oberon Plays
    • Heinemann
  4. Which ISBN belongs to the Nick Hern Books edition of Blue Stockings?

    • 9781840029529
    • 9781848423299
    • 9781854597373
    • 9781350261037
  5. Which prestigious Cambridge college serves as the primary setting for the narrative of Blue Stockings?

    • King's College
    • Girton College
    • St John's College
    • Trinity College
  6. Where is Blue Stockings set?

    • Oxford University
    • Cambridge University
    • Edinburgh University
    • A London girls' school
  7. In what year did Cambridge begin awarding women full degrees?

    • 1964
    • 1921
    • 1948
    • 1918
  8. What is a typical feature of a historical drama like Blue Stockings?

    • Past setting
    • Futuristic world
    • Abstract staging
    • Verbatim dialogue
  9. What does the central struggle in Blue Stockings concern for the female students?

    • Marriage laws
    • Academic degrees
    • Factory wages
    • Voting rights
  10. What does the term 'bluestocking' historically describe?

    • Educated woman
    • Suffragette leader
    • Factory worker
    • Royal artisan
  11. Which approach helps students connect Blue Stockings to modern life?

    • Comparing education
    • Reviewing stage history
    • Analysing costume design
    • Staging physical theatre
  12. What is a key challenge for performers in a historical drama?

    • Wearing heavy masks
    • Singing live songs
    • Period manners
    • Improvising dialogue
  13. Is pairing Blue Stockings with a pre-2000 classical tragedy compatible with contrast rules?

    • No
    • Yes
    • Only for List A
    • Only for comedy
  14. Why must centres submit their text choices through an online form?

    • Venue booking
    • Budget approval
    • Ticket allocation
    • Contrast requirement
  15. How many key extracts must students study from the Component 2 text?

    • A minimum of two
    • Four
    • One
    • Three
  16. Which design element best helps show the period in a historical drama?

    • Digital lighting
    • Fly banners
    • Period costume
    • Sound effects
  17. What effect is created by showing the women's exam papers physically on stage?

    • Comic relief
    • Symbolic death
    • Musical transition
    • Visible struggle
  18. What makes Blue Stockings relevant beyond its period setting?

    • Scientific progress
    • Economic growth
    • Gender inequality
    • Medical discovery
  19. For a List B Component 3 text, what time period must the Component 2 text fall within?

    • Post-2000
    • Pre-1954
    • Post-1954
    • Pre-2000
  20. Which genre does the specification assign to Jessica Swale's play Blue Stockings?

    • Social drama
    • Historical drama
    • Tragedy
    • Black comedy

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