AQA GCSE English Literature
Topic questions Modern texts The History Boys
12 questions · 408 marks · about 9.5 hours
How far does Bennett present Hector as a likeable character in The History Boys ?
Write about:
• what Hector says and does
• how far Bennett presents Hector as a likeable character.
‘Hector represents education for its own sake: Irwin represents education as a way of getting on in life.’
How far do you agree with this view of The History Boys ?
Write about:
• what Hector and Irwin say about education
• how Bennett presents Hector's and Irwin’s views of education.
How does Bennett present the different ways Posner and Rudge respond to Hector in The History Boys ?
Write about:
• how Posner and Rudge respond to Hector
• how Bennett presents the ways Posner and Rudge respond to Hector.
How does Bennett present different views about the purposes of education in The History Boys ?
Write about:
• some of the views about the purposes of education that are presented in the play
• how Bennett presents these views.
How far does Bennett present Hector as a character who is unsatisfied in his job as a teacher?
Write about:
what Hector says and does in the play
how far Bennett presents Hector as unsatisfied in his job as a teacher.
How does Bennett present attitudes towards the teaching of history in The History Boys
Write about:
some of the attitudes towards the teaching of history in the play
how Bennett presents attitudes towards the teaching of history.
How far does Bennett present Irwin as an unlikeable character in The History Boys ?
Write about:
• what Irwin says and does
• how far Bennett presents Irwin as an unlikeable character.
How does Bennett present the importance of history in The History Boys ?
Write about:
• what kinds of history appear in the play and why they are important
• how Bennett presents the importance of history in the play.
How does Bennett present different attitudes to learning in The History Boys ?
Write about:
what some of these attitudes to learning are
how Bennett presents these attitudes.
Bennett has said that the boys in the play know more than any of their teachers.
How far do you agree that the boys “know more” than the staff?
Write about:
• what the boys say and do
• how far Bennett presents the boys as “knowing more” than the staff.
‘Dakin is presented as the most confident of the boys in the Oxbridge class.’
How far do you agree with this view of Dakin?
Write about:
• what Dakin says and does and what others say about him in the play
• how Bennett presents Dakin by the ways he writes.
Bennett has said about The History Boys, ‘It seemed to me to be about two sorts of teaching – or two teachers, anyway’.
How does Bennett present Hector and Irwin as different kinds of teacher?
Write about:
• what Hector and Irwin say and do in their work
• how Bennett presents their differences by the ways he writes.
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