Cambridge OCR A Level · English Language and Literature (EMC) - H474

Jez Butterworth: Jerusalem: Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

At the start of the play, what legal notice is served to Johnny 'Rooster' Byron?

Question 2

1 mark

The play's title, Jerusalem, is a direct reference to the poem by William Blake. How does Butterworth use this title to explore the play's themes?

Question 3

1 mark

Analyze the ending of the play where Rooster beats his drum. Which interpretation best aligns with the stylistic foregrounding of ritual in the text?

Question 4

1 mark

What is the primary inciting incident that threatens Johnny Byron’s lifestyle at the start of the play?

Question 5

1 mark

How does Butterworth use the character of the Professor to enhance the stylistic depth of the play?

Question 6

2 marks

Identify and briefly explain the intertextual significance of the play's title, Jerusalem, in relation to English national identity.

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Question 7

4 marks

In terms of lexis and semantics, how does the youth dialect of characters like Lee and Pea contrast with Johnny's idiolect?

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Question 8

6 marks

Discuss how Butterworth uses pattern-breaking in Johnny’s final monologue to signal the transition from the mundane to the supernatural.

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Question 9

3 marks

In Act 1 of Jerusalem, Johnny 'Rooster' Byron tells a long, fantastical story about meeting a giant.

(a) Identify the linguistic features of Rooster's storytelling style in this sequence.
(b) Explain how Butterworth uses this monologue to establish Rooster’s status as a 'lord of misrule' within the play’s social hierarchy.

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Question 10

4 marks

Analyze the dramatic function of the 'Troy Whitworth' character.

(a) Contrast Troy’s lexical choices and aggressive tone with Rooster’s more expansive, narrative-driven speech.
(b) How does their confrontation in Act 3 symbolize the clash between modern authority/violence and ancient, individualist myth?

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