No 6366
Wednesday 26 November 2014
Vol cxlv No 10
pp. 151–185
Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2015, by comparison with those examinations in 2014, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
The Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2015, the form of the examinations for the following papers for the Architecture Tripos will be changed as follows:
Both essays for Paper 1 will be submitted electronically. The date of submission of both essays will be changed to the second Friday after the last day of the Lent Full Term.
The thesis will be submitted electronically. The requirement for it to be of not less than 7,000 words and not more than 9,000 words in length, including notes and appendices, remains, but the bibliography shall henceforth be excluded from the word count.
All other papers remain unchanged. Full details of the examinations can be obtained from the Faculty Office.
The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2015, the form of examination for the following papers of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos will be as specified below:
(a) Listening comprehension test
Candidates will be asked to answer multiple-choice questions in Chinese related to recorded passages read aloud in Chinese, of which the vocabulary and sentence structures are known (40 marks; approximately 30–40 minutes).
(b) Oral text
The candidate will be asked to produce an oral piece of work according to a stimulus provided. Then he or she will be asked to engage in a simple conversation employing vocabulary appropriate to activities of daily life. Finally, there will be a short free conversation between the candidate and the examiners (60 marks; approximately 15 minutes).
This paper will consist of two sections. In Section A candidates are required to answer questions that test their knowledge of Japanese grammar. In Section B candidates are required to translate one unseen passage from Japanese into English, and to produce a guided composition in Japanese.
This paper will contain three questions, all of which must be answered: two passages of Arabic with questions (30 marks each) and one passage of Arabic for translation into English (40 marks).
This paper will consist of two sections, a one-and-a-half-hour written examination (50 marks), and an oral examination (50 marks).
The written examination will contain one writing task in Arabic from a choice of tasks (30 marks) and a translation from English into Arabic (20 marks).
The oral examination will consist of three sections. All timings are approximate and all oral examinations are recorded.
(a)Listening comprehension (22 marks);
(b)Reading aloud with internal vocalization (8 marks);
(c)Discussion (20 marks) ((b) and (c) together, 10 minutes).
This paper will consist of two parts: an oral examination (30 marks) and a written paper (70 marks). The written paper will consist of three sections: Section A will contain passages of Persian for translation into English (20 marks), Section B will contain a choice of topics for a composition of approximately 100 words in Persian (30 marks), and Section C will contain questions on Persian grammar (20 marks).
The oral examination will consist of three sections:
(a)Dictation (10 marks);
(b)A presentation (10 marks);
(c)A role play (10 marks).
The paper will consist of two sections. In Section A, question 1 will contain three grammar questions (5 marks each), question 2 will contain a passage of Biblical Hebrew for vocalization (10 marks) and translation into English (10 marks), and question 3 will contain a passage in English for translation into pointed Biblical Hebrew (25 marks). In Section B there will be one question containing two seen passages for translation into English and for comment (20 marks for each passage). All questions must be answered.
The paper will consist of five questions, all of which must be answered. There is also a compulsory oral. Question 1 will contain a passage of Biblical Hebrew for vocalization (8 marks) and translation into English (7 marks), question 2 will contain three questions on Modern Hebrew grammar (5 marks each), question 3 will contain one unseen passage for translation into English (15 marks), question 4 will require candidates to write a short composition in Modern Hebrew (15 marks), and question 5 will contain one seen passage for translation into English and for comment (15 marks: 8 for translation and 7 for comment).
The oral (25 marks) will consist of three sections:
(a)Listening comprehension test (5 marks);
(b)Reading comprehension test (10 marks);
(c)Conversation test (10 marks).
This paper will consist of eight essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.
This paper will consist of eight essay questions of which candidates must answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.
(a) Listening comprehension test
Candidates will be asked to answer multiple-choice questions in Chinese related to recorded passages in Chinese (40 marks; approximately 30–40 minutes).
(b) Oral test
The candidate will first be asked to produce an oral piece of work according to a stimulus provided, and then he or she will be asked to give an impromptu talk in Chinese on a given topic. Finally, there will be a short free conversation in Chinese between the candidate and the examiners (60 marks; approximately 15 minutes).
This paper will be examined by an 8,000-word long essay. Two hard copies and one electronic copy (pdf) giving only the examination entry number of the candidate, shall be submitted to the Faculty Office on the first Thursday of Full Easter Term.
This paper will contain two sections: a three-hour written examination (70 marks) and an oral examination (30 marks).
The written examination will contain one passage of Arabic on which candidates will be required to answer questions (20 marks); one passage of Arabic for translation into English (20 marks); and one question requiring a piece of writing in Arabic (15 marks). All questions should be attempted.
The oral examination will consist of three sections. All timings are approximate and all oral examinations are recorded.
(a)Listening comprehension: Candidates answer questions on a recorded passage, which may be taken from a variety of sources (10 marks;15 minutes).
(b)Reading aloud (3 marks).
(c)Liaison interpreting: candidates act as an interpreter for two examiners, one speaking Arabic, and one English (8 marks).
(d)Discussion (9 marks) ((b), (c), and (d) together: 15 minutes).
This paper will contain two sections: a three-hour written examination (70 marks) and an oral examination (30 marks).
The written examination will contain one passage of Persian on which candidates will be required to answer comprehension questions in Persian (30 marks); one passage of Persian for translation into English (15 marks); and one question requiring a piece of writing of approximately 200 words of Persian (25 marks). All questions should be attempted.
The oral examination will consist of three sections. All timings are approximate and all oral examinations are recorded.
(a)Dictation: Candidates write down an unseen passage from dictation (10 marks; 20 minutes).
(b)Listening Comprehension: Candidates listen to a short passage in Persian on which oral questions will be answered (10 marks; 10 minutes).
(c)Presentation: Candidates prepare several presentations on previously agreed topics, of which they are asked to present one (10 marks; 10 minutes).
This paper will be divided into two sections, at least one of which must be answered.
Section A (Classical Hebrew) will contain four questions on Hebrew language (15 marks each) and two questions on specified texts (20 marks each).
Section B (Modern Hebrew) will contain three questions on Hebrew language (15 marks each) (Question 1: unseen Modern Hebrew passage for translation and linguistic analysis. Question 2: summary of a Modern Hebrew unseen passage. Question 3: Composition in Modern Hebrew from a choice of three topics), two questions on specified texts (15 marks each), and an oral (25 marks). Candidates offering one section only must answer all questions. Candidates studying both Classical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew must offer two language questions (15 marks each) and one specified text question (20 marks) from Section A and one language question (15 marks), one specified text question (15 marks) from Section B, and an oral (20 marks).
The oral will consist of three sections.
(a)Translation and interpretation test (5 marks);
(b)Listening comprehension test (5 marks);
(c)General oral ability test (15 marks; 10 marks for candidates offering both Classical and Modern Hebrew).
This paper will consist of three sections. Section A will contain a passage of Arabic chosen from the texts set as reading for the course to be translated into English. Section B will contain a passage of unseen Arabic to be translated into English. Section C will contain a choice of three essay questions of which one must be attempted. All questions carry equal marks.
This paper will consist of two sections. Section A will contain four seen passages of Persian prose and poetry of which candidates will be required to choose two for translation and analysis. Each translation will carry 10 marks and each commentary 15 marks. Section B will contain a choice of essay questions of which candidates must answer two. Each essay carries 25 marks.
This paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will contain four questions on Modern Hebrew texts and Section B will contain four questions on Medieval Hebrew texts. Candidates must answer two questions from Section A and two questions from Section B. The questions carry equal marks, which are divided equally between translation and comment.
The paper will consist of eight essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.
This paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will contain four questions on the history of the Hebrew language and Section B will contain four questions on Modern Hebrew culture. Candidates must answer two questions from Section A and two questions from Section B. All questions carry equal marks.
The paper will consist of eight essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.
The paper will consist of eight essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.
(a) Listening comprehension test
Candidates will be asked to answer multiple-choice questions in Chinese related to recorded passages in Chinese (40 marks; approximately 30–40 minutes).
(b) Oral test
The candidate will be asked to provide an oral précis of her or his dissertation and answer questions thereon. Then he or she will be asked to discuss a selected topic with the examiners. Finally, there will be a test on English-Chinese interpretation. The selected topics will be posted in the Faculty one working day before the examination (60 marks; approximately 20 minutes).
(a)Listening comprehension: candidates will listen to a selection of recorded passages of Japanese and answer questions in Japanese.
(b)Oral précis: candidates will prepare a passage in English with the aid of dictionaries, the content of which will be summarized in Japanese before the examiners. A short conversation in Japanese on the topic may follow.
(c)Speech: candidates will be asked to submit the title of a speech a week before the examination. The speech itself should last no more than ten minutes; notes are allowed but the speech must not be read aloud from a pre-written text. A short conversation may follow.
This paper will consist of two sections. Section A consists of two unseen passages for translation from Japanese into English, of which students should translate one. Section B consists of three seen passages for translation from Japanese to English, of which students should translate two. Students must answer both sections. Copies of the dictionaries Shinjigen and Kojien will be available during the examination.
The examination will consist of two parts: a three-hour written examination (100 marks) and an oral examination which is taken at the beginning of the fourth year (100 marks). The written examination will contain: one passage of Arabic on which candidates will be required to answer questions (35 marks); one passage of Arabic to be translated into English (25 marks); one passage of English to be translated into Arabic (20 marks); and one question requiring a piece of writing in Arabic (20 marks). All questions must be attempted.
The oral examination will consist of four sections. All timings are approximate and all oral examinations are recorded.
(a)Listening comprehension. Candidates answer questions on one recorded passage, which may be taken from a variety of sources (8 marks; 30 minutes).
(b)Reading aloud. Candidates are required to read aloud an unseen passage with full vocalization. No time is made available for preparation beforehand (3 marks).
(c)Liaison interpreting. Candidates act as an interpreter for two examiners, one speaking Arabic and one English (7 marks).
(d)Discussion. Candidates discuss a topic of their choice which has been approved in advance by the examiners (12 marks) ((b), (c), and (d) 30 minutes).
The oral marks will subsequently be converted to percentages.
The examination will consist of two parts: a three-hour written examination (70 marks) and an oral examination which is taken at the beginning of the fourth year (30 marks). The written examination will consist of two sections. Section A will consist of two unseen passages of modern Persian for translation into English (20 marks each). Section B will consist of three topics for an essay of approximately 400 words in Persian, of which one must be attempted (30 marks).
The oral examination will consist of three sections. All timings are approximate and all oral examinations are recorded.
(a)Dictation. Candidates write down an oral dictation from an unprepared passage (10 marks; 15 minutes).
(b)Listening comprehension. Candidates listen to a short passage in Persian and answer oral questions about it (10 marks; 10 minutes).
(c)Presentation and discussion. Candidates discuss one topic selected at the time of the examination from a list of three, chosen and provided previously by themselves (10 marks; 20 minutes).
The paper will be divided into two sections, at least one of which must be answered. Section A (Pre-modern Hebrew) will contain three questions on Hebrew language and two questions on specified texts. Section B (Modern Hebrew) will contain two questions on Hebrew language, two questions on specified texts, and an oral. Candidates offering one section only must answer all questions. Candidates studying both Classical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew must offer one language question and one specified text question from Section A; one language question and one specified text question from Section B, and an oral. Each question, including the oral, is worth 20 marks.
The oral consists of three sections.
(a)Translation and interpretation test (5 marks);
(b)Listening comprehension test (5 marks);
(c)General oral ability test (10 marks).
This paper will consist of three sections. Section A will contain a passage of Arabic chosen from the texts set as reading for the course to be translated into English. Section B will contain a passage of unseen Arabic, to be translated into English. Section C will contain a choice of three essay questions, of which one must be attempted. All questions carry equal marks.
This paper will consist of two sections. Section A will consist of four passages, of which candidates will be required to choose two for translation and analysis. Section B will consist of four essay questions of which candidates will be required to attempt one. All questions carry equal marks.
This paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will contain eight questions on Modern Hebrew literature and Section B will contain eight questions on Medieval Hebrew literature. Candidates must choose one section only and answer four questions from the section of their choice.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment will consist of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two hard copies and one electronic copy (pdf) of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
This paper will consist of several sections corresponding to the special subjects taken during the year; there will be one unseen text for translation, one seen text for translation, and one unseen passage for comment in each section of the paper. Copies of the dictionaries Shinjigen and Kojien will be available during the examination.
This paper consists of two sections. In Section A candidates will be required to translate one unseen passage from Japanese to English. In Section B candidates will be required to translate and/or comment on selected passages taken from texts covered during the year. Copies of the dictionaries Shinjigen and Kojien will be available during the examination.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment will consist of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two hard copies and one electronic copy (pdf) of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment will consist of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two hard copies and one electronic copy (pdf) of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
This paper will consist of ten questions of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.
Students select one of two modules: either (A) Islamist thought in the 20th century Arab world; or (B) Israeli culture.
(A)Islamist thought in the 20th century Arab world. This module is assessed by examination. Candidates will be required to answer three questions out of eight. Three questions will contain options for textual commentaries. All questions carry equal marks.
(B)Israeli culture. This module is assessed by a research essay of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two hard copies and one electronic copy (pdf) of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the fourth Friday of Full Easter Term.
All other papers remain unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Classics give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2015, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Classical Tripos will be as follows:
The examination will be of three hours’ duration and the paper will consist of three questions. Question 1 will be a passage of Greek prose, previously unseen, for translation into English. Question 2 will be a passage of Greek verse, previously unseen, for translation into English. These passages will be selected from the works of authors studied at Part Ia. Question 3 will offer two passages from the schedule of texts prescribed by the Faculty Board for study at Part Ia, of which one must be chosen for critical discussion.
The examination will be of three hours’ duration and the paper will consist of three questions. Question 1 will be a passage of Greek prose, previously unseen, for translation into English. Question 2 will be a passage of Greek verse, previously unseen, for translation into English. These passages will be selected from either works by the authors studied at Part Ia or Xenophon. Question 3 will offer two passages from the schedule of texts prescribed by the Faculty Board for study at Part Ia, of which one must be chosen for critical discussion.
The examination will be of three hours’ duration and the paper will consist of three questions. Question 1 will be a passage of Latin prose, previously unseen, for translation into English. Question 2 will be a passage of Latin verse, previously unseen, for translation into English. These passages will be selected from the works of authors studied at Part Ia. Question 3 will offer two passages from the schedule of texts prescribed by the Faculty Board for study at Part Ia, of which one must be chosen for critical discussion.
The examination will be of three hours’ duration and the paper will consist of three questions. Question 1 will be a passage of Latin prose, previously unseen, for translation into English. Question 2 will be a passage of Latin verse, previously unseen, for translation into English. These passages will be selected from the works of authors studied at Part Ia. Question 3 will offer two passages from the schedule of texts prescribed by the Faculty Board for study at Part Ia, of which one must be chosen for critical discussion.
The paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain approximately eight questions that will require knowledge of the texts prescribed by the Faculty Board for study at Part Ia. Section (b) will contain approximately twelve questions that require knowledge of subjects studied in the introductory lectures to Ancient History, Classical Art and Archaeology, Philology and Linguistics, and Ancient Philosophy. Candidates will be required to answer three questions: one from Section (a); one from Section (b); and one from either section.
The paper will be divided into three sections. Candidates will be required to attempt one section only. Candidates for Paper 1 may attempt either Section (a) or Section (c). Candidates for Paper 2 may attempt any one of the three sections. Credit will be given for knowledge of the general principles of Greek accentuation.
Section (a) contains four passages of English for translation into Greek (candidates should attempt only one):
1.a passage of law-court oratory from Lysias
2.a philosophical dialogue (i.e. a ‘question-and-answer’ passage) from Plato
3.a passage of poetry for translation into Greek iambics
4.a passage of poetry for translation into Greek elegiacs
Section (b) contains one passage of English prose based on Lysias 1, for translation into Greek prose.
Section (c) contains four passages of English for translation into Greek, each approximately half the length of those set in Section (a). Candidates should attempt two passages, at least one of which should be verse:
1.a passage of law-court oratory from Lysias
2.a philosophical dialogue (i.e. a ‘question-and-answer’ passage) from Plato
3.a passage of poetry for translation into Greek iambics
4.a passage of poetry for translation into Greek elegiacs
The paper will be divided into three sections. Candidates will be required to attempt one section only. Candidates for Paper 3 may attempt either Section (a) or Section (c). Candidates for Paper 4 may attempt any one of the three sections.
Section (a) contains four passages of English for translation into Latin (candidates should attempt only one):
1.a ‘freestyle’ prose passage from any modern author
2.a passage of oratory from Cicero
3.a passage of poetry for translation into Latin hexameters
4.a passage of poetry for translation into Latin elegiacs
Section (b) contains one passage of English prose based on one of the Latin prose texts prescribed for Part Ia.
Section (c) contains four passages of English for translation into Latin, each approximately half the length of those set in Section (a). Candidates should attempt two passages, at least one of which should be verse.
1.a ‘freestyle’ prose passage from any modern author
2.a passage of oratory from Cicero
3.a passage of poetry for translation into Latin hexameters
4.a passage of poetry for translation into Latin elegiacs
The paper will be divided into three Sections: A (a picture question), B (essay questions mainly on the Greek world) and C (essay questions mainly on the Roman world). Section A (Question 1), which is compulsory, presents a choice among fourteen images from the Greek and Roman worlds, and asks candidates to discuss the meaning and context of three of them. The images include photographs, plans and maps, and use is often (but not invariably) made of artefacts from collections in Cambridge (i.e. the Faculty’s Cast Gallery and pottery collection, the collections of the Fitzwilliam Museum). Candidates are also expected to answer three essay questions, including at least one question from each of Sections B and C (there are about 10 questions overall in each of these sections).
The examination paper is no longer divided. It will consist of approximately twelve essay questions, on topics covered in the course. Candidates will be required to answer three questions.
The questions will be so formulated as to be answerable without knowledge of Greek or Latin, but those with Greek or Latin will be rewarded for demonstrating appropriate knowledge of the original text.
All other papers remain unchanged.
The Faculty Board of English give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2015, the form of examination for the following papers of the Preliminary Examinations for Parts I and II of the English Tripos will be as specified below:
The paper will consist of two sections. Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section A and two questions from Section B.
Section A
Candidates will be required to translate a passage from the prescribed text for translation. The translation should be into good, modern English prose.
Candidates will also be required to answer short questions on a passage from one of the prescribed texts for commentary. Passages will be set from each of the prescribed texts. Short questions will ask candidates to comment on various features that may include such things as diction, style and basic grammar used in the passage, and will invite candidates to comment on the literary qualities of the passage. Candidates may be required to translate certain phrases or words into modern English prose.
Section B
Section B will contain questions on literature of the period 1300–1550 and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer two questions.
The Faculty will give notice of prescribed texts for translation, and for commentary.
The paper will consist of two sections. Section A will consist of four to six extracts, which will together provide the basis for one or more practical criticism and critical practice exercises, and Section B will contain 20–25 essay questions.
Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section A and two questions from Section B.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions in total. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1603. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
The paper will consist of two sections. Section A will consist of four to six extracts, which will together provide the basis for one or more practical criticism and critical practice exercises, and Section B will contain 20–25 essay questions.
Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section A and two questions from Section B.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions in total. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1784. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
The paper will consist of two sections. Section A will consist of four to six extracts, which will together provide the basis for one or more practical criticism and critical practice exercises, and Section B will contain 20–25 essay questions.
Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section A and two questions from Section B.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions in total. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1890. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
The paper will consist of two sections. Section A will consist of four to six extracts, which will together provide the basis for one or more practical criticism and critical practice exercises, and Section B will contain 20–25 essay questions.
Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section A and two questions from Section B.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions in total. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1945. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
The paper will consist of passages of English verse and prose for critical comment. Knowledge of the historical development of English literature and literary language will be considered germane to Practical criticism generally.
The examination will last for three and a half hours, and candidates are encouraged to use the first half hour for reading, considering, and taking notes on the questions. Candidates will be required to answer three questions.
Candidates will be required to answer either one or three questions. They must, in the paper as a whole, show substantial knowledge of both Greek and Shakespearean Tragedy.
Candidates are expected to make specific and detailed comments on individual works throughout their answer(s). In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so. Candidates choosing to answer one question only should bear in mind that not all questions will be suited to this option.
The paper will be set in two sections. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, one from Section A and two from Section B.
Section A will require candidates to translate passages from one of three languages (Middle English, Old French, Medieval Latin). Passages chosen from among the set texts will be given. Candidates need translate from only one language, though they will not be prevented from translating from two or three languages if they should so wish.
In Section B candidates will be required to write two essays.
In the paper as a whole, candidates must show knowledge of literature from two languages. Those who translate from more than one language in Section A will have satisfied this requirement. Those who translate from one language in Section A will be required to show knowledge of literature from a second language, either in the original or in translation, in one or both questions attempted from Section B.
Candidates must not use the same passage in answer to more than one question.
The Faculty will give notice of prescribed texts.
The examination will last for three and a half hours, and candidates are encouraged to use the first half hour for reading, considering, and taking notes on the questions. The paper will be divided into three sections. All candidates are required to answer Section A Question 1, both parts (a) and (b).
In addition, candidates are required to answer either three questions from Section B, or one question from Section B and one question from Section C. An answer to a question from Section C carries the same number of marks as answers to two questions from Section B. Candidates should recognize that this weighting implies that such answers should be proportionately longer and of a wider range than answers to Section B.
Section A
1. (a) All candidates are required to translate a passage from the prescribed text for translation. The translation should be into good, modern English prose. Candidates are advised that this exercise will carry 10% of the marks for the paper as a whole, and they should allocate their time accordingly.
1. (b) Candidates are required to answer short questions on a passage from one of the prescribed texts for commentary. Passages will be set from each of the prescribed texts. Candidates will be required to show knowledge of one passage. Short questions will ask candidates to comment on various features that may include such things as diction, style and basic grammar used in the passage, and will invite candidates to comment on the literary qualities of the passage. Candidates may be required to translate certain phrases or words into modern English prose. Candidates are advised that this exercise will carry 15% of the marks for the paper as a whole, and they should allocate their time accordingly.
Section B
Section B will contain questions on literature of the period 1300–1550 and its contexts. Each answer in section B will carry 25% of the marks for the paper as a whole.
Section C
Section C will be restricted to questions on optional topics. An answer in Section C will be worth 50% of the marks for the paper as a whole.
A knowledge of life and thought of the period will be germane to questions set in Section B and Section C.
The Faculty will give notice of prescribed texts for translation and for commentary, and of optional topics.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1603. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
Copies of the Alexander edition of Shakespeare’s works will be available to candidates in the examination room, but candidates will not be able to consult the glossary.
The paper will be divided into two sections. Candidates will be required to answer question 1, and one other question from Section A counting between them for one third of the total marks, and two questions from Section B, each counting for a further third of such marks.
In Section A, two passages from the prescribed text will be set. The first question will be compulsory and consist of two parts, requiring brief answers. Candidates are advised to spend not more than twenty minutes on this question, to which examiners will assign one-third of the marks for this Section. It will ask candidates (a) to explain certain words and phrases in the passages set, and (b) to comment on a particular point or aspect of significance in them. The remaining questions, of which one must be chosen, will require a longer answer, involving discussion of various aspects of the play. At least one such question will be linked with one or more of the passages provided. Examiners will assign two-thirds of the marks for this Section to the essay.
Section B will consist of essay questions on the whole range of Shakespeare’s work. Candidates should not make the prescribed play the basis of any substantial part of their answers.
Candidates will be expected to show knowledge, in the paper as a whole, of a good range of Shakespeare’s work.
The Faculty will give notice of the prescribed text.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1784. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1890. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1945. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
The Faculty Board of English give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2015, the form of examination for the following papers for Parts I and II of the English Tripos will be as specified below:
The examination will last for three and a half hours, and candidates are encouraged to use the first half hour for reading, considering, and taking notes on the questions. It will consist of questions offering passages of English verse or prose from various periods for critical comment. The passages set may also include extracts from works of literary criticism and theory, some of which may be in translation. The questions will require close critical analysis of the given passages. They will also allow for the raising of general critical and theoretical issues appropriate to the reading of those extracts, which may include inviting discussion of specific items of critical vocabulary.
Candidates will be required to answer three questions.
The paper will be set in two sections. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, one from Section A and two from Section B.
Section A will require candidates to translate passages from one of three languages (Middle English, Old French, Medieval Latin). Passages chosen from among the set texts will be given. Candidates need translate from only one language, though they will not be prevented from translating from two or three languages if they should so wish.
In Section B, candidates will be required to write two essays.
In the paper as a whole, candidates must show knowledge of literature from two languages. Those who translate from more than one language in Section A will have satisfied this requirement. Those who translate from one language in Section A will be required to show knowledge of literature from a second language, either in the original or in translation, in one or both questions attempted from Section B.
Candidates must not use the same passage in answer to more than one question.
The Faculty will give notice of prescribed texts.
The examination will last for three and a half hours, and candidates are encouraged to use the first half hour for reading, considering, and taking notes on the questions. The paper will be divided into three sections. All candidates are required to answer Section A Question 1, both parts (a) and (b).
In addition, candidates are required to answer either three questions from Section B, or one question from Section B and one question from Section C. An answer to a question from Section C carries the same number of marks as answers to two questions from Section B. Candidates should recognize that this weighting implies that such answers should be proportionately longer and of a wider range than answers to Section B.
Section A
1. (a) All candidates are required to translate a passage from the prescribed text for translation. The translation should be into good, modern English prose. Candidates are advised that this exercise will carry 10% of the marks for the paper as a whole, and they should allocate their time accordingly.
1. (b) Candidates are required to answer short questions on a passage from one of the prescribed texts for commentary. Passages will be set from each of the prescribed texts. Candidates will be required to show knowledge of one passage. Short questions will ask candidates to comment on various features that may include such things as diction, style, and basic grammar used in the passage, and will invite candidates to comment on the literary qualities of the passage. Candidates may be required to translate certain phrases or words into modern English prose. Candidates are advised that this exercise will carry 15% of the marks for the paper as a whole, and they should allocate their time accordingly.
Section B
Section B will contain questions on literature of the period 1300–1550 and its contexts. Each answer in section B will carry 25% of the marks for the paper as a whole.
Section C
Section C will be restricted to questions on optional topics. An answer in Section C will be worth 50% of the marks for the paper as a whole.
A knowledge of life and thought of the period will be germane to questions set in Section B and Section C.
The Faculty will give notice of prescribed texts for translation and for commentary, and of optional topics.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1603. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
Copies of the Alexander edition of Shakespeare’s works will be available to candidates in the examination room, but candidates will not be able to consult the glossary.
The paper will be divided into two sections. Candidates will be required to answer question 1, and one other question from Section A counting between them for one third of the total marks, and two questions from Section B, each counting for a further third of such marks.
In Section A, two passages from the prescribed text will be set. The first question will be compulsory and consist of two parts, requiring brief answers. Candidates are advised to spend not more than twenty minutes on this question, to which examiners will assign one-third of the marks for this Section. It will ask candidates (a) to explain certain words and phrases in the passages set, and (b) to comment on a particular point or aspect of significance in them. The remaining questions, of which one must be chosen, will require a longer answer, involving discussion of various aspects of the play. At least one such question will be linked with one or more of the passages provided. Examiners will assign two-thirds of the marks for this Section to the essay.
Section B will consist of essay questions on the whole range of Shakespeare’s work. Candidates should not make the prescribed play the basis of any substantial part of their answers.
Candidates will be expected to show knowledge, in the paper as a whole, of a good range of Shakespeare’s work.
The Faculty will give notice of the prescribed text.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1784. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1890. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1945. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
The paper will consist of passages of English verse and prose for critical comment. Knowledge of the historical development of English literature and literary language will be considered germane to Practical Criticism generally.
The examination will last for three and a half hours, and candidates are encouraged to use the first half hour for reading, considering, and taking notes on the questions. Candidates will be required to answer three questions.
Candidates will be required to answer either one or three questions. They must, in the paper as a whole, show substantial knowledge of both Greek and Shakespearean Tragedy.
Candidates are expected to make specific and detailed comments on individual works throughout their answer(s). In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so. Candidates choosing to answer one question only should bear in mind that not all questions will be suited to this option.
The paper will be divided into two sections.
In Section A there will be one obligatory question offering a choice of passages from Chaucer’s work for comment.
In Section B questions will be set on Chaucer’s works, their influence on and relationship with other literature, and on cultural and intellectual movements relevant to Chaucer. Candidates will be required to answer two questions from this Section.
The paper will be divided into two sections. Candidates will be required to answer Section A and two questions from Section B.
Candidates are reminded that they are expected to show evidence of reading in early as well as late medieval literature.
Section A offers a choice of passages from English and other Latin and French texts written or read in the British Isles (the latter are given both in their original form and in translation). It will require commentary on three passages from a maximum of eight set, the set passages to include at least one each from Latin and French texts written or read in the British Isles in the period, and covering both earlier and later Middle English.
Section B contains questions that invite analysis of individual texts and authors, and also more general questions; the latter should be answered in relation to more than one text or author. It will contain some 20 essay questions, some directed towards major or named authors, others relating to the literary history, conventions, theory, and understandings of the supernatural in medieval literature and culture.
In either Section, candidates may make comparative reference to material from outside the special period, or written outside the British Isles, provided that its relevance to the understanding of the medieval supernatural poems is made clear. In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so.
The paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will consist of passages for comment. Section B will consist of essay questions. In the paper as a whole, candidates must show knowledge of work from a range of playwrights within the period 1588–1642. Candidates will be required to answer Section A and two questions from Section B.
Discussion of Shakespeare should constitute no more than one third of the script and no more than half of any single answer. It is permissible, in developing an argument, to refer to works written before or after the strict dates of the period. In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so.
The paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will consist of passages for comment. Section B will consist of essay questions. Candidates will be required to answer Section A and two questions from Section B.
Answers should be based on works produced between 1530 and 1680, but it is permissible, in developing an argument, to refer to works from before or after these dates. Although Shakespeare falls within the scope of this paper, candidates should not write more than the equivalent of half of an answer in total on his works. In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so.
The examination paper falls into two sections, both consisting of essay questions.
Section A concerns lyric poetry composed in Britain between 1790 and 1830.
Section B offers the opportunity to explore many aspects of the nature and history of lyric in very many different ways.
Candidates should answer three questions, at least one from each section. All questions must be answered with detailed reference to particular lyric poems. ‘Lyric poems’ and ‘lyric poetry’ shall be understood as including verse for songs. In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so
All questions in Section A should be answered in the light of knowledge of lyric poetry composed in the British Isles between 1790 and 1830.
In Section B candidates may, if they wish, discuss lyric poetry written between 1790 and 1830, but they must make substantial reference to some lyric poetry written outside that period.
Candidates may discuss lyric poetry composed in languages other than English. Where they quote from such poems, they must do so in the language in which the poem was first composed, and provide a translation of the words quoted into English. The weight of each individual answer, as well as the weight of a candidate’s answers to the paper as a whole, must in each case fall on lyric poems in English.
The paper will be divided into two sections: Section A, passages for comment; Section B, questions about authors, topics, genres, and writing in the period generally, and about the relationships between literature, life, and thought 1847–1872. Candidates will be required to answer Section A and two other questions.
‘Literature’ will be taken to include writing of any kind from the period. Candidates will not be precluded from referring to writing which falls outside the period but will be expected to show clearly its relevance.
While the paper is concerned primarily with writing in English, writing in languages other than English may be addressed for comparative purposes in all sections of the paper.
Section A will consist of passages for comment. Candidates will be required to discuss either one or two passages. Passages will be drawn either from short stories published between 1890–1945, or from commentary on the short story as a genre.
Section B will consist of essay questions about the genre’s formal qualities, about the history of its development during the period, and about the variety of uses to which it was put. Answers to questions from Section B must demonstrate familiarity with the work of at least two short story writers of the period 1890–1945.
Section C will consist of essay questions about the ways in which individual writers made the genre their own. Answers to questions in Section C may be restricted, if the candidate wishes, to the work of one short story writer of the period 1890–1945.
Candidates are required to answer Section A, one question from Section B, and one from Section C. In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so.
The paper will be divided into two sections.
Section A will consist of six passages, one from each of the following categories: poetry; drama including screenplays; fictional prose; non-fictional prose (including travel and life-writing); literary criticism; and trans-generic/hybrid modes (for example, an extract from a graphic novel; the transcript of a podcast; an art-work involving text). Candidates must comment in detail on any two of the passages, either as a continuous answer or as two separate shorter answers.
Section B will consist of between 15 and 20 essay questions. The six genre categories mentioned in Section A will all be represented in the essay questions for Section B, from which candidates must answer two questions.
The paper embraces all literature of the period written in English irrespective of the nationality of the author. It excludes all translated works and all works written in a language other than English.
Candidates who choose to write on authors whose careers began before the prescribed start date of the paper will be required to focus their attentions only on texts by these authors that fall within the paper’s date-range. The prescribed start date for Tripos 2015 will be 1998. There will be no prescribed works.
The paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will consist of passages for comment. Section B will consist of essay questions, enabling comparison between texts from different regions.
Candidates must answer Section A and two questions from Section B.
The scope of the paper is, subject to the following qualifications, literature in English outside the British Isles and the United States of America. It includes expatriate nationals publishing in those countries (e.g. Rushdie, d’Aguiar, Lessing). Comparative and incidental reference to British, Irish, American and foreign-language texts is welcome but should not form the greater part of any single answer. Answering on texts in translation is permitted but should not constitute the greater part of answers to the paper as a whole.
In questions where a quotation is attributed to an author or country, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author or country in their answer unless specifically required to do so.
The paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will consist of passages for comment from or relating to the period 1835–1865. Section B will consist of essay topics covering American literature with particular emphasis on literature from 1820 to the present day. Candidates must answer Section A and two questions from Section B. At least one of the answers in Section B must include substantial discussion of two or more authors.
The subject covered by the paper is American literature, life and thought, with special reference to the period from 1820 to the present day. All candidates will be expected to show such knowledge of the life, history, and thought of the period as is necessary for understanding its literature.
In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so.
The paper will not be divided into sections. Candidates will be required to answer three questions chosen from anywhere in the paper, but no moralist may be made the central subject of more than one answer. The paper will include questions on the history and nature of moral thought, broadly interpreted. Candidates will be invited to show knowledge of a range of literary, philosophical, social, and political writings by both English and European authors from Plato to the present. Questions will be set which will allow candidates to draw on their reading of any of the following: Plato, Aristotle, Lucretius, St Paul, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Montaigne, Bacon, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Burke, Hegel, Carlyle, Mill, Newman, Arnold, Ruskin, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Sartre, Arendt, De Beauvoir, Rawls.
Questions of a comparative, historical, and critical nature may be set which would also allow candidates to discuss other writers (such as Boethius, Castiglione, Erasmus, Hooker, the Cambridge Platonists, Berkeley, Shaftesbury, Bishop Butler, Johnson, Bentham, Wollstonecraft, Coleridge, Kierkegaard, Morris), and to relate their answers to literature studied elsewhere in the Tripos (authors whose work may be particularly relevant here include Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, Blake, George Eliot, T. S. Eliot, Lawrence).
In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so.
The paper will not be divided into sections. The paper will comprise questions on works and problems in the history of literary criticism and also of literary theory, from the fourth century bc to the present day. A sufficient number of questions will be set to enable candidates to choose questions on a limited chronological period (including the modern period).
Candidates will be required to answer three questions. They should not make any one writer or topic the central theme of more than one answer. In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so.
The paper will be divided into two sections: Section A, Shakespeare’s plays in performance in the Shakespearean theatre; Section B, Shakespeare’s plays in performance, 1894 to the present. In this Section, candidates may also use earlier periods (Restoration to Victorian) as an illustrative quarry of changing practice.
The paper will invite consideration of the theatricality of Shakespeare’s plays; the difference between the written and the performed text; the nature of Renaissance theatres and staging; and the cultural and theatrical history of Shakespeare performance and adaptation. Particular attention will be paid to issues of performance as they have arisen since Poel founded the Elizabethan Stage Society in 1894.
Candidates must answer three questions, at least one from Section A and at least one from Section B.
Answers should make specific and detailed comments on individual works and productions.
Where a proposition is specifically related to a particular play, candidates may use it as the basis for an answer on a different play or plays.
In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so.
This paper will be concerned with the practices and the culture of visual representation, and with literary representations of the visual; it will have regard both to visual art (including painting, graphic art, film, and sculpture), and to related subjects such as landscape, architecture, and popular iconography.
The paper will be divided into two sections: Section A, ‘Practices and methodologies’, will address issues of theory and principle. Section B will concern ‘Classical Hollywood: genre and style 1930–1950’. Both sections will consist of essay questions, except that either section may in addition contain passages and/or images for comment.
Candidates must answer three questions, at least one from Section A and at least one from Section B.
In questions where a quotation is attributed, candidates are not obliged to refer to that author in their answer unless specifically required to do so.
The paper will be set in two sections. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, one from Section A and two from Section B.
Section A will require candidates to translate passages from one of three languages (Middle English, Old French, Medieval Latin). Passages chosen from among the set texts will be given. Candidates need translate from only one language, though they will not be prevented from translating from two or three languages if they should so wish.
In Section B candidates will be required to write two essays.
In the paper as a whole, candidates must show knowledge of literature from two languages. Those who translate from more than one language in Section A will have satisfied this requirement. Those who translate from one language in Section A will be required to show knowledge of literature from a second language, either in the original or in translation, in one or both questions attempted from Section B.
Candidates must not use the same passage in answer to more than one question.
The Faculty will give notice of prescribed texts.
The examination will last for three and a half hours, and candidates are encouraged to use the first half hour for reading, considering, and taking notes on the questions. The paper will be divided into three sections. All candidates are required to answer Section A Question 1, both parts (a) and (b).
In addition, candidates are required to answer either three questions from Section B, or one question from Section B and one question from Section C. An answer to a question from Section C carries the same number of marks as answers to two questions from Section B. Candidates should recognize that this weighting implies that such answers should be proportionately longer and of a wider range than answers to Section B.
Section A
1. (a) All candidates are required to translate a passage from the prescribed text for translation. The translation should be into good, modern English prose. Candidates are advised that this exercise will carry 10% of the marks for the paper as a whole, and they should allocate their time accordingly.
1. (b) Candidates are required to answer short questions on a passage from one of the prescribed texts for commentary. Passages will be set from each of the prescribed texts. Candidates will be required to show knowledge of one passage. Short questions will ask candidates to comment on various features that may include such things as diction, style, and basic grammar used in the passage, and will invite candidates to comment on the literary qualities of the passage. Candidates may be required to translate certain phrases or words into modern English prose. Candidates are advised that this exercise will carry 15% of the marks for the paper as a whole, and they should allocate their time accordingly.
Section B
Section B will contain questions on literature of the period 1300–1550 and its contexts. Each answer in section B will carry 25% of the marks for the paper as a whole.
Section C
Section C will be restricted to questions on optional topics. An answer in Section C will be worth 50% of the marks for the paper as a whole.
A knowledge of life and thought of the period will be germane to questions set in Section B and Section C.
The Faculty will give notice of prescribed texts for translation and for commentary, and of optional topics.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1603. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
Copies of the Alexander edition of Shakespeare’s works will be available to candidates in the examination room, but candidates will not be able to consult the glossary.
The paper will be divided into two sections. Candidates will be required to answer question 1, and one other question from Section A counting between them for one third of the total marks, and two questions from Section B, each counting for a further third of such marks.
In Section A, two passages from the prescribed text will be set. The first question will be compulsory and consist of two parts, requiring brief answers. Candidates are advised to spend not more than twenty minutes on this question, to which examiners will assign one-third of the marks for this Section. It will ask candidates (a) to explain certain words and phrases in the passages set, and (b) to comment on a particular point or aspect of significance in them. The remaining questions, of which one must be chosen, will require a longer answer, involving discussion of various aspects of the play. At least one such question will be linked with one or more of the passages provided. Examiners will assign two-thirds of the marks for this Section to the essay.
Section B will consist of essay questions on the whole range of Shakespeare’s work. Candidates should not make the prescribed play the basis of any substantial part of their answers.
Candidates will be expected to show knowledge, in the paper as a whole, of a good range of Shakespeare’s work.
The Faculty will give notice of the prescribed text.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1784. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1890. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
There are no prescribed texts or topics for this paper. Questions will be set on the literature of the period and its contexts. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. In their scripts as a whole, they must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). They must also show substantial knowledge of literature from both before and after 1945. By ‘substantial knowledge’ is meant the equivalent of one question or about a third of the script as a whole.
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2015, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Linguistics Tripos will be as specified below.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, AT LEAST ONE question from each section. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, AT LEAST ONE question from each section. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, AT LEAST ONE question from each section. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
All other papers remain unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2015, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos will be as specified below.
The code for this paper has been changed from RUA1 to SLA1. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer all questions published in all THREE sections of the paper. The percentage of marks available for each section will be indicated at the end of each section.
The code for this paper has been changed from RUA2 to SLA2. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to translate TWO passages into English. Equal marks will be given to each passage.
The code for this paper has been changed from RUA3 to SLA3. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer FIVE questions: ONE question from Section A, THREE further questions from Section B and ONE further question from Section C. Candidates may not use substantially the same material for more than ONE answer.
The code for this paper has been changed from RUB1 to SLB1. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer ALL questions on the paper. The percentage of marks available will be indicated at the end of each question.
The code for this paper has been changed from RUB2 to SLB2. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to translate any TWO passages into English.
There will be no Section E (French linguistics) for the examination in 2015.
Questions on this paper will be split into SIX sections, each section relating to a specific topic. Candidates must answer THREE questions and no more than ONE question from each section. Candidates may not draw on the same material for more than ONE answer.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.1 to Sl.1. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer FIVE questions: ONE question from Section A, THREE questions from Section B, and ONE question from Section C. Candidates must ensure that AT LEAST ONE of their answers in Section B or C treats pre-1800 material. Candidates may not use substantially the same material for more than ONE answer.
This paper will be divided into TWO sections, containing:
(a)questions on Greek and Latin literature;
(b)questions on Greek and Roman philosophy, Greek and Roman history from c. 800 bc to ad 337, Greek and Roman art and archaeology, Classical philology and linguistics.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions: they MUST answer ONE question from Section A and MAY answer all three questions from Section A.
The code for this paper has been changed from RUB1 to SLB1. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer ALL questions on the paper. The percentage of marks available will be indicated at the end of each question.
The code for this paper has been changed from RUB2 to SLB2. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to translate any TWO passages into English.
The code for this paper has been changed from RUB3 to SLB3. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer BOTH questions. Equal marks will be apportioned to each question.
The code for this paper has been changed from RUAV to SLAV. All other aspects of the examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer ALL questions. Candidates will be required to write their answers in Russian.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE from each section. Answers to questions in Section A will require candidates to write answers relating to MORE THAN ONE author/film-maker/figure.
Questions in Section A should be answered with reference to TWO OR MORE works of autobiography or self-representation. These works should not be drawn from only one topic taught for the paper.
Questions on this paper will be split into SIX sections, each section relating to a specific topic. Candidate must answer THREE questions and no more than ONE question from each section. Candidates may not draw on the same material for more than ONE answer.
Candidates for this paper must answer THREE questions. The question in Section A is compulsory. Candidates for this paper may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than one question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.3 to Sl.2. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, at least ONE from EACH section. Candidates may not draw substantially on material they intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.5 to Sl.4.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions of which AT LEAST ONE must be taken from Section A. Candidates may not draw substantially on material which they have used in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper. Each answer in Sections B and C must refer to AT LEAST TWO works.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.10 to Sl.6. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions: ONE question from Section A and TWO questions from Section B. Candidates must ensure that both answers in Section B refer substantively to at least ONE written text. Candidates may not draw substantially on material they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.2 to Sl.7. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, AT LEAST ONE from each section. Candidates may not draw substantially on material they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.9 to Sl.8. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer ANY THREE questions. Candidates may not draw substantially on material they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Uk.1 to Sl.9. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE from EACH section. Candidates may not draw substantially on material they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.7 to Sl.11. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE from EACH section. Candidates may not draw substantially on material they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.8 to Sl.12. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE from EACH section. Candidates may not draw substantially on material they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE from EACH section. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
In accordance with Regulation 23(d) of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, candidates may offer in place of one of the designated papers from Schedule Ib,1 two long essays of not fewer than 3,500 words and not more than 4,000 words in length including footnotes but excluding bibliography. The essays must be in answer to questions published by the Faculty at the division of the Michaelmas and Lent Terms respectively, and must be submitted not later than 12 noon on the first Friday of the Full Lent and Easter Terms respectively. There will be between two and four questions published per paper at each occurrence.
1For the Tripos in 2015, the papers available for examination by Long Essay will be:
Fr.3 Love, violence, and power in France, 1100–1500
Fr.4 Rethinking the human: French literature, thought, and culture, 1500–1700
Fr.5 Revolutions in writing: 1700–1900
Fr.6 Innovation and upheaval: deformation and reformulation in the 20th and 21st centuries
Ge.2 German history and thought since 1750
Ge.5 Modern German culture I, 1750 to 1914
Ge.6 Modern German culture II
It.4 Autobiography and self-representation in Italian culture
It.5 Italian identities: place, language, and culture
NL.1 Introduction to Neo-Latin literature, from 1350 to 1700
Pg.4 Self, family, nation, and Empire in Lusophone literature
Sl.4 Russian culture from the Golden Age to the Silver Age
Sl.6 Russian culture after 1953
Sl.7 Soviet and Russian cinema
Sp.3 Medieval Iberian and Spanish Golden Age culture
Sp.4 Modern Spanish culture and history
Sp.5 Spanish-American culture and history
The code for this paper has been changed from RUC1 to SLC1. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
There will be two questions. Candidates will be required to answer BOTH questions.
The code for this paper has been changed from RUC2 to SLC2. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to select ONE text only and answer the relevant questions in Russian. Answers should be between 800 and 1,000 words long. Candidates for this paper may not draw substantially on material they have used in their dissertation(s) or that they intend to use in scheduled paper examinations.
The title of this paper has been changed from French literature, thought, and history from 1690–1799 to Enlightenment and its limits. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE from EACH section. Candidates for this paper may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates will be required to show knowledge from two or more regions. Scripts as a whole must show knowledge of cinema from two or more of the paper’s specified language areas (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan). Candidates for this paper may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than one question on the same paper.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates may answer ANY THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates may answer ANY THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
Candidates may answer ANY THREE questions. Candidates may not use substantially the same material in more than ONE answer.
The commentary question will only draw on a restricted range of lines or passages rather than the full range across all texts taught. Students will be informed of the details at the start of the course.
Candidates for this paper must answer THREE questions. The question in Section A is compulsory. Candidates for this paper may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than one question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.3 to Sl.2. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates will be required to answer Question 1 and TWO other questions, at least ONE from Section B. Candidates may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.5 to Sl.4.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE of which must be taken from Section A. Candidates may not answer more than ONE question from Section A and are required to answer at least ONE question from Section C. Candidates may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper. Each answer in Sections B and C must refer to AT LEAST TWO works.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.10 to Sl.6. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions: ONE question from Section A and TWO questions from Section B. Candidates must ensure that both answers in Section B refer substantively to at least ONE written text. Candidates may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.2 to Sl.7. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, AT LEAST ONE from each section. Candidates may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.9 to Sl.8. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates will be required to answer Question 1 and TWO questions from Section B. Candidates will not be permitted to answer questions from Section C. Candidates may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Uk.1 to Sl.9. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE from EACH section Candidates may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Uk.2 to Sl.10. All other aspects of the written examination for this paper remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions chosen from THREE different sections. Candidates may not use substantially the same material for more than ONE answer.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.7 to Sl.11. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE from EACH section. Candidates may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
The code for this paper has been changed from Ru.8 to Sl.12. All other aspects of the written examination remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE from EACH section. Candidates may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE from EACH section. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE question on the same paper.
All other papers remain unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Music give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2015, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Music Tripos will be changed as follows:
The assessed recital, which will take place before an audience that may consist of staff, students, and others, including External and Internal Examiners, shall consist of an instrumental or vocal recital of at least 12 minutes of music and not more than 15 minutes on stage.
Entrance, exit, tuning, and times between pieces or songs etc. will form part of the allotted 15 minutes. If the recital is too long or too short it may be stopped and/or penalized by up to 2% for each minute or part of minute outside the times prescribed (normally to a maximum of 10%).
Two copies of one of the three submissions must be submitted to the Chair of Examiners so as to arrive not later than 2 p.m. on the last Thursday of Full Lent Term. Two copies of the two further submissions must be submitted to the Chair of Examiners so as to arrive not later than 2 p.m. on the fifteenth day of Full Easter Term.
The assessed recital shall consist of an instrumental or vocal recital of at least 16 minutes of music and not more than 20 minutes on stage. Entrance, exit, tuning, and times between pieces or songs etc. will form part of the allotted 20 minutes. If the recital is too long or too short it may be stopped and/or penalized by up to 2% for each minute or part thereof outside the times prescribed (normally to a maximum of 10%).
Two copies of one of the three compositions must be submitted to the Chair of Examiners so as to arrive not later than 2 p.m. on the last Tuesday of Full Lent Term. Two copies of the two further compositions must be submitted to the Chair of Examiners so as to arrive not later than the fourth day of Full Easter Term.
The paper will be of three hours’ duration. Candidates will be required to answer three questions in total: one compulsory question which will be concerned with the interaction of words and music in a single song; and two further questions from a broader choice.
Candidates will be required to submit brief abstracts of the two essays to the Course Co-ordinator, countersigned by the supervisor concerned, outlining the nature of the two projects. Each abstract should be 50–100 words long. The first abstract must be submitted not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination; the second abstract must be submitted not later than the fourth day of the Full Lent Term preceding the examination. The candidate must obtain approval of the first proposed subject by the Undergraduate Teaching Committee of the Faculty Board not later than the end of Full Michaelmas Term; approval of the second proposed subject must be obtained not later than the division of Lent Term. The first portfolio essay must be submitted to the Chair of Examiners so as to arrive not later than 2 p.m. on the last Thursday of Full Lent Term. The second portfolio essay must be submitted to the Chair of Examiners so as to arrive not later than 2 p.m. on the eleventh day of Full Easter Term.
Two copies of one of the three compositions must be submitted to the Chair of Examiners so as to arrive not later than 2 p.m. on the last Tuesday of Full Lent Term. Two copies of the two further compositions must be submitted to the Chair of Examiners so as to arrive not later than the fourth day of Full Easter Term.
The assessed recital, which will take place before an audience that may consist of staff, students, and others, including External and Internal Examiners, shall consist of an instrumental or vocal recital of at least 25 minutes of music and not more than 35 minutes on stage.
Up to 3 minutes of the performance can be a spoken introduction to the recital or part of the recital. The spoken introduction does not form part of the 25 minutes of music.
Entrance, exit, tuning, and times between pieces or songs etc. form part of the allotted 35 minutes.
If the recital is too long or short it may be stopped and/or penalized by up to 2% for each minute or part of minute outside the times prescribed (normally to a maximum of 10%).
All other papers remain unchanged.
Full details about examinations can be found at: https://www.mus.cam.ac.uk/intranet/undergrad-resources/Examinations.
The Faculty Board of Divinity give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2015, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Tripos will be changed as follows:
This paper will be assessed by a three-hour written examination. Candidates will be required to provide an exegesis of one out of three passages from the prescribed texts, and answer one question from each of the three sections A, B, and C. Section A will consist of four questions on the story of David in 1–2 Samuel. Section B will consist of four questions on the archaeological, historical, social, and religious context of the story of David. Section C will consist of four questions on the development of the David tradition in the rest of the Old Testament.
The assessment will consist of the submission of two essays, each of no more than 5,000 words in length, on topics chosen by the candidates in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20(a) (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 437).
The examination will take the form of a three-hour written paper, containing at least 16 questions divided into two sections: Section A – themes in theology and natural science; Section B – perspectives on the dialogue between theology and science. Candidates will be required to attempt four questions, including at least one from each section.
The examination for this paper will consist of a three-hour written paper which will be divided into two sections, A and B, corresponding to the set topics. Each section will contain at least eight questions. Candidates will be required to attempt four questions, including at least one from each section.
The examination will take the form of a three-hour written paper, containing at least 18 questions. The paper will be divided into six sections: (a) introduction: creaturehood in general; (b) theological conceptions of the human being after evolution; (c) theological conceptions of the human being neuroscience; (d) open-ended aspects of creaturehood (technology and transhumanism); (e) the relatedness of creatures in science and theology; and (f) theology and exobiology. Candidates will be required to attempt three questions, with no more than one taken from each section.
The paper will be assessed by means of a three-hour examination consisting of 12 questions divided into two sections corresponding to the two halves of the course outline. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, including one from each section of the paper.
All other papers remain unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Divinity give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2015, the form of the examination for the following paper for the Bachelor of Theology will be changed as follows:
The examination for the paper shall take the form of a three-hour written paper in place of the mixed mode of assessment previously specified. Candidates shall be required to answer four questions from a choice of at least 12.
All other papers remain unchanged.