Eindexamen engels vwo 2001 tijdvak 2 – opgaven en antwoorden

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opgave 1Tekst 1 Eliot’s man

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What picture of George Henry Lewes is painted in Juliet Kepl’s letter?

Of a man

who behaved honourably in the light of his peculiar domestic circumstances.

who destroyed his marriage by starting a relationship with someone else.

whose philosophy of marriage was ahead of its time.

whose unfortunate choice of both wife and mistress made him an object of ridicule.

opgave 2Tekst 2 Saving the kids

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What point in text 2 is illustrated by the cartoon?

Children need to be shielded from the violent influence of television.

It would take drastic measures to pull present-day children out of their passivity.

Television has a far more corrupting effect on youth than cannabis.

Today’s youth culture forces children to conform to destructive patterns of behaviour.

opgave 3Tekst 3 This is a picture you can trust

31p

Who must have paid for the advertisement?

The British fur industry.

The British government.

The Council of Europe.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

opgave 4Tekst 4 De volgende tekst…

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Welke drie zaken komen in de loop van de passage vast te staan over de ik-persoon?

Schrijf de nummers op van de juiste beweringen.

1 Hij besefte pas na een poos dat er een storm op komst was.

2 Hij probeerde aan de politie te ontkomen door op een schip het land te ontvluchten.

3 Hij had, toen hij in Grimsby aankwam, de hele dag nog niets gegeten.

4 Hij had een mountainbike meegenomen op zijn reis naar IJsland.

5 Hij was van plan dezelfde reisroute te volgen als een man genaamd Dufferin.

6 Hij had zijn reis tevoren tot in detail geregeld.

7 Hij was al vaker in IJsland geweest.

8 Hij werd zeeziek zodra hij aan boord van de Dettifoss gestapt was.

opgave 5Tekst 5 Education goes global

Kies bij iedere open plek het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven mogelijkheden.

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For

Meanwhile,

Moreover,

Yet

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foreign governments

institutions abroad

research centres

the Open University

71p

controlling

devaluating

internationalising

upgrading

81p

encourage

lose out to

outclass

91p

Big money

Global know-how

Substantial sponsoring

101p

a great number

none

only the less profitable

111p

also

instead

merely

nevertheless

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active in exploiting

aware of the costs of

reluctant to support

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computerised

global

more respectable

more speculative

opgave 6Tekst 6 Two for joy…

How does the writer introduce the subject of the article? With the view that twins are A a blessing. B a nightmare. C a twist of fate.

What becomes clear about Mengele’s experiments from paragraphs 3 and 4? A The all-pervading evil of Nazism ruled out their potential value. B They merely served to gratify Mengele’s aspiration to a place in history. C They were proof of Mengele’s unshakable belief in Nazism.

What is the point made in paragraph 5? A In modern socio-biology, biased judgments are inevitable. B Nazi practices have made socio-biology a politically sensitive issue. C Nazism, socio-biology and racism stem from a common mindset.

Op welke kwestie heeft ‘this philosophical fault-line’ (alinea 6) betrekking? Geef je antwoord door middel van een citaat.

Which of the following statements is in line with paragraphs 7 and 8? A All children born from the same parents are genetically identical. B Genetic research has made it possible to engineer multiple births. C Genetic research has shown the majority of twins to be identical. D Identical twins provide essential material for research into genetic properties.

Citeer het zinsgedeelte uit alinea 8 dat de doelstelling van onderzoek bij tweelingen weergeeft.

Which statement is correct on the subject of the nature versus nurture debate, judging from paragraph 10? The outcome of twins research A confirms Marx’ main point. B counterbalances Marx’ ideas. C is partly based on Marx’ theory.

Citeer uit alinea’s 10 en 11 de twee zinsgedeeltes waarin Matt Seaton typeert op welke manier Lawrence Wright met het onderwerp van zijn boek omgaat.

opgave 7Tekst 7 Why there’s no place like home for Lord Elgin’s

looted treasure In alinea 1 neemt Neal Ascherson een standpunt in over de ‘Elgin Marbles’.

Why was that, judging from paragraph 3? A As an incomplete work of art the Elgin Marbles were not considered worth retaining. B The British felt that relations with Greece had suffered long enough because of the Elgin Marbles. C The Greeks were able to prove that their claim to the Elgin Marbles was justified. D The idea that there were no reasons left to retain the Elgin Marbles had gained wide support.

What is implied in paragraph 5 about Christopher Hitchens’ book? A It belittles both the beauty and the historical value of the Elgin Marbles. B It contradicts time-worn arguments supporting the return of the Elgin Marbles. C It is bound to renew public interest in the curious attraction held by the Elgin Marbles D It will contribute to a reopening of the debate about the return of the Elgin Marbles. ‘I have always respected the marbles but never loved them’ (lines 58–60).

What becomes clear from paragraph 6? A Both cultural and national considerations should decide the right to ownership of the Elgin Marbles. B In claiming guardianship of the Elgin Marbles the British are not as unemotional as they would like to appear. C The Greek claim to the Elgin Marbles is not reasonable in view of Greece’s turbulent past. ‘you have to ask what the new owners get out of it’ (lines 87–88).

Which answers does Ascherson give, judging from paragraphs 7–10? Schrijf de nummers op van de drie juiste antwoorden. 1 The possession of the sculptures suited the British idea that Greek art should be preserved for posterity. 2 The sculptures suited the Victorians’ image of themselves as carrying on the great civilisation of classical Greece. 3 To the Victorians the sculptures had come to symbolise the invulnerability of the British Empire. 4 The realistic style of the sculptures was considered to express what the Victorians saw as civilised. 5 The youth, gender and perfection of the sculpted figures appealed to the spirit of Victorian times.

What does Ascherson suggest in ‘not least … British’ (lines 98–100) about Sir David Wilson’s words? A They were cowardly. B They were in bad taste. C They were needlessly sarcastic. D They were not seriously meant.

With which words could ‘That was … democracy.’ (lines 121–126) also begin? A At least, that was… B For that was… C However, that was… D Moreover, that was…

What is the story of the ‘Stone of Destiny’ (line 183) meant to illustrate? A Britain’s claim on the Elgin Marbles lacks solid ground. B The British greatly overestimate the mystical influence of the Elgin Marbles. C The Greeks should acknowledge the symbolic quality of the Elgin Marbles.

Which of the following is true of paragraph 13 in relation to paragraph 12? A It adds an argument to the one put forward in paragraph 12. B It contradicts the point made in paragraph 12. C It draws a conclusion from the information given in paragraph 12. D It illustrates the thought outlined in paragraph 12.