Types of Context

If you examine how an author’s personal life experiences influenced their text, you are primarily looking at:

• Political context

• Philosophical context

• Geographical context

• Biographical context

When studying The Crucible by Arthur Miller, all of the following would be ‘crucial’ to study except which type of context?

• Biographical context

• Religious context

• Scientific context

• Historical context

If a text features new technological developments and discoveries, it would be especially helpful to examine its:

• Economic context

• Scientific context

• Biographical context

• Psychological context

When learning that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author of the Sherlock Holmes series) was influenced by the short stories of Edgar Allen Poe, you would be learning about the:

• Economic context

• Literary context

• Religious context

• Geographical context

If faith and spirituality are significant to the story, it is especially important to look at the:

• Religious context

• Scientific context

• Political context

• Geographical context

When studying The Great Gatsby, if you focused on understanding The Roaring Twenties and how it relates to the text, you would be primarily studying the historical context and the:

• Cultural context

• Scientific context

• Religious context

• Geographical context

The fact that JK Rowling got the idea for the Harry Potter novels while delayed on a train is an example of:

• Political context

• Economic context

• Biographical context

• Psychological context

If an author is raising questions about the meaning of existence and the nature of reality, it would be helpful to better understand the work’s:

• Scientific context

• Literary context

• Economic context

• Philosophical context

If you see a special focus in the text on inner thinking and the human mind, it would be good to look at the work’s:

• Literary context

• Psychological context

• Geographical context

• Economic context

When a text deals with borders and interactions between different societies, it’s especially important to examine the:

• Scientific context

• Literary context

• Geographical context

• Psychological context