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State of IsraelMinistry of EducationExam type: Bagrut for high schools .אBagrut for external examinees .בExam date: Summer 2011Exam number: 904041 For external examinees – 45Appendix: Syllabus (for Exam 45 only) English translation (3)

Hebrew and World Literature

For Olim 2 points

Instructions to examinees.Duration of exam: Two hours and 45 minutes .א:Exam structure and breakdown of points .ב This exam consists of four parts. Part I: Poetry (Medieval Poetry, Bialik's Poetry,

20th-Century Poetry) Part II: Short Story Part III: Drama Part IV: Novel and Other Fiction All parts of the exam are compulsory. Answer the questions according to the following instructions: In Part I (Poetry), answer two questions (24 points). In Part II (Short Story), answer two questions (24 points). For Parts III (Drama) and IV (Novel and Other

Fiction), answer one question in each part (each question – 26 points; total – 2x26 = 52 points).

:Material that may be used in the exam .ג (1) A dictionary of the student's choice. (2) Internal examinees: a printed list of works studied

in class. (3) External examinees: the attached syllabus.:Special instructions .ד (1) At the beginning of each answer, write the

number of the part and of the question you are answering.

(2) Do not use examples from the same work in more than one answer.

(3) Internal examinees: You must attach the printed list of works studied in class to the answer booklet.

Write only in the answer booklet. Use separate pages for everything you want to use as draft material (outlines etc.). Write "טיוטה" at the top of each draft page. Writing draft material outside the answer booklet could disqualify the exam!

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רומאןוספריקריאה פרקרביעי: כלהפרקיםבבחינההםחובה.

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רשימתהיצירותשנלמדו.

מה כל נפרדים, בעמודים בלבד, הבחינה במחברת כתובוכדומה(. חישובים פרקים, )ראשי כטיוטה לכתוב שברצונךרשום"טיוטה"בראשכלעמודטיוטה.רישוםטיוטותכלשהןלפסילת לגרום עלול הבחינה למחברת שמחוץ דפים על

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Hebrew and World Literature, Summer 2011, No. 904041, 45 + Appendix: Syllabus (only for Exam 45)

QuestionsPart I – Poetry

(Medieval Poetry, Bialik's Poetry, 20th-Century Poetry)

Answer two of the questions 1-14 (each question – 12 points).

Medieval Poetry

1. Read the following poem and answer the question below.

כאבירב/שלמהאבןגבירול

Explain the last two stanzas [בתים])חפישהראה...( of the poem and explain,

too, how they relate to the poet's description of his pain in the previous

stanzas of the poem.

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2. Two poems written by Shmuel Hanagid - "ובינךביניהים" and "אמיבכור" - appear below, followed by a question.

Read the poem that you studied (only one) and answer the question.

היםביניובינך/שמואלהנגיד

בכוראמי/שמואלהנגיד

The divide ]הפרדה[between the living and the dead is described in each of the poems by means of contrasts.

Describe two contrasts in the poem that you studied ("ובינךביניהים" or

.and explain how they reflect this divide ,("בכוראמי"/continued on page 4/



Bialik's Poetry3. Read the following poem and answer the question below.

לבדי/חייםנחמןביאליק

Describe and explain the relationship between the speaker and the Shechina

.Give examples to support your answer .]שכינה[






ואםישאלהמלאך/חייםנחמןביאליק

How is the poet's childhood described in the first two stanzas ]בתים[ of the

poem? Give examples to support your answer.



20th-Century Poetry


כתובבעפרוןבקרוןהחתום/דןפגיס

The expressions "son" and "my son" ]"ו"בניבן""[ appear in this poem.

What is the significance of each of these expressions? How do they help us

understand the poem.


עדות/דןפגיס

Explain the contrast between the first stanza]בית[ of the poem and the

poem's other two stanzas.

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7. Read the following poem and answer the question below. סכו"ם/דןפגיס

The poem ends with the lines:

Explain how these two lines relate to the entire poem.

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מייודע

מהיעלההמזלג.

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דפדוףבאלבום/דןפגיס

This poem describes different periods in a person's life.

Cite two descriptions of different periods in a person's life and explain how

they help us to understand the poem.




Zelda's Poetry


כאשרהייתפה/זלדה

How is the experience of longing ]געגועים[ portrayed in the poem? Explain

your answer and give examples.




10. Choose the poem by Zelda that you studied (only one of the poems below) and answer the question that follows:

שנייסודות/זלדהצפוראחוזתקסם/זלדה

כלשושנה/זלדה

Many of Zelda's poems use nature to convey their meaning. Explain this statement, giving examples. Base your answer on the poem that you studied. /continued on page 11/



Erez Biton's Poetry


שירזהרהאלפסיה/ארזביטון

Describe the change that has occurred in the life of Zohara Alfasia.

Explain and give examples of two ways in which this change is portrayed.





דברירקעראשוניים/ארזביטון

In this poem, how does the poet portray his parents and how does he portray

himself? Explain your answer, giving examples.





תקצירשיחה/ארזביטון

Explain the identity problem expressed in this poem. Give examples to

support your answer.





פגומים/ארזביטון

Explain how the poem's title, "פגומים", helps us to understand the meaning of

the poem.




Part II – Short Story Answer two of the questions 15-1� (each question – 12 points).

Note! In questions 15-16, do not base your answers on the story "אהבהסיפור".

15. Place and time (e.g. day, night, the seasons of the year) have different functions in a story. They can act as background, a symbol, a means of portraying the characters and so on.

Explain the function of place and time in a short story you studied.

16. In many stories, there is tension between characters who have different opinions about life.

Describe two situations in which this kind of tension was present in a story you studied and explain how these situations contributed to the story.

"סיפוראהבה"/אהרןאפלפלד

17. In "אהבהסיפור", events from the past influence the lives of the characters. Explain this statement, giving examples.




Part III – DramaAnswer one of the questions 1�-24 (26 points).18. Sophocles' Tragedies (Antigone, Oedipus) and Shakespeare's Tragedies (Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth) What is the central conflict in a tragedy you studied? Explain how two of the minor characters in a tragedy you studied help to

portray the conflict. Sophocles' Tragedies19. Antigone Explain how love (between family members or between a man and woman)

is expressed in the play Antigone and explain its role in the tragic plot of the play.

20. Oedipus Oedipus' character traits led him, on one hand, to success and, on the other,

to a terrible calamity ]אסון[. Explain this statement, basing your answer on examples from the play. Shakespeare's Tragedies21. Hamlet The murder of one's father ]אברצח[ is a central theme in the play Hamlet. Describe how Hamlet and Laertes ]לארטס[ cope with their father's murder

and explain what we can learn about each of the sons from the way he copes with the murder.

22. King Lear Explain the contrast between Goneril and Regan ]ורגןגונריל[ on one hand, and

Cordelia ]קורדליה[ on the other. In your answer, give three examples of this contrast from the tragedy.

23. Othello Iago ]יאגו[ could be described as the character that keeps the plot moving.

Explain this statement on the basis of two of Iago's relationships with two of the characters in the tragedy.

24. Macbeth Blood is a central motif in the tragedy Macbeth. Describe three scenes in which this motif appears and explain how they help

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Part IV – Novel Studied in Class and Guided Reading

Answer one of the questions 25-26 (26 points).

25. Describe two of the turning points in a novel you studied or in another

fiction book and explain why they are turning points, in your opinion.

26. Different elements in a work, such as symbols and motifs, dreams and

hallucinations, and minor characters help to portray the inner life ]הנפשחיי[

of the central characters.

Describe two such elements in a novel you studied or in another fiction book and explain what we can learn from them about the inner life of a central

character in this work.

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