UNIVERSIDADES PÚBLICAS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y VALORACIÓN

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Curso 2017-2018 CALIFICACIÓN: Las cuestiones 1ª, 2ª y 4ª se valorarán sobre 2 puntos cada una, la
pregunta 3ª sobre 1 punto y la pregunta 5ª sobre 3 puntos. TIEMPO: 90 minutos.
MATERIA: INGLÉS

OPCIÓN A
QUESTIONS

Romanian’s Medieval Marital Prison 1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No
marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) Biertan’s marital prison was situated far away from Biertan.
b) Despite the Bishop’s policy, several couples in Biertan couldn’t save their marriage.
Biertan is a Transylvanian village that feels frozen in time. Horse-drawn (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
carts are still a part of daily life, and local residents gather to trade their
wares in a cobbled village square. At the heart of the village, next to a 15th- 2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do
century fortified church that stands on a hill, there is a small building with a not copy from the text.
a) What was this marital prison like?
very small room. For 300 years, couples whose marriages were on the rocks b) Why did the Bishop, with his marital prison, try to avoid divorces?
would find themselves here, locked away for up to six weeks by the local (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
bishop in hope that they would iron out their problems and avert a divorce.
3.- Find the words in the text that mean:
It may sound like a nightmare, but records show that this form of marriage a) meet (paragraph 1)
b) in trouble (paragraph 1)
counselling in Transylvania was rather effective. “Thanks to this blessed
c) fix (paragraph 2)
building, in the 300 years that Biertan had the bishop’s seat, we only had one d) try (paragraph 3)
divorce,” said Biertan’s current priest. Today, the small, dark prison is a (Puntuación máxima: 1 punto)
museum. The room has low ceilings and thick walls, and is equipped with a
table and chair, a storage chest and a bed that looks small enough to belong 4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets
to a child. As couples attempted to repair their marriages inside this tiny when given.
a) Last year, the number of divorces was much _______ (high) than ever before, as
space, everything had to be shared, from a single pillow and blanket to the _______ (show) by the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
lone table setting. b) I’d prefer to spend six weeks in prison instead of _______ (get) a divorce, which
_______ (mean) I’d have to leave home and children.
Lutheranism was the religion that governed most aspects of Biertan’s life. c) I don’t remember the name of that Biertan bishop _______ story is written on that
Although divorce was allowed under certain circumstances, such as adultery, church wall in order _______ justify his actions.
it was preferred that couples attempt to save their union. So, a couple seeking d) Complete the following sentence to report what was said.
divorce would voluntarily visit the bishop, who would send them to the “What shall I do next?”
marital prison to see if their differences could be reconciled before they He asked ___________________________________________________ .
(Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
parted ways. The prison was then an instrument to keep society in the old
Christian order. It also protected women and children, who were dependent 5.- Write about 150 to 200 words on the following topic.
on the family unit to survive. Single life vs. married life. What would be best for you? Explain your choice.
(Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos)