Oxford History Aptitude Test 2013

I also found it quite an interesting extract. The details given about the preparation of the crucifix did strike me as odd but was actually quite an intriguing insight into the level of religious devotion (or superstition) that permeated the medieval world. The sly dig at women in the last sentence provided ample material for speculating on feminine stereotypes. And yeah I agree as its setting is in an Abbey and the the discussion in source revolves mainly around religious matters with fleeting mentions of temporal matters, like class and wealth, I struggled to use to source to paint a picture, if only a limited one, of social structure in the 14th century.

Does anyone know how long approx til we find out result? 😓


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Alright, way to go making the rest of us mortals feel good!


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Don't get you.

The test proved to me that i am not oxford material. I know some people found it but i found question 2 BLOODY difficult . If that is the level they expect me to be inteeligent, i will never , not even untill WW3 breaks put , be able to handle it. I think i did Q1. C very well though.

Not everyone found the paper easy mate.

Bro, all you had to do was look at those objects and think of how the missionaries used them. How would their life be if they used them? E.g The presence of medical and surgical instruments and the Turkish trunk of medicines makes us understand that they did not visit hospitals or doctors for medical treatment. Rather they treated themselves as far as they could. And you could expand here and there. ???

Bro, all you had to do was look at those objects and think of how the missionaries used them. How would their life be if they used them? E.g The presence of medical and surgical instruments and the Turkish trunk of medicines makes us understand that they did not visit hospitals or doctors for medical treatment. Rather they treated themselves as far as they could. And you could expand here and there. ???

Ohk! Sorry but as I said, I will probably face difficulties as I forgot to fill in my candidate number on the answer sheets although I filled it in the facing sheet. Twill be discarded I think :"(

I used that point to talk that they posessed practical knowledge and advance my argument that they were committed to helping others. What do you think of that?

Also, what did you write about for 1(c)?

The test proved to me that i am not oxford material. I know some people found it easy but i found question 2 BLOODY difficult . If that is the level they expect me to be intelligent, i will never , not even untill WW3 breaks put , be able to handle it. I think i did Q1. C very well though. Part B ended up being so messy with a lot scratching and bad handwriting because i was just copying the stream of conscoiousness that was passing through my head. The content was good but i think they will just give a bad mark because it was so messy. I wrote something like the missionaries had extensive ties with the british traders from india and received loyalties from the british . I also said that perhaps they wete doing this in secrecy and that they were not very popular amongst the people . I also said tgat they lived there for a very long time and I acknowldged the fact that sometimes there isnt sufficient evidence due to the limitations of the source. Is this complete and utter bull****? Please just give a hollistic feedback i dont need any uplifts or reassurance. What did you guys write ?