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1 2007 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Classical Greek Extension Total marks 50 General Instructions Reading time 10 minutes Working time 1 hour and 50 minutes Write using black or blue pen Section I Pages marks Attempt Questions 1 2 Allow about 1 hour and 10 minutes for this section Section II Pages marks Attempt either Question 3 or Question 4 Allow about 40 minutes for this section 332

2 Section I Prescribed Text Homer, Odyssey X 35 marks Attempt Questions 1 2 Allow about 1 hour and 10 minutes for this section Answer each question in a SEPARATE writing booklet. Extra writing booklets are available. In Question 1 you will be assessed on how well you: demonstrate your understanding of the text by translating into idiomatic and fluent English interpret the relationship between words and structures analyse language and/or contextual features of the prescribed extract Question 1 (25 marks) Marks (a) Translate the following extract into ENGLISH. 15 \W Kivrkh, tiv~ ga;r tauvthn ojdo;n hjgemoneuvsei 501 eij~ [Ai>do~ dδ ou[ pwv ti~ ajfivketo nhi melaivnhû. }W~ ejfavmhn: hj dδ aujtivkδ ajmeivbeto di`a qeavwn: diogene;~ Laertiavdh, polumhvcanδ ΔOdusseu`, mhv tiv toi hjgemovno~ ge poqh; para; nhi melevsqw, 505 ijsto;n de; sthvsa~ ajnav qδ ijstiva leuka; petavssa~ h sqai: th;n dev kev toi pnoih; Borevao fevrhûsin. ajllδ ojpovtδ a]n dh; nhi diδ ΔWkeanoi`o perhvshû~, e[nqδ ajkthv te lavceia kai; a[lsea Persefoneivh~, makraiv tδ ai[geiroi kai; ijtevai wjlesivkarpoi, 510 nh`a me;n aujtou` kevlsai ejpδ ΔWkeanw`Ê baqudivnhû, aujto;~ dδ eij~ ΔAi?dew ijevnai dovmon eujrwventa. e[nqa me;n eij~ ΔAcevronta Puriflegevqwn te rjevousi Kwvkutov~ qδ, o}~ dh; Stugo;~ u{datov~ ejstin ajporrwvx, pevtrh te xuvnesiv~ te duvw potamw`n ejridouvpwn: 515 e[nqa dδ e[peiqδ, h{rw~, crimfqei;~ pevla~, w{~ se keleuvw, bovqron ojruvxai o{son te pugouvsion e[nqa kai; e[nqa, ajmfδ aujtw`ê de; coh;n cei`sqai pa`sin nekuvessi, prw`ta melikrhvtwê, metevpeita de; hjdevi> oi[nwê, to; trivton au\qδ u{dati: ejpi; dδ a[lfita leuka; paluvnein. 520 HOMER, Odyssey X, Question 1 continues on page 3 2

3 Question 1 (continued) Marks (b) Read the extract, then, without translating, answer the questions that follow. TivfqΔ ou{tw~, ΔOduseu`, katδ a[rδ e{zeai i\so~ ajnauvdwê qumo;n e[dwn, brwvmh~ dδ oujc a{pteai oujde; poth`to~ h\ tinav pou dovlon a[llon oji?eai: oujdev tiv se crh; 380 deidivmen: h[dh gavr toi ajpwvmosa kartero;n o{rkon. }W~ e[fatδ: aujta;r ejgwv min ajmeibovmeno~ proseveipon: w\ Kivrkh, tiv~ gavr ken ajnhvr, o}~ ejnaivsimo~ ei[h, pri;n tlaivh pavssasqai ejdhtuvo~ hjde; poth`to~, pri;n luvsasqδ ejtavrou~ kai; ejn ojfqalmoi`sin ijdevsqai 385 ajllδ eij dh; provfrassa piei`n fagevmen te keleuvei~, lu`son, i{nδ ojfqalmoi`sin i[dw ejrivhra~ ejtaivrou~. }W~ ejfavmhn: Kivrkh de; die;k megavroio bebhvkei rjavbdon e[cousδ ejn ceiriv: quvra~ dδ ajnevwêxe sufeiou`, ejk dδ e[lasen siavloisin ejoikovta~ ejnnewvroisin. 390 oij me;n e[peitδ e[sthsan ejnantivoi, hj de; diδ aujtw`n ejrcomevnh prosavleifen ejkavstwê favrmakon a[llo. tw`n dδ ejk me;n melevwn trivce~ e[rreon, a}~ pri;n e[fuse favrmakon oujlovmenon, tov sfin povre povtnia Kivrkh: HOMER, Odyssey X, (i) Briefly describe the circumstances under which Circe asks the question at the beginning of the extract. 2 (ii) Why did Odysseus demand the oath referred to in line 381? 2 (iii) (iv) Comment on Circe s rjavbdo~ (line 389) and its function. Comment on Circe s process of transforming the pigs, comparing it with the original enchantment. 2 4 End of Question 1 3

4 In Question 2 you will be assessed on how well you: demonstrate an understanding of the prescribed text present an argument supported by references to the text Question 2 (10 marks) Marks Choose ONE of the following questions. Write an essay of two to three pages in length. (a) Odysseus has crossed a fundamental boundary, normally closed to mortals, 10 which separates the real and unreal worlds. Analyse the Circe episode in Odyssey X in relation to this statement. OR (b) Analyse the relationship between Odysseus and his companions in the Circe 10 episode in Odyssey X. 4

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6 Section II Non-prescribed Text 15 marks Attempt either Question 3 or Question 4 Allow about 40 minutes for this section Answer the question in a SEPARATE writing booklet. In your answer you will be assessed on how well you: demonstrate your understanding of the relationship between English and Homeric or Classical Greek with regard to language structure convey meaning accurately and idiomatically demonstrate your understanding of the appropriate Greek style Question 3 (15 marks) Translate the following extract into ENGLISH. Odysseus and his companions return to Aeaea and perform funeral rites for Elpenor. Aujta;r ejpei; potamoi`o livpen rjovon ΔWkeanoi`o nhu`~, ajpo; dδ i{keto ku`ma qalavssh~ eujrupovroio nh`sovn tδ Aijaivhn, o{qi tδ ΔHou`~ hjrigeneivh~ oijkiva kai; coroiv eijsi kai; ajntolai; ΔHelivoio, nh`a me;n e[nqδ ejlqovnte~ ejkevlsamen ejn yamavqoisin, 5 ejk de; kai; aujtoi; bh`men ejpi; rjhgmi`ni qalavssh~. e[nqa dδ ajpobrivxante~ ejmeivnamen ΔHw` di`an. \Hmo~ dδ hjrigevneia favnh rjododavktulo~ ΔHwv~, dh; tovtδ ejgw;n ejtavrou~ proi?ein ej~ dwvmata Kivrkh~ oijsevmenai nekro;n ΔElphvnora teqnhw`ta. 10 fitrou;~ dδ ai\ya tamovnte~, o{qδ ajkrovtato~ provecδ ajkthv, qavptomen ajcnuvmenoi, qalero;n kata; davkru cevonte~. aujta;r ejpei; nekrov~ tδ ejkavh kai; teuvcea nekrou`, tuvmbon ceuvante~ kai; ejpi; sthvlhn ejruvsante~ phvxamen ajkrotavtwê tuvmbwê eujh`re~ ejretmovn. 15 ÔHmei`~ me;n ta; e{kasta dieivpomen: oujdδ a[ra Kivrkhn ejx ΔAi?dew ejlqovnte~ ejlhvqomen, ajlla; mavlδ w\ka h\lqδ ejntunamevnh: a{ma dδ ajmfivpoloi fevron aujth`ê si`ton kai; kreva polla; kai; ai[qopa oi\non ejruqrovn. HOMER, Odyssey XII, 1 19 Question 3 continues on page 7 6

7 Question 3 (continued) ku`ma ajntolaiv yamavqoisin ajpobrivxante~ proi?ein fitrouv~ ajkthv teuvcea ceuvante~ ejpi; sthvlhn ejruvsante~ phvxamen ejretmovn dieivpomen ejntunamevnh wave rising places sands having slept I sent forth logs headland armour having raised having dragged a monument onto it we fastened oar we performed having adorned herself OR Question 4 (15 marks) Translate the passage into CLASSICAL GREEK. Since Demosthenes was unable to persuade the generals and the soldiers, the army remained inactive. Finally the soldiers themselves decided to fortify the place. As the greater part of it was strongly protected by nature, there was no need for a wall on all sides. When the Lacedaemonians heard of these events, they were unable to come immediately on account of a festival which they were celebrating. Meanwhile the Athenians, having completed their work, left Demosthenes there with five ships and took most of the fleet away towards Sicily. End of paper 7

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Friday 17 May 2013 Morning AS GCE CLASSICS: CLASSICAL GREEK F372/01 Classical Greek Verse and Prose Literature *F320180613* Candidates answer on the Question Paper. OCR supplied materials: Insert (inserted)