2010
H I G H E R S C H O O L C E R T I F I C AT E
S P E C I M E N E X A M I N AT I O N
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 2–5
30 marks
• Attempt Questions 1–3
• Allow about 1 hour for this section
Section II
Pages 6–8
20 marks
• Attempt Questions 4–5
• Allow about 50 minutes for this section
Section I — Prescribed Text – Homer, Iliad VI
30 marks
Attempt Questions 1–3
Allow about 1 hour for this section
Answer each question in a SEPARATE writing booklet. Extra writing booklets are available.
Question 1 (8 marks)
Translate the following extract into ENGLISH.
“ \W Kivrkh, tiv~ ga;r tauvthn oJdo;n hJgemoneuvsei…
eij~ [Ai>do~ dΔ ou[ pwv ti~ ajfivketo nhi÷ melaivnhÛ.”
}W~ ejfavmhn: hJ dΔ aujt ivkΔ ajmeivbeto di`a qeavwn:
“ diogene;~ Laertiavdh, polumhvcanΔ ΔOdusseu`,
mhv tiv toi hJgemovno~ ge poqh; para; nhi÷ melevsqw,
iJsto;n de; sthvsa~ ajnav qΔ iJstiva leuka; petavssa~
h|sqai: th;n dev kev toi pnoih; Borevao fevrhÛs in.
ajllΔ oJpovtΔ a]n dh; nhi÷ diΔ ΔWkeanoi`o perhvshÛ~,
e[nqΔ ajkthv te lavceia kai; a[lsea Persefoneivh~,
makraiv tΔ ai[geiroi kai; ijt evai wjlesivkarpoi,
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:
e[nqa dΔ e[peiqΔ, h{rw~, crimfqei;~ pevla~, w{~ se keleuvw,
bovqron ojruvxai o{son te pugouvs ion e[nqa kai; e[nqa,
ajmfΔ aujtw`Ê de; coh;n cei`sqai pa`s in nekuvessi,
prw`ta melikrhvtwÊ, metevpeita de; hJdevi> oi[nwÊ,
to; trivton au\qΔ u{dati: ejpi; dΔ a[lfita leuka; paluvnein.”
HOMER, Odyssey X, 501–520
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Question 2 (12 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet.
(a)
Read the extract, then 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;
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}~ ejnaivs imo~ ei[h,
pri;n tlaivh pavssasqai ejdhtuvo~ hjde; poth`to~,
pri;n luvsasqΔ eJtavrou~ kai; ejn ojfqalmoi`s in ijdevsqai…
ajllΔ eij dh; provfrassa piei`n fagevmen te keleuvei~,
lu`son, i{nΔ ojfqalmoi`s in 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.
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:
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HOMER, Odyssey X, 378–394
(i)
Briefly describe the circumstances under which Circe asks the question
at the beginning of the extract.
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(ii)
Why did Odysseus demand the oath referred to in line 381?
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(iii)
Comment on Circe’s process of transforming the pigs, comparing it with
the original enchantment.
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Question 2 (continued)
(b)
Read the extract, then answer the questions that follow.
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HOMER, Odyssey X, 487–498
(i)
Explain the reasons for Circe’s remark in line 489.
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(ii)
Explain the irony in the last two lines.
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End of Question 2
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In your answer you will be assessed on how well you:
■ demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the prescribed text relevant to the
question
■ present a logical and cohesive response to the question, supported by references to the
text
Question 3 (10 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet.
Answer the following question by writing an essay of about three writing booklet
pages (approximately 400 words) in length.
‘Odysseus has crossed a fundamental boundary, normally closed to mortals,
which separates the real and unreal worlds.’
Analyse the Circe episode in Odyssey X in relation to this statement.
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Section II — Non-prescribed Text
20 marks
Attempt Questions 4–5
Allow about 50 minutes for this section
Answer each question in a SEPARATE writing booklet. Extra writing booklets are available.
In your translations you will be assessed on how well you:
■ demonstrate an 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 4 (15 marks)
Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.
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 eijs i kai; ajntolai; ΔHelivoio,
nh`a me;n e[nqΔ ejlqovnte~ ejkevlsamen ejn yamavqoisin,
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.
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.
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 4 continues on page 7
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Question 4 (continued)
Vocabulary
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
(a)
What case is potamoi`o (line 1)?
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(b)
With which word is ejk (line 6) linked?
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(c)
What form of the verb is oijsevmenai (line 10)?
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(d)
Describe how Elpenor met his death.
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(e)
Translate into ENGLISH lines 1–12 of the extract (Aujta;r … cevonte~)
End of Question 4
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Question 5 (5 marks)
Attempt either (a) or (b).
(a)
Translate into ENGLISH lines 13–19 of the extract (aujta;r… ejruqrovn) on
page 6.
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OR
(b)
Translate the following 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.
End of paper
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