plumiCleopatra’s relationships with Caesar and Mark Antony: OCR GCSE Ancient History questions
OCR GCSE Ancient History past-paper questions on Cleopatra’s relationships with Caesar and Mark Antony, 2021–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 18 questions on Cleopatra’s relationships with Caesar and Mark Antony, as a list
- June 2025, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q12 (5 marks): What can we learn from Passage C about Cleopatra’s relationship with Mark Antony? [5] Passage C So Cleopatra pretended to love Antony with passion, and with lit
- June 2025, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q13 (5 marks): Using details from Passage C, how accurate is Plutarch’s description of Cleopatra’s relationship with Mark Antony? [5] Passage C So Cleopatra pretended to love
- June 2025, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q14 (10 marks): Explain the significance of the birth of Caesarion. [10]
- June 2024, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q11(c) (1 mark): Which goddess did Cleopatra dress like, when she met Antony at Tarsus? [1]
- June 2024, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q12 (5 marks): What can we learn from Passage C about Cleopatra’s visit to Rome and her reception there? [5] Passage C But he (Caesar) earned the greatest disapproval from eve
- June 2024, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q13 (5 marks): Using details from Passage C, how accurate do you think Dio and / or Cicero’s accounts of Cleopatra’s visit to Rome and her reception are? [5] Passage C But he
- June 2024, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q15 (20 marks): To what extent do the ancient sources help us to understand whether Cleopatra’s downfall was caused by the rivalry between Antony and Octavian? You must use and
- June 2023, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q11(b) (1 mark): What is Cleopatra supposed to have hidden in before her first meeting with Caesar? [1]
- June 2023, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q11(c) (1 mark): What was the name of Octavian’s sister, who married Mark Antony? [1]
- June 2023, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q14 (10 marks): Explain the political and economic importance of Egypt for Rome. [10]
- June 2023, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q15 (20 marks): ‘For Cleopatra, the Battle of Actium was more important than any other event.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? You must use and analyse the anc
- June 2022, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q6(b) (2 marks): Identify two reasons why Mark Antony gave Cleopatra land. [2]
- June 2022, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q7 (5 marks): What can we learn from Passage B about Cleopatra’s relationship with Julius Caesar? [5] Passage B He even made love to queens, among whom was Eunoë, wife of Bog
- June 2022, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q8 (5 marks): Using details from Passage B, how accurate is Suetonius’ description of Cleopatra’s relationship with Julius Caesar? [5] Passage B He even made love to queens,
- June 2022, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q9 (10 marks): Explain the most significant reasons why Cleopatra and Mark Antony developed a relationship. [10]
- November 2021, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q6(a) (2 marks): Identify two reasons why Cleopatra needed Julius Caesar’s help. [2]
- November 2021, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q6(b) (1 mark): Give one reason why the death of Pompey the Great upset Julius Caesar. [1]
- November 2021, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q9 (10 marks): Explain why the relationship between Antony and Octavian broke down. [10]
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