plumiMyth and symbols of power: OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation questions
Every OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation exam question on Myth and symbols of power, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 25 questions on Myth and symbols of power, as a list
- June 2025, Myth and Religion, Q8 (8 marks): Source D: A scene from the Temple of Apollo at Bassae showing the Amazonomachy and a. 8 ‘The Amazonomachy on the Temple of Apollo at Bassae is more impressive t
- June 2024, Myth and Religion, Q7(b) (1 mark): Choose one of these stories and state why it was significant for the Greeks that built that temple. [1]
- June 2024, Myth and Religion, Q11(a) (1 mark): Name the person this altar was built in honour of. [1]
- June 2024, Myth and Religion, Q11(b) (2 marks): Give two details about where in Rome this altar was located. 1 2 [2]
- June 2024, Myth and Religion, Q11(c) (3 marks): Name three gods shown on this altar. 1 2 3 [3]
- June 2023, Myth and Religion, Q3(b) (1 mark): Why might a Greek city decide to put mythological stories on their temples? [1]
- June 2023, Myth and Religion, Q16(a) (1 mark): What is the name of this religious structure? [1]
- June 2023, Myth and Religion, Q16(b) (1 mark): Where in Rome was the structure shown in Source H originally located? [1]
- June 2023, Myth and Religion, Q16(c) (1 mark): Why was this an appropriate place for this structure? [1]
- June 2023, Myth and Religion, Q17 (2 marks): Source H: A reconstruction of a Roman religious building. 17 State two ways that this structure was decorated to promote fertility and prosperity of the Roman E
- June 2023, Myth and Religion, Q18 (8 marks): Source I: An extract from the Res Gestae Divi Augusti in which Augustus recalls his. Source J: The Prima Porta of Augustus. 18 ‘The focus of the Augustus of Pri
- June 2022, Myth and Religion, Q7(b) (1 mark): Why was this myth a suitable topic for the temple on which it was sculpted? [1]
- June 2022, Myth and Religion, Q12(a) (1 mark): On which religious structure are the scenes in Source G sculpted? [1]
- June 2022, Myth and Religion, Q12(c) (1 mark): Some scholars have identified the character labelled B in Source G to be Aeneas. Give one piece of evidence from Source G to support this view. [1]
- June 2022, Myth and Religion, Q13(a) (2 marks): Describe one other scene sculpted on this religious structure. Give two details about this scene. 1 2 [2]
- June 2022, Myth and Religion, Q13(b) (1 mark): Why do you think the Romans chose to use this scene on this religious structure? [1]
- November 2021, Myth and Religion, Q3(b) (1 mark): Why did the Greeks who built the temple decide to use these myths? [1]
- November 2021, Myth and Religion, Q6(a) (1 mark): On which temple was Source D sculpted? [1]
- November 2021, Myth and Religion, Q6(b) (1 mark): On what part of the building was Source D sculpted? [1]
- November 2021, Myth and Religion, Q7 (2 marks): Source D: A sculpture of a battle scene. 7 Who fought against each other in the battle shown in Source D? [2]
- November 2021, Myth and Religion, Q8 (2 marks): Source D: A sculpture of a battle scene. 8 Give two ways in which Source D could be considered a successful sculpture. You must support your points with details
- November 2021, Myth and Religion, Q13(a) (1 mark): Identify the man sculpted in Source I. [1]
- November 2021, Myth and Religion, Q13(b) (2 marks): How is the sculptor trying to link this man to the gods? Give two details. 1. 2. [2]
- November 2021, Myth and Religion, Q13(c) (1 mark): How is the sculptor trying to emphasise this man’s political involvement? [1]
- November 2021, Myth and Religion, Q14 (1 mark): Source I: A statue of a Roman leader. 14 What is depicted in the centre of the breastplate worn by this man in Source I? [1]
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