plumiSatire and fiction: OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation questions
Every OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation exam question on Satire and fiction, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 17 questions on Satire and fiction, as a list
- June 2024, Roman City Life, Q14(a) (1 mark): What is the name of the narrator of this story? [1]
- June 2024, Roman City Life, Q14(c) (1 mark): Why does Trimalchio sit here? [1]
- June 2024, Roman City Life, Q15(a) (2 marks): How does Trimalchio draw attention to himself as he enters the dining room in lines 3–10? Make two points. 1 2 [2]
- June 2024, Roman City Life, Q15(b) (1 mark): How could one of these points show Trimalchio’s wealth and success? [1]
- June 2024, Roman City Life, Q17(c) (2 marks): Horace invented the names of Nomentanus, Porcius, Balatro and Nasidienus to create humour. How does Horace use one of these names to amuse his readers? [2]
- June 2023, Roman City Life, Q15 (3 marks): Source H: Trimalchio tries to impress his guests with his knowledge. 15 Give three ways in which Trimalchio shows his lack of intelligence in this passage. 1 2
- June 2023, Roman City Life, Q19 (15 marks): Answer Question 19 or 20. You must use any suitable literature you have studied to support your answer. 19 ‘Trimalchio is a thoroughly unpleasant character, but
- June 2022, Roman City Life, Q11 (1 mark): Source G: Encolpius and his friends visit Trimalchio’s house. 11 Why does Encolpius almost fall over and injure himself at the start of the passage? [1]
- June 2022, Roman City Life, Q12 (4 marks): Source G: Encolpius and his friends visit Trimalchio’s house. 12 What do Trimalchio’s wall paintings tell us about his character? Make two points. 1. 2. [4]
- June 2022, Roman City Life, Q13(a) (2 marks): Apart from wall paintings, with what else does Trimalchio try and impress his visitors in Source G? Make two points. 1. 2. [2]
- June 2022, Roman City Life, Q13(b) (3 marks): In what ways does Trimalchio try to impress his guests later in the story? Using your knowledge of the rest of the story, make three points. 1. 2. 3. [3]
- June 2022, Roman City Life, Q14 (2 marks): Source H: Juvenal describes the dangers of walking in Rome at night. 14 How does Juvenal show that the drunk man is annoyed? [2]
- June 2022, Roman City Life, Q17 (4 marks): Source I: Juvenal talks of the dangers of being robbed in Rome. 17 How does Juvenal, by his use of language, emphasise the dangers of being attacked by thieves
- November 2021, Roman City Life, Q12 (6 marks): Source H: Juvenal discusses the dangers of living in the city. 12 How does Juvenal emphasise the dangers of walking through the streets of Rome? Make three poin
- November 2021, Roman City Life, Q16(b) (1 mark): ‘I wouldn’t forgive him, by god, if he overlooked a fish.’ Which character wants to see the cook punished in Source J? [1]
- November 2021, Roman City Life, Q17 (2 marks): Source J: A slave brings in a pig for the guests at Trimalchio’s Dinner Party. 17 How does Trimalchio show his power in this scene? [2]
- November 2021, Roman City Life, Q20 (15 marks): Answer one of the following questions. You should refer to any of the literature you have studied to support your argument. 20 ‘Living simply and sensibly is th
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