plumiWomen in the home: OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation questions
Every OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation exam question on Women in the home, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 44 questions on Women in the home, as a list
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q5 (2 marks): Source B: Medea is talking to the women of Corinth about the difficulties of being a Greek. 5 Identify two ways that Medea feels life is difficult for Greek wiv
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q9 (2 marks): Source C: The Spartans have just been told of the disastrous defeat of their army at the battle of. 9 Why would Athenians have been surprised by this descriptio
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q10 (2 marks): Source C: The Spartans have just been told of the disastrous defeat of their army at the battle of. 10 Give two examples of freedoms Spartan women enjoyed that
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q11 (1 mark): Source C: The Spartans have just been told of the disastrous defeat of their army at the battle of. 11 How old were Spartan boys when their mothers gave them up
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q12(a) (2 marks): Give two duties of a Spartan wife in addition to the care of children. 1 2 [2]
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q12(b) (1 mark): Choose one of these duties. What does it tell us about how women were viewed in Sparta? [1]
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q16(a) (2 marks): State two things that a Roman matrona might be expected to do to promote her husband’s public reputation. 1 2 [2]
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q16(b) (1 mark): Choose one of these things. Why was it important for her husband’s public reputation? [1]
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q25 (3 marks): Source I: The funeral tribute of a husband to his wife Turia.. Source J: The gravestone of Hegeso. 25 Explain how the author of Source I shows that Turia is an
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q26 (6 marks): Source I: The funeral tribute of a husband to his wife Turia.. Source J: The gravestone of Hegeso. 26 Explain how Source I and Source J highlight the social sta
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q27 (6 marks): Source I: The funeral tribute of a husband to his wife Turia.. Source J: The gravestone of Hegeso. 27 Explain whether Source I or Source J is more reliable in p
- June 2025, Women in the Ancient World, Q29 (15 marks): Answer Question 28 or Question 29. You must use any suitable classical sources you have studied to support your answer and make comparisons between Greece and R
- June 2024, Women in the Ancient World, Q8 (1 mark): Source C: From: ‘How to Train a Wife’ Xenophon, On Household Management [Oeconomicus]. 8 What was the title given to an Athenian wife? [1]
- June 2024, Women in the Ancient World, Q9 (2 marks): Source C: From: ‘How to Train a Wife’ Xenophon, On Household Management [Oeconomicus]. 9 Identify two of the areas of domestic life that Source C suggests are t
- June 2024, Women in the Ancient World, Q10 (1 mark): Source C: From: ‘How to Train a Wife’ Xenophon, On Household Management [Oeconomicus]. 10 Why might it have been hard for women to rear infant children at home?
- June 2024, Women in the Ancient World, Q11 (1 mark): Source C: From: ‘How to Train a Wife’ Xenophon, On Household Management [Oeconomicus]. 11 How were Athenian women controlled by their husbands to ensure that th
- June 2024, Women in the Ancient World, Q18 (2 marks): Source F: Pudicitia statue of a woman. 18 Identify two ways that a Roman woman was expected to look when appearing in public. 1 2 [2]
- June 2024, Women in the Ancient World, Q20 (2 marks): Source F: Pudicitia statue of a woman. 20 What rights did a husband have that his wife did not have? Make two points. 1 2 [2]
- June 2024, Women in the Ancient World, Q24 (8 marks): Source H: Pliny the Younger, letter to Calpurnia. 24 ‘A Roman wife’s relationship with her husband was a romantic one.’ How far do you agree with this statement
- June 2024, Women in the Ancient World, Q28 (15 marks): Answer Question 28 or Question 29. You must use any suitable classical sources you have studied to support your answer and make comparisons between Greece and R
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q8 (1 mark): Source C. 8 What type of monument is shown? [1]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q9(a) (2 marks): Select two details from Source C that tell us about Hegeso’s social status. 1 2 [2]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q9(b) (1 mark): Why would it have been important to Athenians to put these details on a monument? [1]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q10 (2 marks): Source C. 10 Give two household duties of a kyria. 1 2 [2]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q11 (2 marks): Source C. 11 Why would it have been hard for a kyria to carry out these duties? Make two points. 1 2 [2]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q12 (1 mark): Source C. 12 What responsibility did a kyria have in a symposium (drinking party)? [1]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q13 (2 marks): Source C. 13 Why were Athenian women expected to stay inside? Make two points. 1 2 [2]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q18 (2 marks): Source F. 18 Why is Turia worthy of praise in this passage? Make two points. 1 2 [2]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q19 (1 mark): Source F. 19 Give one reason why it was important for a Roman woman to have children. [1]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q20 (1 mark): Source F. 20 Give one duty of a female household slave other than cooking and cleaning. [1]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q21(a) (2 marks): Give two household duties of a Roman matrona. Do not include producing children. 1 2 [2]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q21(b) (1 mark): Why was one of these duties important? [1]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q22 (1 mark): Source F. 22 If a Roman married couple divorced, who had custody of the children? [1]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q23 (2 marks): Source F. 23 Why was it easy for a woman in a sine manu marriage to get divorced? Make two points. 1 2 [2]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q24 (3 marks): Source F. 24 List three activities that a rich Roman woman could do that a poor woman would be unable to. Make three points. 1 2 3 [3]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q25 (2 marks): Source F. 25 What public events were Roman women allowed to attend? Make two points. 1 2 [2]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q26 (1 mark): Source F. 26 What was the punishment for a married Roman woman who was found to have had an affair with a slave? [1]
- June 2023, Women in the Ancient World, Q27 (8 marks): Source G. 27 ‘Roman women who had sexual relationships with men outside their own marriage were treated worse than prostitutes.’ How far do you agree with this
- June 2022, Women in the Ancient World, Q3 (2 marks): Source A. 3 Why were Athenian women expected to stay indoors? Make two points. 1 2 [2]
- June 2022, Women in the Ancient World, Q4 (2 marks): Source B. 4 What can we tell about Athenian women from this passage? Make two points. 1 2 [2]
- June 2022, Women in the Ancient World, Q27 (3 marks): Source J. 27 Explain how the location shown in the image reflects on Ampharete. [3]
- June 2022, Women in the Ancient World, Q28 (6 marks): Source J. Source K. 28 Explain how these sources show us that having children was important for young women in Athens and Rome. [6]
- June 2022, Women in the Ancient World, Q29 (6 marks): Source J. Source K. 29 Explain how far these sources show that the death of a child was considered less important than the death of a mother, in both Greece and
- November 2021, Women in the Ancient World, Q12 (8 marks): Source D. 12 “Women had no power in Athens except in their own homes.” How far do you agree with this statement? Use Source D as a starting point and your own k
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