OCR A Level Classical Civilisation H408/33 Politics of the Late Republic Practice Paper QUESTION PAPER AND ANSWER

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Source A: Cicero’s letter to Plancus in 43 BC Fam. 10. 6 … I would never think you yourself to be without good judgement, or for you to be without the good sense and loyalty of your brother and ... Furnius, yet still I wish for some advice to reach you under my influence. Therefore, believe me, Plancus, all those ranks of honour you have so far attained (and you have attained the most glorious of these); these will be regarded not as badges of honour, but as empty titles, unless you join yourself with the freedom of the Roman People and authority of the Senate. Separate yourself, I beg, from those whom you joined not by your own deliberate decision, but the chains of circumstance. In the confusion, several men have been called consular, although none is regarded as a consular unless they have shown true consular spirit towards the republic. Such therefore is your opportunity, firstly to separate yourself from disloyal citizens with whom you have nothing in common; then you should offer yourself to the senate as an advisor, leader and general; and lastly you must understand that peace cannot be achieved by merely putting down your weapons, but by dispelling the fear of conflict and slavery. If you feel and do this, then you will not only be a consul and a consular but a great one. Otherwise, your most distinguished and honourable titles; will not only be undistinguished, but will be the greatest dishonour. Good intention has prompted me to write these words, although they are a little harsh. Put them to the test of practice – which is the only method worthy of you – and you will find them to be true. 5 10 15 1 Where is Plancus at this time? [1] 2 Name two of the offices which existed on the cursus honorum which Cicero refers to when he writes ‘all those ranks of honour you have so far attained’ (lines 3–4). [2] 3 How convincing do you find Cicero’s message to be in this letter? Explain your answer with reference to Source A. [10] In the Late Republic, politicians relied on various forms of relationships such as amicitiae in order to gain political power. 4 Why might amicitiae have been particularly important for Cicero? [1] 5 What term, the opposite of amicitia, is used to express personal hostility in ancient Rome? [1] 6 Explain why amicitiae were considered to be the most important forms of relationship in the Late Republic. [10] 7* ‘Caesar was assassinated primarily because he failed to cultivate successful political relationships.’ Assess to what extent you agree with this view. You may use the themes of Source A as a starting point and your knowledge of Caesar’s career and assassination and you should justify your response. [20] [Section A Total: 45] 3 © OCR 2018 Practice paper H408/33 Section B Answer one of the following questions. Use classical sources, and secondary sources, scholars and/or academic works to support your argument. You should also consider possible interpretations of sources by different audiences. Either 8* ‘Cicero’s political career was defined by his strong relationships with Caesar and with Pompey.’ Discuss how accurate you believe this statement to be. [30] Or 9* Evaluate to what extent we can establish Cicero’s political principles from his written correspondence. [30] [Section B Total: 30] END OF QUESTION PAPER 4 © OCR 2018 Practice paper H408/33 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Copyright Information OCR is committed to seeking permission to reproduce all third-party content that it uses in its assessment materials. OCR has attempted to identify and contact all copyright holders whose work is used in this paper. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced in the OCR Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. 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C10044/1.1 Practice Paper A Level Classical Civilisation H408/33 Politics and the Late Republic MARK SCHEME Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes MAXIMUM MARK 75 Final Version This document consists of 19 pages H408/33 Mark Scheme Practice Paper 2 MARKING INSTRUCTIONS PREPARATION FOR MARKING ON RM ASSESSOR 1. Make sure that you have accessed and completed the relevant training packages for on-screen marking: RM Assessor Online Training; OCR Essential Guide to Marking. 2. Make sure that you have read and understood the mark scheme and the question paper for this unit. These are posted on the RM Cambridge Assessment Support Portal http://www.rm.com/support/ca. 3. Log-in to RM Assessor and mark the required number of practice responses (‘scripts’) and the required number of standardisation responses. 4. After the standardisation meeting: YOU MUST MARK 10 PRACTICE AND 10 STANDARDISATION RESPONSES BEFORE YOU CAN BE APPROVED TO MARK LIVE SCRIPTS. MARKING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Mark strictly to the mark scheme. 2. Marks awarded must relate directly to the marking criteria. 3. The schedule of dates is very important. It is essential that you meet the RM Assessor 50% and 100% deadlines. If you experience problems, you must contact your Team Leader (Supervisor) without delay. 4. If you are in any doubt about applying the mark scheme, consult your Team Leader by telephone, email or via the RM Assessor messaging system. 5. Crossed Out Responses Where a candidate has crossed out a response and provided a clear alternative then the crossed out response is not marked. Where no alternative response has been provided, examiners may give candidates the benefit of the doubt and mark the crossed out response where legible. Rubric Error Responses – Optional Questions Where candidates have a choice of question across a whole paper or a whole section and have provided more answers than required, then all responses are marked and the highest mark allowable within the rubric is given. Enter a mark for each question answered into RM assessor, which will select the highest mark from those awarded. (The underlying assumption is that the candidate has penalised themselves by attempting more questions than necessary in the time allowed.) Contradictory Responses When a candidate provides contradictory responses, then no mark should be awarded, even if one of the answers is correct. H408/33 Mark Scheme Practice Paper 3 Short Answer Questions (requiring only a list by way of a response, usually worth only one mark per response) Where candidates are required to provide a set number of short answer responses then only the set number of responses should be marked. The response space should be marked from left to right on each line and then line by line until the required number of responses have been considered. The remaining responses should not then be marked. Examiners will have to apply judgement as to whether a ‘second response’ on a line is a development of the ‘first response’, rather than a separate, discrete response. (The underlying assumption is that the candidate is attempting to hedge their bets and therefore getting undue benefit rather than engaging with the question and giving the most relevant/correct responses.) Short Answer Questions (requiring a more developed response, worth two or more marks) If the candidates are required to provide a description of, say, three items or factors and four items or factors are provided, then mark on a similar basis – that is downwards (as it is unlikely in this situation that a candidate will provide more than one response in each section of the response space.) Longer Answer Questions (requiring a developed response) Where candidates have provided two (or more) responses to a medium or high tariff question which only required a single (developed) response and not crossed out the first response, then only the first response should be marked. Examiners will need to apply professional judgement as to whether the second (or a subsequent) response is a ‘new start’ or simply a poorly expressed continuation of the first response. 6. Always check the pages (and additional objects if present) at the end of the response in case any answers have been continued there. If the candidate has continued an answer there then add a tick to confirm that the work has been seen. a. Where generic answer booklets are used, all pages must contain an annotation, or RM Assessor will not allow you to submit the script. Where no response is given by a candidate on a whole page the ‘BP’ annotation must be applied. b. Where additional objects are present, all pages must contain an annotation, or RM Assessor will not allow you to submit the script. Where no response is given by a candidate on a whole page the ‘BP’ annotation must be applied. 7. Where candidates have a choice of questions across a whole paper or a whole section and have provided more answers than required, then all responses are marked and the highest mark allowable within the rubric is given. Enter a mark for each question answered into RM assessor, which will select the highest mark from those awarded. (The underlying assumption is that the candidate has penalised themselves by attempting more questions than necessary in the time allowed.) 8. There is a NR (No Response) option. Award NR if: • there is nothing written at all in the answer space • OR there is a comment that does not in any way relate to the question (e.g. ‘can’t do, don’t know) • OR there is a mark (e.g. a dash, a question mark) that is not an attempt at the question. Note: Award 0 marks for an attempt that earns no credit (including copying out the question). H408/33 Mark Scheme Practice Paper 4 Team Leaders must confirm the correct use of NR with their examiners before live marking commences and should check this when reviewing scripts. 9. The RM Assessor comments box is used by your Team Leader to explain the marking of the practice responses. Please refer to these comments when checking your practice responses. Do not use the comments box for any other reason. If you have any questions or comments for your Team Leader, use the phone, the RM Assessor messaging system, or e-mail. 10. Assistant Examiners will send a brief report on the performance of candidates to their Team Leader (Supervisor) via email by the end of the marking period. The report should contain notes on particular strengths displayed as well as common errors or weaknesses. Constructive criticism of the question paper/mark scheme is also appreciated. 11. For answers marked by levels of response: a. To determine the level – start at the highest level and work down until you reach the level that matches the answer b. To determine the mark within the level, consider the following [Show More]

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