OCR Oxford Cambridge and RSA Tuesday 7 June 2022 — Afternoon GCSE (9—1) Classical Greek J292102 Prose Literature A Time allowed: 1 hour

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Answer all the questions. 1 Read the passage and answer the question. ἐβουλεύσατό ποτε ὁ Καμβύσης στρατείαν ἐπὶ τοὺς μακροβίους Αἰθίοπ�... �ς οἰκουμένους Λιβύης ἐπὶ τῇ νοτίᾳ θαλάττῃ. ἔδοξε δὲ αὐτῷ πρῶτον κατόπτας ἀποστέλλειν, ὀψομένους τε τὴν ἐν τούτοις τοῖς Αἰθίοψι λεγομένην εἶναι ἡλίου τράπεζαν εἰ ἔστιν ἀληθῶς, καὶ πρὸς ταύτῃ τὰ ἄλλα κατοψομένους, δῶρα δὲ τῷ λόγῳ φέροντας τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν. Translation: Once, Cambyses planned an expedition against the long-lived Ethiopians who dwelt in Libya by the southern sea. He decided to dispatch spies first to see if what, amongst these Ethiopians, is said to be the Table of the Sun really exists, and in addition to this to spy out other things, ostensibly bringing gifts to their king. Tales from Herodotus XV(B) (The Ethiopians) 1.1–7 How does Herodotus’ language in this passage create an impression of deception? You should make two points, each supported by close reference to the Greek. 1 ....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... [4] 5 3 © OCR 2022 Turn over 2 Read the passage and answer the questions. ἡ μὲν δὴ τράπεζα τοῦ ἡλίου καλουμένη λέγεται εἶναι τοιάδε. Καμβύσῃ δὲ ὡς ἔδοξε πέμπειν τοὺς κατασκόπους, αὐτίκα μετεπέμπετο ἐξ Ἐλεφαντίνης πόλεως τῶν Ἰχθυοφάγων ἀνδρῶν τινας ἐπισταμένους τὴν Αἰθιοπίδα γλῶτταν. ἐπεὶ δὲ ἀφίκοντο, ἔπεμπεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τοὺς Αἰθίοπας, ἐντειλάμενος ἃ λέγειν χρῆν, δῶρα φέροντας πορφυροῦν τε εἷμα καὶ χρυσοῦν στρεπτὸν περιαυχένιον καὶ ψέλια καὶ μύρου ἀλάβαστρον καὶ φοινικείου οἴνου κάδον. Tales from Herodotus XV(B) (The Ethiopians) 1.14–21 (a) ἡ μὲν δὴ τράπεζα ... τοιάδε (line 1): what has Herodotus told us, before this passage, about the food which is placed on the Table of the Sun? ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [2] (b) μετεπέμπετο … ἐπισταμένους τὴν Αἰθιοπίδα γλῶτταν (lines 2–3): (i) whom did Cambyses summon from Elephantine? ...................................................................................................................................... [1] (ii) why were these men a sensible choice for his mission? ...................................................................................................................................... [1] (c) πορφυροῦν τε εἷμα … καὶ ψέλια (lines 5–6): which three gifts are mentioned here? 1 ................................................................................................................................................ 2 ................................................................................................................................................ 3 ................................................................................................................................................ [3] (d) Why do you think Cambyses sent gifts? ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [2] 5 4 © OCR 2022 3 Read the passage and answer the questions. εἰς τούτους δὴ οὖν τοὺς ἄνδρας ὡς ἀφίκοντο οἱ Ἰχθυοφάγοι, διδόντες τὰ δῶρα τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν ἔλεγον τάδε, “βασιλεὺς ὁ Περσῶν Καμβύσης βουλόμενος φίλος καὶ ξένος σοι γενέσθαι ἡμᾶς τε ἀπέπεμψεν, εἰς λόγους ἐλθεῖν κελεύων, καὶ δῶρα ταῦτά σοι δίδωσι, οἷς καὶ αὐτὸς μάλιστα ἥδεται χρώμενος.” Tales from Herodotus XV(B) (The Ethiopians) 1.28–33 (a) τούτους ... τοὺς ἄνδρας (line 1): in addition to their height, what two things has Herodotus already highlighted as special about these people? 1 ................................................................................................................................................ 2 ................................................................................................................................................ [2] (b) εἰς λόγους ἐλθεῖν κελεύων (line 3): what do the envoys say they have been ordered to do by Cambyses? ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [1] (c) καὶ δῶρα … χρώμενος (line 4). Pick out and translate a three-word Greek phrase which emphasises that Cambyses placed a high value upon the gifts he sent. Greek phrase: .......................................................................................................... English translation: .......................................................................................................... [2] 5 © OCR 2022 Turn over BLANK PAGE PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE 6 © OCR 2022 4* Read the passage and answer the question. λαβὼν δὲ τὸ εἷμα τὸ πορφυροῦν ἤρετο ὅ τι εἴη καὶ ὅπως πεποιημένον· εἰπόντων δὲ τῶν Ἰχθυοφάγων τὴν ἀλήθειαν περὶ τῆς πορφύρας καὶ τῆς βαφὴς, δολεροὺς μὲν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἔφη εἶναι, δολερὰ δὲ αὐτῶν τὰ εἵματα. δεύτερον δὲ περὶ τοῦ χρυσοῦ περιαυχενίου ἤρετο καὶ περὶ τῶν ψελίων· ἐξηγουμένων δὲ τῶν ᾿Ιχθυοφάγων, γελάσας ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ νομίσας αὐτὰ εἶναι πέδας εἶπεν ὡς παρ’ ἑαυτοῖς εἰσι ῥωμαλεώτεραι τούτων πέδαι. Tales from Herodotus XV(B) (The Ethiopians) 2.1–9 In this passage, how does Herodotus make the exchange between two different cultures tense and entertaining? In your answer you may wish to consider: • the king’s questions and the visitors’ replies • how the king shows his opinion of the gifts You must refer to the Greek and discuss Herodotus’ use of language. 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