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2O25 OCR A Level Latin H443/04 Verse
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Oxford Cambridge and RSA Monday 16 June 2025 – Afternoon A Level Latin
H443/04 Verse Literature
Time allowed: 2 hours You must have:
- the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet Do not use:
- a dictionary INSTRUCTIONS
- Use black ink.
- Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown.
- Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
- Answer one question in Section A, one question in Section B and one question in Section C. INFORMATION
- The total mark for this paper is 75.
- The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
- Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
- This document has 12 pages. ADVICE
- Read each question carefully before you start your answer. © OCR 2025 [601/8254/4] OCR is an exempt Charity DC (PQ) 352056/3 Turn over
‘vix tandem, magnis Ithaci clamoribus actus, composito rumpit vocem et me destinat arae. adsensere omnes et, quae sibi quisque timebat, unius in miseri exitium conversa tulere. iamque dies infanda aderat; mihi sacra parari 5 et salsae fruges et circum tempora vittae. eripui, fateor, leto me et vincula rupi, limosoque lacu per noctem obscurus in ulva delitui dum vela darent, si forte dedissent. nec mihi iam patriam antiquam spes ulla videndi 10 nec dulces natos exoptatumque parentem, quos illi fors et poenas ob nostra reposcent effugia, et culpam hanc miserorum morte piabunt. quod te per superos et conscia numina veri, per si qua est quae restet adhuc mortalibus usquam 15 intemerata fides, oro, miserere laborum tantorum, miserere animi non digna ferentis.’ Virgil, Aeneid II. 128– 144 (e) composito … destinat arae (line 2): whose actions are described here? [1] (f)* adsensere omnes … non digna ferentis (lines 3–17): what makes this such a powerful and emotional section of Sinon’s speech? You should refer both to the content and to the language of the passage. [15] © OCR 2025 H443/04 Jun25 Turn over
2 Read the following passages and answer the questions. conventum tamen et pactum et sponsalia nostra tempestate paras iamque a tonsore magistro pecteris et digito pignus fortasse dedisti? certe sanus eras. uxorem, Postume, ducis? dic qua Tisiphone, quibus exagitere colubris. 5 ferre potes dominam salvis tot restibus ullam, cum pateant altae caligantesque fenestrae, cum tibi vicinum se praebeat Aemilius pons? aut si de multis nullus placet exitus, illud nonne putas melius, quod tecum pusio dormit - 10 pusio, qui noctu non litigat, exigit a te nulla iacens illic munuscula, nec queritur quod et lateri parcas nec quantum iussit anheles? sed placet Ursidio lex Iulia: tollere dulcem cogitat heredem, cariturus turture magno 15 mullorumque iubis et captatore macello. Juvenal, Satire 6. 25– 40 (a) What has Juvenal just said about the Silver Age? [1] (b)* How do these lines convey Juvenal’s outrage and disbelief that Postumus is getting married? You should refer both to the content and to the language of the passage. [15] © OCR 2025 H443/04 Jun
Section B Answer one question from this section. 3 Read the following passage and answer the questions. arma diu senior desueta trementibus aevo circumdat nequiquam umeris et inutile ferrum cingitur, ac densos fertur moriturus in hostes. aedibus in mediis nudoque sub aetheris axe ingens ara fuit iuxtaque veterrima laurus 5 incumbens arae atque umbra complexa penates. hic Hecuba et natae nequiquam altaria circum, praecipites atra ceu tempestate columbae, condensae et divum amplexae simulacra sedebant. ipsum autem sumptis Priamum iuvenalibus armis 10 ut vidit, ‘quae mens tam dira, miserrime coniunx, impulit his cingi telis? aut quo ruis?’ inquit. ‘non tali auxilio nec defensoribus istis tempus eget; non, si ipse meus nunc adforet Hector. huc tandem concede; haec ara tuebitur omnes, 15 aut moriere simul.’ sic ore effata recepit ad sese et sacra longaevum in sede locavit. ecce autem elapsus Pyrrhi de caede Polites, unus natorum Priami, per tela, per hostes porticibus longis fugit et vacua atria lustrat 20 saucius. illum ardens infesto vulnere Pyrrhus insequitur, iam iamque manu tenet et premit hasta. ut tandem ante oculos evasit et ora parentum, concidit ac multo vitam cum sanguine fudit. hic Priamus, quamquam in media iam morte tenetur, 25 non tamen abstinuit nec voci iraeque pepercit: ‘at tibi pro scelere,’ exclamat, ‘pro talibus ausis di, si qua est caelo pietas quae talia curet, persolvant grates dignas et praemia reddant debita, qui nati coram me cernere letum 30 fecisti et patrios foedasti funere vultus.’ Virgil, Aeneid II. 509– 539 © OCR 2025 H443/04 Jun
(a) arma diu … in hostes (lines 1–3): which aspects of Virgil’s description create sympathy for Priam? [4] (b) hic Hecuba … sedebant (lines 7–9): what makes this an appropriate simile? [2] (c) ipsum autem … inquit (lines 10–12): how does Virgil show the foolishness of Priam’s actions? [2] (d) Translate non tali auxilio … locavit (lines 13–17). [5] (e)* ecce autem … funere vultus (lines 18–31): how does Virgil make this a dramatic and emotional passage? You should refer both to the content and to the language of the passage. [15] © OCR 2025 H443/04 Jun25 Turn over
(a) Translate plurima sunt … fritillo (lines 1–5). [5] (b) Explain the reference to bullatus (line 5). [1] (c) nec melius … gula (lines 6–10): how does the young man behave as a result of his father’s influence? [3] (d) cum septimus annus … culina (lines 10–14): (i) why might you expect a Roman boy’s behaviour to change at the age of seven? [1] (ii) what, according to Juvenal, actually happens? [3] (e)* quid suadet … cinaedis (lines 15–30): how does Juvenal draw attention to the negative effects of bad parenting in this passage? You should refer both to the content and to the language of the passage. [15] © OCR 2025 H443/04 Jun25 Turn over
5 Read the following passage and answer the questions. sic epulis functi sic dant sua corpora somno, et positis iuxta secubuere toris: causa, repertori vitis quia sacra parabant, quae facerent pure, cum foret orta dies. noctis erat medium. quid non amor improbus audet? 5 roscida per tenebras Faunus ad antra venit: utque videt comites somno vinoque solutos, spem capit in dominis esse soporis idem. intrat et huc illuc temerarius errat adulter, et praefert cautas subsequiturque manus. 10 venerat ad strati captata cubilia lecti, et felix prima sorte futurus erat; ut tetigit fulvi saetis hirsuta leonis vellera, pertimuit sustinuitque manum, attonitusque metu rediit, ut saepe viator 15 turbatum viso rettulit angue pedem. inde tori qui iunctus erat velamina tangit mollia, mendaci decipiturque nota. ascendit spondaque sibi propiore recumbit, et tumidum cornu durius inguen erat. 20 interea tunicas ora subducit ab ima: horrebant densis aspera crura pilis. cetera temptantem subito Tirynthius heros reppulit: e summo decidit ille toro. fit sonus, inclamat comites et lumina poscit 25 Maeonis: inlatis ignibus acta patent. ille gemit lecto graviter deiectus ab alto, membraque de dura vix sua tollit humo. ridet et Alcides et qui videre iacentem, ridet amatorem Lyda puella suum. 30 veste deus lusus fallentes lumina vestes non amat, et nudos ad sua sacra vocat. Ovid, Fasti 2. 327– 358 © OCR 2025 H443/04 Jun
Section C Answer one question from this section. You must use material from the parts of the text you have studied in English, where relevant, as well as those parts you have read in Latin. 6* ‘There is nothing positive in Aeneid Book 2.’ To what extent do you agree? [20] 7* ‘Juvenal’s view of humanity is overwhelmingly pessimistic and negative.’ From your reading of Satires 3, 14, and 15, how far do you agree with this statement? [20] 8* To what extent do you think that crime and immorality are Ovid’s main focus in Fasti 2? [20] END OF QUESTION PAPER 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. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download from our public website (www.ocr.org.uk) after the live examination series. If OCR has unwittingly failed to correctly acknowledge or clear any third-party content in this assessment material, OCR will be happy to correct its mistake at the earliest possible opportunity. For queries or further information please contact The OCR Copyright Team, The Triangle Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 8EA. OCR is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. © OCR 2025 H443/04 Jun
GCE Latin H443/04: Verse Literature
A Level
Mark Scheme for June 2025 Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
H443/04 Mark Scheme June 2025
MARKING INSTRUCTIONS
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H443/04 Mark Scheme June 2025
Multiple Choice Question Responses When a multiple choice question has only a single, correct response and a candidate provides two responses (even if one of these responses is correct), then no mark should be awarded (as it is not possible to determine which was the first response selected by the candidate). When a question requires candidates to select more than one option/multiple options, then local marking arrangements need to ensure consistency of approach. Contradictory Responses When a candidate provides contradictory responses, then no mark should be awarded, even if one of the answers is correct. 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.
- 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.
H443/04 Mark Scheme June 2025
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Major error
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H443/04 Mark Scheme June 2025
- Subject Specific Marking Instructions Guidance on applying the marking grids for set text translation. The overall principle in assessing each section is the proportion (out of 5) of sense achieved. Marks Description 5 Accurate translation with one slight error allowed 4 Mostly correct 3 More than half right 2 Less than half right 1 Little recognisable relation to the meaning of the Latin. 0 No response worthy of credit One approach for each section is given. Acceptable alternatives will be illustrated during Standardisation, but examiners should assess on its own merits any approach that satisfactorily conveys the meaning of the Latin – the crucial consideration being the extent to which every Latin word is satisfactorily rendered in some way in the English. Where marks of 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 are applicable, the overall proportion of meaning conveyed in the section is the only consideration. The determination of what constitutes a 'slight' or 'major' error is only necessary when it is the only error in a section; this distinction will then determine whether a mark of 5 or 4 is appropriate. The classification below should be seen only as a general guide, the intention of which is to maintain standards year-on-year. Lead markers should consider each instance on its own merits, in the context of the passage and the section. It is likely that some errors may be regarded as 'major' if they appear in a relatively short and straightforward section, whereas in longer or more complex sections they are more likely to be a 'slight' error.
