Section I — Prescribed Text – Herodotus, Book VI

40 marksAttempt Questions 1–3Allow about 1 hour and 10 minutes for this section

MarksQuestion 1 (20 marks)

Translate BOTH extracts into ENGLISH.

14Klei-sqevnh" de; sigh;n poihsavmeno" e[lexe ej" mevson tavde:Æ “Andre" paido;" th'" ejmh'" mnhsth're", ejgw; kai; pavnta"Æ uJmeva" ejpainevw, kai; pa'sin uJmi'n, eij oi|ovn te ei[h, cari-Æ zoivmhn a]n, mhvt∆ e{na uJmevwn ejxaivreton ajpokrivnwn mhvteÆ tou;" loipou;" ajpodokimavzwn: ajll∆ ouj ga;r oi|av tev ejstiÆ mih'" pevri parqevnou bouleuvonta pa'si kata; novonÆ poievein, toi'si me;n uJmevwn ajpelaunomevnoisi tou'de tou'Æ gavmou tavlanton ajrgurivou eJkavstw/ dwreh;n divdwmiÆ th'" ajxiwvsio" ei{neken th'" ejx ejmeu' gh'mai kai; th'"Æ ejx oi[kou ajpodhmivh", tw'/ de; ∆Alkmaivwno" Megaklevi>Æ ejgguw' pai'da th;n ejmh;n ∆Agarivsthn novmoisi toi'siÆ ∆Aqhnaivwn.Æ Famevnou de; ejggua'sqai Megaklevo"ejkekuvrwto oJ gavmo" Kleisqevnei>.

(b)

6Ceirwsavmenoi de; th;n ∆Erevtrian kai; ejpi-scovnte" ojlivga" hJmevra" e[pleon ej" th;n ∆Attikh;n,katevrgontev" te pollo;n kai; dokevonte" taujta; tou;"∆Aqhnaivou" poihvsein, ta; kai; tou;" ∆Eretrieva" ejpoivhsan,kai; h\n ga;r oJ Maraqw;n ejpithdewvtaton cwrivon th'"∆Attikh'" ejnippeu'sai kai; ajgcotavtw th'" ∆Eretrivh", ej"tou'tov sfi kathgeveto ÔIppivh" oJ Peisistravtou.

∆Aqhnai'oi de; wJ" ejpuvqonto tau'ta, ejbohvqeonkai; aujtoi; ej" to;n Maraqw'na.

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Question 2 (10 marks)

Read the extract, then answer the questions that follow. Use the extract and yourknowledge of the text in your answers.

(a) Identify the speaker.

(b) Explain briefly why the speaker is addressing Callimachus.

(c) Explain the official role and duties of Callimachus.

(d) Assess the use of rhetorical features in this speech. 4

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Æ ∆En soi; nu'n, Kallivmace, ejsti; h] katadoulw'saiÆ ∆Aqhvna" h] ejleuqevra" poihvsanta mnhmovsuna lipevsqaiÆ ej" to;n a{panta ajnqrwvpwn bivon, oi|a oujde; ÔArmovdiov"Æ te kai; ∆Aristogeivtwn leivpousi. nu'n ga;r dh;, ejx ou|Æ ejgevnonto ∆Aqhnai'oi, ej" kivndunon h{kousi mevgiston. kai;Æ h]n mevn ge uJpokuvywsi toi'si Mhvdoisi, devdoktai ta;Æ peivsontai paradedomevnoi ÔIppivh/, h]n de; perigevnhtaiÆ au{th hJ povli", oi{h tev ejsti prwvth tw'n ÔEllhnivdwnÆ polivwn genevsqai...

Æ tau'ta w\n pavnta ej" se; nu'n teivnei kai; ejkÆ sevo h[rthtai: h]n ga;r su; gnwvmh/ th'/ ejmh'/ prosqh'/, e[stiÆ toi patriv" te ejleuqevrh kai; povli" prwvth tw'n ejn th'/Æ ÔEllavdi, h]n de; th;n tw'n ajpospeudovntwn th;n sum-Æ bolh;n e{lh/, uJpavrxei toi tw'n ejgw; katevlexa ajgaqw'nÆ ta; ejnantiva.Æ

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