GCSE
Classical Civilisation
H408/32: Love and relationships
*1881827551*
A Level
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 all the questions in Section A and one question in Section B.
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 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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Section A
Start your answer to each 10, 20 and 30 mark question on a new page.
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Source A Sappho Collected fragments (Loeb 49, 96, 131)
Loeb 49
I used to love you, Atthis,
But that was a long time
ago! I thought you were like
A clumsy little girl.
Loeb 96
Often she turned her thoughts here
…Sardis
[…]*
Often she turned her thoughts here
[…]*
She honoured you as if you were a goddess 5
And she liked your songs best of all
But now she stands out among Lydian women!
Like the rosy-fingered moon
Among all the stars after sunset!
The light spreads over the salty sea 10
And the flowery fields! 15
The beautiful dew falls,
The roses and
The tender chervil
And the flowering melilot
Bloom.
She paces up and down,
She remembers gentle Atthis,
And the longing consumes her flighty soul!
Loeb 131
Atthis, the thought of me
Now repulses
you and you run
off to Andromeda.
1 Sappho was thought to have run a thiasos (a school for wealthy young women).
State two
things Sappho’s students might have been taught.
2 Explain how Sappho presents her relationship with Atthis in Source A. Use
references to
Source A to support your answer. [10] Plato gives a variety of perspectives about
how love is expressed in his writings, most of which refer to a connection between
souls beyond physical attraction.
3 State one of the two centuries in which Plato wrote and taught philosophy. [1]
4 State the name of any two of Plato’s philosophical works. [2]
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5 Explain how Plato presents desire for the body and desire for the mind differently.
[10]
6* Assess whether Sappho or Plato gives the more positive view of same sex
relationships in ancient Greek society.
You may use Source A and the other poems of Sappho you have studied as well as
your
knowledge of Plato’s ideas as a starting point in your answer.
[Section A Total: 45]
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Section B
Answer one question from this section.
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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
7* Discuss to what extent you agree that Plato’s and Seneca’s ideals of love were
different. [30] Or
8* ‘The poems of Sappho give a much better education about love and relationships for
women than those of Ovid.’ Discuss to what extent you agree with this statement.
You should refer to the poems of both Sappho and Ovid in your answer. [30]
[Section B Total: 30]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
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Classical Civilisation
H408/32: Love and relationships
*1881827551*
A Level
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 all the questions in Section A and one question in Section B.
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 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2025 [603/0726/2] DC (PQ) 352001/2
OCR is an exempt Charity
Turn over
Section A
Start your answer to each 10, 20 and 30 mark question on a new page.
, 2
Source A Sappho Collected fragments (Loeb 49, 96, 131)
Loeb 49
I used to love you, Atthis,
But that was a long time
ago! I thought you were like
A clumsy little girl.
Loeb 96
Often she turned her thoughts here
…Sardis
[…]*
Often she turned her thoughts here
[…]*
She honoured you as if you were a goddess 5
And she liked your songs best of all
But now she stands out among Lydian women!
Like the rosy-fingered moon
Among all the stars after sunset!
The light spreads over the salty sea 10
And the flowery fields! 15
The beautiful dew falls,
The roses and
The tender chervil
And the flowering melilot
Bloom.
She paces up and down,
She remembers gentle Atthis,
And the longing consumes her flighty soul!
Loeb 131
Atthis, the thought of me
Now repulses
you and you run
off to Andromeda.
1 Sappho was thought to have run a thiasos (a school for wealthy young women).
State two
things Sappho’s students might have been taught.
2 Explain how Sappho presents her relationship with Atthis in Source A. Use
references to
Source A to support your answer. [10] Plato gives a variety of perspectives about
how love is expressed in his writings, most of which refer to a connection between
souls beyond physical attraction.
3 State one of the two centuries in which Plato wrote and taught philosophy. [1]
4 State the name of any two of Plato’s philosophical works. [2]
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5 Explain how Plato presents desire for the body and desire for the mind differently.
[10]
6* Assess whether Sappho or Plato gives the more positive view of same sex
relationships in ancient Greek society.
You may use Source A and the other poems of Sappho you have studied as well as
your
knowledge of Plato’s ideas as a starting point in your answer.
[Section A Total: 45]
Turn over
Section B
Answer one question from this section.
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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
7* Discuss to what extent you agree that Plato’s and Seneca’s ideals of love were
different. [30] Or
8* ‘The poems of Sappho give a much better education about love and relationships for
women than those of Ovid.’ Discuss to what extent you agree with this statement.
You should refer to the poems of both Sappho and Ovid in your answer. [30]
[Section B Total: 30]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
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