2025 OCR A Level Latin
H443/03 Prose Literature
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Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 9 June 2025 – Afternoon
A Level Latin
H443/03 Prose 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.
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Section A
Answer one question from this section.
1 Read the following passages and answer the questions.
sed tamen venenum unde fuerit, quem ad modum paratum sit, non dicitur. datum
esse aiunt huic Publio Licinio, pudenti adulescenti et bono, Caeli familiari;
constitutum esse cum servis ut venirent ad balneas Senias; eodem Licinium esse
venturum atque eis veneni pyxidem traditurum. hic primum
illud requiro, quid attinuerit ferri in eum locum constitutum, cur illi servi non 5
ad Caelium domum venerint. si manebat tanta illa consuetudo Caeli, tanta
familiaritas cum Clodia, quid suspicionis esset, si apud Caelium mulieris servus
visus esset? sin autem iam suberat simultas, exstincta erat consuetudo, discidium
exstiterat, ‘hinc illae lacrimae’ nimirum, et haec causa
est omnium horum scelerum atque criminum. 10
Cicero, Pro Caelio 61
(a) Translate sed … traditurum (lines 1–4). [5]
(b) In lines 4–8 (hic … visus esset), how does Cicero raise doubts about the prosecution’s version of events?
[5]
(c) sin autem … criminum (lines 8–10): what is Cicero suggesting here? [2]
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praegestit animus iam videre primum lautos iuvenes mulieris beatae ac nobilis
familiares, deinde fortes viros ab imperatrice in insidiis atque in praesidio
balnearum collocatos; ex quibus requiram, quem ad modum latuerint aut ubi,
alveusne ille an equus Troianus fuerit, qui tot invictos viros
muliebre bellum gerentes tulerit ac texerit. illud vero respondere cogam, cur 5
tot viri ac tales hunc et unum et tam imbecillum, quam videtis, non aut stantem
comprehenderint aut fugientem consecuti sint; qui se numquam profecto, si in
istum locum processerint, explicabunt. quam volent in conviviis faceti, dicaces,
non numquam etiam ad vinum diserti sint, alia fori
vis est, alia triclinii, alia subselliorum ratio, alia lectorum; non idem iudicum 10
comissatorumque conspectus; lux denique longe alia est solis, alia lychnorum.
Cicero, Pro Caelio 67
(d) * How does Cicero ridicule the young men in this passage?
You should refer both to the content and to the language of the passage. [15]
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2 Read the following passages and answer the questions.
Fausto Sulla Salvio Othone consulibus Furius Scribonianus in exilium agitur, quasi
finem principis per Chaldaeos scrutaretur. adnectebatur crimini Vibia mater eius,
ut casus prioris (nam relegata erat) impatiens. pater Scriboniani Camillus arma per
Dalmatiam moverat; idque ad clementiam trahebat
Caesar, quod stirpem hostilem iterum conservaret. neque tamen exuli longa 5
posthac vita fuit: morte fortuita an per venenum extinctus esset, ut quisque
credidit, vulgavere. de mathematicis Italia pellendis factum senatus consultum
atrox et inritum. laudati dehinc oratione principis qui ob angustias familiares ordine
senatorio sponte cederent, motique qui remanendo
impudentiam paupertati adicerent. 10
Tacitus, Annals XII.52
(a) Fausto Sulla … scrutaretur (lines 1–2): why was Scribonianus exiled? [1]
(b) In lines 2–3 (adnectebatur … impatiens), what do we learn about Scribonianus’ mother, Vibia? [2]
(c) Translate pater … vulgavere (lines 3–7). [5]
(d) laudati … adicierent (lines 8–10): why did Claudius praise some senators but punish others? [4]
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H443/03 Prose Literature
Verified Question paper with Marking Scheme Attached
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 9 June 2025 – Afternoon
A Level Latin
H443/03 Prose 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 (JP) 345196/2 Turn over
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Section A
Answer one question from this section.
1 Read the following passages and answer the questions.
sed tamen venenum unde fuerit, quem ad modum paratum sit, non dicitur. datum
esse aiunt huic Publio Licinio, pudenti adulescenti et bono, Caeli familiari;
constitutum esse cum servis ut venirent ad balneas Senias; eodem Licinium esse
venturum atque eis veneni pyxidem traditurum. hic primum
illud requiro, quid attinuerit ferri in eum locum constitutum, cur illi servi non 5
ad Caelium domum venerint. si manebat tanta illa consuetudo Caeli, tanta
familiaritas cum Clodia, quid suspicionis esset, si apud Caelium mulieris servus
visus esset? sin autem iam suberat simultas, exstincta erat consuetudo, discidium
exstiterat, ‘hinc illae lacrimae’ nimirum, et haec causa
est omnium horum scelerum atque criminum. 10
Cicero, Pro Caelio 61
(a) Translate sed … traditurum (lines 1–4). [5]
(b) In lines 4–8 (hic … visus esset), how does Cicero raise doubts about the prosecution’s version of events?
[5]
(c) sin autem … criminum (lines 8–10): what is Cicero suggesting here? [2]
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praegestit animus iam videre primum lautos iuvenes mulieris beatae ac nobilis
familiares, deinde fortes viros ab imperatrice in insidiis atque in praesidio
balnearum collocatos; ex quibus requiram, quem ad modum latuerint aut ubi,
alveusne ille an equus Troianus fuerit, qui tot invictos viros
muliebre bellum gerentes tulerit ac texerit. illud vero respondere cogam, cur 5
tot viri ac tales hunc et unum et tam imbecillum, quam videtis, non aut stantem
comprehenderint aut fugientem consecuti sint; qui se numquam profecto, si in
istum locum processerint, explicabunt. quam volent in conviviis faceti, dicaces,
non numquam etiam ad vinum diserti sint, alia fori
vis est, alia triclinii, alia subselliorum ratio, alia lectorum; non idem iudicum 10
comissatorumque conspectus; lux denique longe alia est solis, alia lychnorum.
Cicero, Pro Caelio 67
(d) * How does Cicero ridicule the young men in this passage?
You should refer both to the content and to the language of the passage. [15]
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2 Read the following passages and answer the questions.
Fausto Sulla Salvio Othone consulibus Furius Scribonianus in exilium agitur, quasi
finem principis per Chaldaeos scrutaretur. adnectebatur crimini Vibia mater eius,
ut casus prioris (nam relegata erat) impatiens. pater Scriboniani Camillus arma per
Dalmatiam moverat; idque ad clementiam trahebat
Caesar, quod stirpem hostilem iterum conservaret. neque tamen exuli longa 5
posthac vita fuit: morte fortuita an per venenum extinctus esset, ut quisque
credidit, vulgavere. de mathematicis Italia pellendis factum senatus consultum
atrox et inritum. laudati dehinc oratione principis qui ob angustias familiares ordine
senatorio sponte cederent, motique qui remanendo
impudentiam paupertati adicerent. 10
Tacitus, Annals XII.52
(a) Fausto Sulla … scrutaretur (lines 1–2): why was Scribonianus exiled? [1]
(b) In lines 2–3 (adnectebatur … impatiens), what do we learn about Scribonianus’ mother, Vibia? [2]
(c) Translate pater … vulgavere (lines 3–7). [5]
(d) laudati … adicierent (lines 8–10): why did Claudius praise some senators but punish others? [4]
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