, Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Tuesday 6 June 2023 – Afternoon
A Level Classical Civilisation
H408/32 Love and Relationships
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
* 9 8 9 3 4 1 2 8 0 8 *
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
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.
Source A
Sappho, He is as blessed as a god (Loeb 31)
He seems to me equal to a god
That man who sits facing you
Hearing your sweet voice
Close to him
And your charming laughter, 5
Which for me, honestly strikes terror into the heart of my breast
When I see you,
Even for a moment,
I can no longer speak.
My tongue breaks and, immediately 10
A delicate fire runs beneath my skin,
I see nothing with my eyes but
There is a buzzing in my ears,
And sweat pours over me
And a tremor 15
Seizes me all over
And I am greener
Than grass
And I think that I am
On the point of death. 20
1 (a) On which island did Sappho live? [1]
(b) Give one of the two centuries in which Sappho composed her poetry. [1]
2 Give two types of occasion when Sappho might have performed her poetry. [2]
3 Explain how Sappho creates a powerful description of desire in Source A.
Support your answer using evidence from Source A. [10]
© OCR 2023 H408/32 Jun23
Tuesday 6 June 2023 – Afternoon
A Level Classical Civilisation
H408/32 Love and Relationships
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
* 9 8 9 3 4 1 2 8 0 8 *
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
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 2023 [603/0726/2] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (PQ) 327115/3 Turn over
, 2
Section A
Start your answer to each 10, 20 and 30 mark question on a new page.
Source A
Sappho, He is as blessed as a god (Loeb 31)
He seems to me equal to a god
That man who sits facing you
Hearing your sweet voice
Close to him
And your charming laughter, 5
Which for me, honestly strikes terror into the heart of my breast
When I see you,
Even for a moment,
I can no longer speak.
My tongue breaks and, immediately 10
A delicate fire runs beneath my skin,
I see nothing with my eyes but
There is a buzzing in my ears,
And sweat pours over me
And a tremor 15
Seizes me all over
And I am greener
Than grass
And I think that I am
On the point of death. 20
1 (a) On which island did Sappho live? [1]
(b) Give one of the two centuries in which Sappho composed her poetry. [1]
2 Give two types of occasion when Sappho might have performed her poetry. [2]
3 Explain how Sappho creates a powerful description of desire in Source A.
Support your answer using evidence from Source A. [10]
© OCR 2023 H408/32 Jun23
