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May 2026 – Afternoon
AS Level Classical Greek
H044/01 Language
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
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 the question in Section A and one question in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
OCR AS Level Classical Greek Language (H044/01) Question Paper And
Mark Scheme
, 2
Section A
1 Translate the following passage into English.
Please write your translation on alternate lines. [55]
The philosopher Crates lives on the streets of Athens like a beggar. Hipparchia, daughter of wealthy
parents, is expected to marry into another wealthy family, but she has other plans for her future.
ἡ δὲ Ἱππαρχία ἤρα τοῦ Κράτητος καὶ τῶν λόγων καὶ τοῦ βίου, οὐδένα τῶν μνηστήρων ἀξιοῦσα, οὐδε
πλούσιον ὄντα, οὐδ᾽ εὐγενῆ, οὐδε καλόν· ἀλλὰ πάντ᾽ ἦν Κράτης αὐτῇ. Κράτης μὲν οὖν καλούμενος
ὑπὸ τῶν γονέων αὐτῆς ἀποτρέψαι τὴν θυγατέρα, πάντ᾽ ἐποίει, καὶ τέλος οὐ πείθων, ἀναστὰς καὶ
δειξάμενος αὐτῇ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σκευὴν ἔφη,
‘ὁ μὲν νυμφίος οὗτος, τὰ δὲ κτήματα ταῦτα· ταῦτα βουλεύου.’ εἵλετο ἡ κὁρη καὶ τὸν 5
αὐτὸν ἀναλαβοῦσα τρόπον συμπεριῄει τῷ ἀνδρὶ καὶ πρὸς τὰ δεῖπνα ἀπῄει. καὶ δ᾽ εἰς συμπόσιον
ἦλθεν, οὗ Θεόδωρόν τινα ἤλεγξε, σοφίσματι χρώμενη τῷδε· ‘Θεόδωρος δὲ τύπτων ἑαυτὸν οὐκ
ἀδικεῖ, οὐδ᾽ ἄρα Ἱππαρχία Θεόδωρον τύπτουσα ἀδικεῖ.’ ὁ δὲ πρὸς μὲν τὸ λεχθὲν οὐδὲν
ἀποκρίνασθαι ἔσχεν, ἐπειράσατο δ᾽ αἰσχύναι αὐτήν, λέγων ‘ἆρ᾽
αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ τὸν ἱστὸν λιποῦσα;’ ἡ δὲ Ἱππαρχία οὐδαμῶς ἐταράχθη, ἀλλὰ θρασέως, 10
‘ἐγώ,’ φησίν, ‘εἰμί, Θεόδωρε· ἀλλὰ μῶν σοι δοκῶ ἡμαρτηκέναι, εἰ τῷ χρόνῷ ὃν ἔμελλον ἱστῷ
προσαναλώσειν πρὸς παιδείαν ἐχρησάμην;’
Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Eminent Philosophers 6.96–98 (adapted)
© OCR 2025 H044/01 Jun25
, 3
Names
ὁ Κράτης, -ητος Crates
ὁ Θεόδωρος, -ου Theodorus
ἡ Ἱππαρχία, -ας Hipparchia
Words
ἐράω + gen. I am in love with
ὁ μνηστήρ, -ῆρος suitor
ὁ γονεύς, -έως parent
ἡ σκευή, -ῆς clothes
ὁ νυμφίος, -ου bridegroom
τὸ συμπόσιον, -ου drinking party
ἐλέγχω I get the better of
τὸ σόφισμα, -ατος clever argument
ὁ ἱστός, -οῦ loom (upright wooden frame for weaving fabric)
θρασέως confidently
μῶν surely… not…
προσαναλίσκω, future προσαναλώσω I waste further
ἡ παιδεία, -ας education
© OCR 2025 H044/01 Jun25 Turn over
May 2026 – Afternoon
AS Level Classical Greek
H044/01 Language
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
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 the question in Section A and one question in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
OCR AS Level Classical Greek Language (H044/01) Question Paper And
Mark Scheme
, 2
Section A
1 Translate the following passage into English.
Please write your translation on alternate lines. [55]
The philosopher Crates lives on the streets of Athens like a beggar. Hipparchia, daughter of wealthy
parents, is expected to marry into another wealthy family, but she has other plans for her future.
ἡ δὲ Ἱππαρχία ἤρα τοῦ Κράτητος καὶ τῶν λόγων καὶ τοῦ βίου, οὐδένα τῶν μνηστήρων ἀξιοῦσα, οὐδε
πλούσιον ὄντα, οὐδ᾽ εὐγενῆ, οὐδε καλόν· ἀλλὰ πάντ᾽ ἦν Κράτης αὐτῇ. Κράτης μὲν οὖν καλούμενος
ὑπὸ τῶν γονέων αὐτῆς ἀποτρέψαι τὴν θυγατέρα, πάντ᾽ ἐποίει, καὶ τέλος οὐ πείθων, ἀναστὰς καὶ
δειξάμενος αὐτῇ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σκευὴν ἔφη,
‘ὁ μὲν νυμφίος οὗτος, τὰ δὲ κτήματα ταῦτα· ταῦτα βουλεύου.’ εἵλετο ἡ κὁρη καὶ τὸν 5
αὐτὸν ἀναλαβοῦσα τρόπον συμπεριῄει τῷ ἀνδρὶ καὶ πρὸς τὰ δεῖπνα ἀπῄει. καὶ δ᾽ εἰς συμπόσιον
ἦλθεν, οὗ Θεόδωρόν τινα ἤλεγξε, σοφίσματι χρώμενη τῷδε· ‘Θεόδωρος δὲ τύπτων ἑαυτὸν οὐκ
ἀδικεῖ, οὐδ᾽ ἄρα Ἱππαρχία Θεόδωρον τύπτουσα ἀδικεῖ.’ ὁ δὲ πρὸς μὲν τὸ λεχθὲν οὐδὲν
ἀποκρίνασθαι ἔσχεν, ἐπειράσατο δ᾽ αἰσχύναι αὐτήν, λέγων ‘ἆρ᾽
αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ τὸν ἱστὸν λιποῦσα;’ ἡ δὲ Ἱππαρχία οὐδαμῶς ἐταράχθη, ἀλλὰ θρασέως, 10
‘ἐγώ,’ φησίν, ‘εἰμί, Θεόδωρε· ἀλλὰ μῶν σοι δοκῶ ἡμαρτηκέναι, εἰ τῷ χρόνῷ ὃν ἔμελλον ἱστῷ
προσαναλώσειν πρὸς παιδείαν ἐχρησάμην;’
Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Eminent Philosophers 6.96–98 (adapted)
© OCR 2025 H044/01 Jun25
, 3
Names
ὁ Κράτης, -ητος Crates
ὁ Θεόδωρος, -ου Theodorus
ἡ Ἱππαρχία, -ας Hipparchia
Words
ἐράω + gen. I am in love with
ὁ μνηστήρ, -ῆρος suitor
ὁ γονεύς, -έως parent
ἡ σκευή, -ῆς clothes
ὁ νυμφίος, -ου bridegroom
τὸ συμπόσιον, -ου drinking party
ἐλέγχω I get the better of
τὸ σόφισμα, -ατος clever argument
ὁ ἱστός, -οῦ loom (upright wooden frame for weaving fabric)
θρασέως confidently
μῶν surely… not…
προσαναλίσκω, future προσαναλώσω I waste further
ἡ παιδεία, -ας education
© OCR 2025 H044/01 Jun25 Turn over
