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Section A
Culture
Answer Questions 1–8.
Study Source A
1
(a) Give two examples of the types of plays the Romans liked to watch in the theatre.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
[2]
(b) Choose one of these types of plays. Why was it enjoyed by Roman audiences?
..........................................................................................................................................................
. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]
2 How did masks improve a theatre performance?
Make two points.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
[2]
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3
(a) How might Sosthenes have become a slave?
..........................................................................................................................................................
. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]
(b) Give one thing a Roman citizen could do which a slave like Sosthenes couldn’t.
..........................................................................................................................................................
. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]
4 What roles might an educated slave like Sosthenes perform for their master?
Make two points.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
[2]
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Study Source C
5 What does Pliny’s letter tell us about the success the freedman Pallas achieved in Roman
society?
Make three points and support your answer with reference to Source C.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
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3 .......................................................................................................................................................
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[6]
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Answer Questions 1–8.
Study Source A
1
(a) Give two examples of the types of plays the Romans liked to watch in the theatre.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
[2]
(b) Choose one of these types of plays. Why was it enjoyed by Roman audiences?
..........................................................................................................................................................
. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]
2 How did masks improve a theatre performance?
Make two points.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
[2]
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Study Source B
3
(a) How might Sosthenes have become a slave?
..........................................................................................................................................................
. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]
(b) Give one thing a Roman citizen could do which a slave like Sosthenes couldn’t.
..........................................................................................................................................................
. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]
4 What roles might an educated slave like Sosthenes perform for their master?
Make two points.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
[2]
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Study Source C
5 What does Pliny’s letter tell us about the success the freedman Pallas achieved in Roman
society?
Make three points and support your answer with reference to Source C.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
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[6]
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