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GCEClassical
GreekH444/01: Unseen
translation A Level
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A Level Classical Greek
H444/01 Unseen Translation
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Section A
Unseen Prose
1 Translate the following passage into English.
Please write your translation on alternate lines. [50]
At a dinner party the guests give lavish presents to their host, Seuthes. Xenophon, finding
himself ill-equipped to match them, offers himself and his men as a ‘gift’, declaring that with their
help Seuthes will win many possessions.
ἐπειδὴ δὲ προυχώρει ὁ πότος, εἰσῆλθεν ἀνὴρ Θρᾷξ ἵππον ἔχων λευκόν, καὶ
λαβὼν κέρας μεστὸν εἶπε, ‘προπίνω σοι, ὦ Σεύθη, καὶ τὸν ἵππον τοῦτον
δωροῦμαι, ἐφ᾿ οὗ καὶ διώκων ὃν ἂν ἐθέλῃς αἱρήσεις καὶ ἀποχωρῶν οὐ μὴ
δείσῃς τὸν πολέμιον.’ ἄλλος παῖδα εἰσαγαγὼν οὕτως ἐδωρήσατο προπίνων,
καὶ ἄλλος ἱμάτια τῇ γυναικί. ὁ δὲ Ξενοφῶν ἠπορεῖτο τί ποιήσει· καὶ γὰρ 5
ἐτύγχανεν ὡς τιμώμενος ἐν τῷ πλησιαιτάτῳ δίφρῳ Σεύθῃ καθήμενος. ὁ δὲ
Ἡρακλείδης ἐκέλευεν αὐτῷ τὸ κέρας δοῦναι τὸν οἰνοχόον. ὁ δὲ Ξενοφῶν,
ἤδη γὰρ ὑποπεπωκὼς ἐτύγχανεν, ἀνέστη θρασέως δεξάμενος τὸ κέρας καὶ
εἶπεν· ‘ἐγὼ δέ σοι, ὦ Σεύθη, δίδωμι ἐμαυτὸν καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς τούτους ἑταίρους
φίλους εἶναι πιστούς, καὶ οὐδένα ἄκοντα, ἀλλὰ πάντας μᾶλλον ἔτι ἐμοῦ σοι 10
βουλομένους φίλους εἶναι. καὶ νῦν πάρεισιν οὐδέν σε προσαιτοῦντες, ἀλλὰ
καὶ πονεῖν ὑπὲρ σοῦ καὶ προκινδυνεύειν ἐθέλοντες· μεθ᾿ ὧν, ἐὰν οἱ θεοὶ
θέλωσι, πολλὴν χώραν τὴν μὲν ἀπολήψει πατρῴαν οὖσαν, τὴν δὲ κτήσει,
πολλοὺς δὲ ἵππους, πολλοὺς δὲ ἄνδρας καὶ γυναῖκας καλὰς κτήσει.’
Xenophon Anabasis 7.iii.26–27; 29–31 (adapted)
Names
ὁ Θρᾷξ, Θρᾳκός a Thracian
ὁ Σεύθης, -ους Seuthes (a Thracian ruler)
ὁ Ξενοφῶν, -ῶντος Xenophon
ὁ Ἡρακλείδης, -ους Heracleides
Words
ὁ πότος, -ου drinking
τὸ κέρας, -ατος drinking-horn
μεστός, -ή, -όν full
προπίνω (+ dat) I drink to the health of
ὁ δίφρος, -ου seat
ὁ οἰνόχοος, -ου cup-bearer
ὑποπεπωκώς (participle) being slightly drunk
© OCR 2023 H444/01 Jun23
RSA Examinations
GCEClassical
GreekH444/01: Unseen
translation A Level
QUESTION PAPER WITH
MARKING SCHEME
(MERGED)
, Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Thursday 25 May 2023 – Afternoon
A Level Classical Greek
H444/01 Unseen Translation
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
* 9 9 0 3 1 9 1 8 6 9 *
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 all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2023 [601/8255/6] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (KS) 324532/3 Turn over
, 2
Section A
Unseen Prose
1 Translate the following passage into English.
Please write your translation on alternate lines. [50]
At a dinner party the guests give lavish presents to their host, Seuthes. Xenophon, finding
himself ill-equipped to match them, offers himself and his men as a ‘gift’, declaring that with their
help Seuthes will win many possessions.
ἐπειδὴ δὲ προυχώρει ὁ πότος, εἰσῆλθεν ἀνὴρ Θρᾷξ ἵππον ἔχων λευκόν, καὶ
λαβὼν κέρας μεστὸν εἶπε, ‘προπίνω σοι, ὦ Σεύθη, καὶ τὸν ἵππον τοῦτον
δωροῦμαι, ἐφ᾿ οὗ καὶ διώκων ὃν ἂν ἐθέλῃς αἱρήσεις καὶ ἀποχωρῶν οὐ μὴ
δείσῃς τὸν πολέμιον.’ ἄλλος παῖδα εἰσαγαγὼν οὕτως ἐδωρήσατο προπίνων,
καὶ ἄλλος ἱμάτια τῇ γυναικί. ὁ δὲ Ξενοφῶν ἠπορεῖτο τί ποιήσει· καὶ γὰρ 5
ἐτύγχανεν ὡς τιμώμενος ἐν τῷ πλησιαιτάτῳ δίφρῳ Σεύθῃ καθήμενος. ὁ δὲ
Ἡρακλείδης ἐκέλευεν αὐτῷ τὸ κέρας δοῦναι τὸν οἰνοχόον. ὁ δὲ Ξενοφῶν,
ἤδη γὰρ ὑποπεπωκὼς ἐτύγχανεν, ἀνέστη θρασέως δεξάμενος τὸ κέρας καὶ
εἶπεν· ‘ἐγὼ δέ σοι, ὦ Σεύθη, δίδωμι ἐμαυτὸν καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς τούτους ἑταίρους
φίλους εἶναι πιστούς, καὶ οὐδένα ἄκοντα, ἀλλὰ πάντας μᾶλλον ἔτι ἐμοῦ σοι 10
βουλομένους φίλους εἶναι. καὶ νῦν πάρεισιν οὐδέν σε προσαιτοῦντες, ἀλλὰ
καὶ πονεῖν ὑπὲρ σοῦ καὶ προκινδυνεύειν ἐθέλοντες· μεθ᾿ ὧν, ἐὰν οἱ θεοὶ
θέλωσι, πολλὴν χώραν τὴν μὲν ἀπολήψει πατρῴαν οὖσαν, τὴν δὲ κτήσει,
πολλοὺς δὲ ἵππους, πολλοὺς δὲ ἄνδρας καὶ γυναῖκας καλὰς κτήσει.’
Xenophon Anabasis 7.iii.26–27; 29–31 (adapted)
Names
ὁ Θρᾷξ, Θρᾳκός a Thracian
ὁ Σεύθης, -ους Seuthes (a Thracian ruler)
ὁ Ξενοφῶν, -ῶντος Xenophon
ὁ Ἡρακλείδης, -ους Heracleides
Words
ὁ πότος, -ου drinking
τὸ κέρας, -ατος drinking-horn
μεστός, -ή, -όν full
προπίνω (+ dat) I drink to the health of
ὁ δίφρος, -ου seat
ὁ οἰνόχοος, -ου cup-bearer
ὑποπεπωκώς (participle) being slightly drunk
© OCR 2023 H444/01 Jun23
