Classical Greek Extension

2016 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Classical Greek Extension Total marks 50 General Instructions Reading time 10 minutes Working time 1 hour and 50 minutes Write using black pen Section I Pages 2 5 30 marks Attempt Questions 1 3 Allow about 1 hour for this section Section II Pages 6 8 20 marks Attempt Question 4 Allow about 50 minutes for this section 2160

Section I Prescribed Text Homer, Iliad I and IX 30 marks Attempt Questions 1 3 Allow about 1 hour for this section Answer each question in a SEPARATE writing booklet. Extra writing booklets are available. Question 1 (8 marks) Translate the following extract into ENGLISH. 8 νῦν δ, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἐθέλω πολεμιζέμεν Ἕκτορι δίῳ, αὔριον ἱρὰ Διὶ ῥέξας καὶ πᾶσι θεοῖσιν, νηήσας ἐὺ νῆας, ἐπὴν ἅλαδε προερύσσω, ὄψεαι, ἢν ἐθέλῃσθα καὶ αἴ κέν τοι τὰ μεμήλῃ, ἦρι μάλ Ἑλλήσποντον ἐπ ἰχθυόεντα πλεούσας 360 νῆας ἐμάς, ἐν δ ἄνδρας ἐρεσσέμεναι μεμαῶτας εἰ δέ κεν εὐπλοΐην δώῃ κλυτὸς ἐννοσίγαιος, ἤματί κε τριτάτῳ Φθίην ἐρίβωλον ἱκοίμην. ἔστι δέ μοι μάλα πολλά, τὰ κάλλιπον ἐνθάδε ἔρρων ἄλλον δ ἐνθένδε χρυσὸν καὶ χαλκὸν ἐρυθρὸν 365 ἠδὲ γυναῖκας ἐυζώνους πολιόν τε σίδηρον ἄξομαι, ἅσσ ἔλαχόν γε γέρας δέ μοι, ὅς περ ἔδωκεν, αὖτις ἐφυβρίζων ἕλετο κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων Ἀτρεΐδης. τῷ πάντ ἀγορευέμεν, ὡς ἐπιτέλλω, ἀμφαδόν, ὄφρα καὶ ἄλλοι ἐπισκύζωνται Ἀχαιοί, 370 εἴ τινά που Δαναῶν ἔτι ἔλπεται ἐξαπατήσειν, αἰὲν ἀναιδείην ἐπιειμένος. οὐδ ἂν ἐμοί γε τετλαίη κύνεός περ ἐὼν εἰς ὦπα ἰδέσθαι οὐδέ τί οἱ βουλὰς συμφράσσομαι, οὐδὲ μὲν ἔργον ἐκ γὰρ δή μ ἀπάτησε καὶ ἤλιτεν οὐδ ἂν ἔτ αὖτις 375 ἐξαπάφοιτ ἐπέεσσιν ἅλις δέ οἱ. HOMER Iliad IX 356 376 2

Question 2 (12 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet. Read the extracts, then answer the questions that follow. Use the extracts and your knowledge of the text in your answers. (a) μήτε σὺ τόνδ ἀγαθός περ ἐὼν ἀποαίρεο κούρην, 275 ἀλλ ἔα, ὥς οἱ πρῶτα δόσαν γέρας υἷες Ἀχαιῶν μήτε σύ, Πηλεΐδη, θέλ ἐριζέμεναι βασιλῆι ἀντιβίην, ἐπεὶ οὔ ποθ ὁμοίης ἔμμορε τιμῆς σκηπτοῦχος βασιλεύς, ᾧ τε Ζεὺς κῦδος ἔδωκεν. εἰ δὲ σὺ καρτερός ἐσσι, θεὰ δέ σε γείνατο μήτηρ, 280 ἀλλ ὅδε φέρτερός ἐστιν, ἐπεὶ πλεόνεσσιν ἀνάσσει. Ἀτρεΐδη, σὺ δὲ παῦε τεὸν μένος αὐτὰρ ἐγώ γε λίσσομ Ἀχιλλῆι μεθέμεν χόλον, ὃς μέγα πᾶσιν ἕρκος Ἀχαιοῖσιν πέλεται πολέμοιο κακοῖο. HOMER Iliad I 275 284 How does the language of this extract illustrate the main issues of Iliad I? 5 Question 2 continues on page 4 3

Question 2 (continued) (b) ὣς ἔφατ εὐχόμενος, τοῦ δ ἔκλυε Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων, βῆ δὲ κατ Οὐλύμποιο καρήνων χωόμενος κῆρ, τόξ ὤμοισιν ἔχων ἀμφηρεφέα τε φαρέτρην. 45 ἔκλαγξαν δ ἄρ ὀιστοὶ ἐπ ὤμων χωομένοιο, αὐτοῦ κινηθέντος ὁ δ ἤιε νυκτὶ ἐοικώς. ἕζετ ἔπειτ ἀπάνευθε νεῶν, μετὰ δ ἰὸν ἕηκεν δεινὴ δὲ κλαγγὴ γένετ ἀργυρέοιο βιοῖο. οὐρῆας μὲν πρῶτον ἐπῴχετο καὶ κύνας ἀργούς, 50 αὐτὰρ ἔπειτ αὐτοῖσι βέλος ἐχεπευκὲς ἐφιεὶς βάλλ αἰεὶ δὲ πυραὶ νεκύων καίοντο θαμειαί. HOMER Iliad I 43 52 ὣς φάτο δάκρυ χέων, τοῦ δ ἔκλυε πότνια μήτηρ ἡμένη ἐν βένθεσσιν ἁλὸς παρὰ πατρὶ γέροντι. καρπαλίμως δ ἀνέδυ πολιῆς ἁλὸς ἠύτ ὀμίχλη, καί ῥα πάροιθ αὐτοῖο καθέζετο δάκρυ χέοντος, 360 χειρί τέ μιν κατέρεξεν, ἔπος τ ἔφατ ἔκ τ ὀνόμαζεν τέκνον, τί κλαίεις; τί δέ σε φρένας ἵκετο πένθος; ἐξαύδα, μὴ κεῦθε νόῳ, ἵνα εἴδομεν ἄμφω. HOMER Iliad I 357 363 How are these extracts indicative of the role played by the gods in advancing the action of Iliad I? 7 End of Question 2 4

Your answer will be assessed on how well you: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the prescribed text relevant to the question present a logical and cohesive response to the question, supported by references to the text Question 3 (10 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet. Homer lets his people speak for themselves. It is through their words and their actions that we come to know them. 10 Discuss this statement in relation to the characters in Iliad I and IX. Please turn over 5

Section II Non-prescribed Text 20 marks Attempt Question 4 Allow about 50 minutes for this section Answer the question in a SEPARATE writing booklet. Extra writing booklets are available. Your translations will be assessed on how well you: demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between English and Homeric or Classical Greek with regard to language structure convey meaning accurately and idiomatically demonstrate your understanding of the appropriate Greek style Question 4 (20 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet. (a) Read the extract, then answer the questions that follow. Achilles replies to Patroclus, who has asked to lead the Myrmidons out into battle τὸν δὲ μέγ ὀχθήσας προσέφη πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς ὤ μοι, διογενὲς Πατρόκλεις, οἷον ἔειπες οὔτε θεοπροπίης ἐμπάζομαι, ἥν τινα οἶδα, οὔτέ τί μοι πὰρ Ζηνὸς ἐπέφραδε πότνια μήτηρ ἀλλὰ τόδ αἰνὸν ἄχος κραδίην καὶ θυμὸν ἱκάνει, ὁππότε δὴ τὸν ὁμοῖον ἀνὴρ ἐθέλῃσιν ἀμέρσαι καὶ γέρας ἂψ ἀφελέσθαι, ὅ τε κράτεϊ προβεβήκῃ αἰνὸν ἄχος τό μοί ἐστιν, ἐπεὶ πάθον ἄλγεα θυμῷ. κούρην, ἣν ἄρα μοι γέρας ἔξελον υἷες Ἀχαιῶν, δουρὶ δ ἐμῷ κτεάτισσα, πόλιν εὐτείχεα πέρσας, τὴν ἂψ ἐκ χειρῶν ἕλετο κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων Ἀτρεΐδης ὡς εἴ τιν ἀτίμητον μετανάστην. ἀλλὰ τὰ μὲν προτετύχθαι ἐάσομεν οὐδ ἄρα πως ἦν ἀσπερχὲς κεχολῶσθαι ἐνὶ φρεσίν ἦ τοι ἔφην γε οὐ πρὶν μηνιθμὸν καταπαυσέμεν, ἀλλ ὁπότ ἂν δὴ νῆας ἐμὰς ἀφίκηται ἀϋτή τε πτόλεμός τε. τύνη δ ὤμοιιν μὲν ἐμὰ κλυτὰ τεύχεα δῦθι, ἄρχε δὲ Μυρμιδόνεσσι φιλοπτολέμοισι μάχεσθαι, εἰ δὴ κυάνεον Τρώων νέφος ἀμφιβέβηκε νηυσὶν ἐπικρατέως, οἳ δὲ ῥηγμῖνι θαλάσσης κεκλίαται, χώρης ὀλίγην ἔτι μοῖραν ἔχοντες, Ἀργεῖοι 50 55 60 65 HOMER Iliad XVI 48 69 Question 4 continues on page 7 6

Question 4 (continued) ὀχθέω ἐμπάζομαι Ζηνὸς αἰνός ἀμέρδω κτεατίζω μετανάστης ὁ προτετύχθαι ἀσπερχὲς μηνιθμός ἀϋτή ἡ τύνη τεύχεα τά κυάνεος ῥηγμίς, -ῖνος ἡ κεκλίαται be distressed, be troubled take heed of, care for = Διός = δεινός deprive of, rob get, gain, win wanderer, vagabond to have happened beforehand, to be past unceasingly = μῆνις battle cry = σύ armour dark edge of the seashore with their backs to (i) Why is ἐθέλῃσιν (line 53) in the subjunctive mood? 1 (ii) What tense is ἀφελέσθαι (line 54)? 1 (iii) Why is δουρὶ (line 57) in the dative case? 1 (iv) Translate into ENGLISH lines 48 61 of the extract (τὸν δὲ μέγ ἐνὶ φρεσίν). 10 (v) Identify TWO Greek phrases that indicate Achilles state of mind. 2 Question 4 continues on page 8 7

Question 4 (continued) (b) Answer EITHER part (i) OR part (ii). (i) Translate into ENGLISH lines 61 69 of the extract (ἦ τοι ἔφην γε Ἀργεῖοι). 5 (ii) OR Translate the following passage into CLASSICAL GREEK. When the Athenians were about to leave the city for Marathon, the generals sent Pheidippides to Sparta. The next day he reached Sparta and asked the Spartans not to allow the most ancient city of Greece to fall to the Persians. The Spartans, though willing to send help, said they could not leave until the moon was full. 5 End of paper 8 2016 Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW