Classical Greek

Assessment

Year 1 Examination (two modules): Classical Greek Language (1 hour 30 minutes) Translation from Classical Greek into English, with the option of translating English into Classical Greek OR answering comprehension questions on an unseen passage. There is a vocabulary list which will be learned over the course of the year. Classical Greek Literature (1 hour 30 minutes) A study of 400 lines of prescribed verse and prose authors. For assessment in 2024-2025 these will be either Herodotus or Plato (Prose) and Homer or Euripides (Verse). Year 2 Examination (four modules) Unseen Translation (1 hour 45 minutes) Translation of one passage of unseen prose and one passage of unseen verse from Classical Greek into English. Prose Composition or Comprehension (1 hour 15 minutes) Either a short translation, comprehension and grammar questions OR translate a passage of at least 100 words from English into Classical Greek. Prose Literature (2 hours) Comprehension, translation and analysis questions on two set texts and an essay on one set text, drawing upon additional reading in English (Herodotus, Plato or Plutarch). Verse Literature (2 hours) Comprehension, translation and analysis questions on two set texts and an essay on one set text, drawing upon additional reading in English (Homer, Euripides or Aristophanes).