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How should I answer this exam q: "To what extent do you agree that Achilles’ behaviour in Book 24 is very different to his behaviour elsewhere in the Iliad?"

This question is worth 20 marks and, when done in exam conditions, should take you 20 minutes to answer, so I would suggest giving yourself this amount of time when practising at home, to simulate exam co...

Answered by Harriet H. • Classical Civilisation tutor

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How important were the developments in free-standing Greek sculpture from 600 to 480 BC? (30 marks)

The question refers to the sculptures bridging the gap between the archaic and classical periods. The key to this question is to bring in examples of both male and female free-standing sculpture fitting t...

Answered by Katya J. • Classical Civilisation tutor

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How well did Cicero negotiate the dynamics of power during the Fall of the Roman Republic?

This is a typical Classical Civilisation exam/ essay question. It focuses on evaluating a certain subject and invites the student to tie their knowledge of the period back to their own opinion. My answer ...

Answered by James M. • Classical Civilisation tutor

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How successfully do you consider that Sophocles and Euripides would have engaged the audience’s attention in the ways they started the four plays you have studied? Support your answer by reference to all four plays.

This question comes from AQA's 2015 Paper Greek Tragedy.
This is one of the 40 mark question you are able to choose from in the exam. As such, it is worth half of the available marks and you should a...

Answered by Dan C. • Classical Civilisation tutor

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To what extent and in what ways were the achievements of Alexander built on those of his father Philip?

I will use bullet points here to keep it brief, but I will go over the main points and in an actual answer obviously more detail would need to be gone into. The inclusion of 'to an extent' should encourag...

Answered by Orlaith M. • Classical Civilisation tutor

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