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HSC History ExtensionPractice Examination 15

Reading time15 minutes
Writing time2 hours
Total marks50
Questions2
StructureSection I — 1 Q, 25 marks · Section II — 1 Q, 25 marks

This paper covers

  • Section I: History, the state and political legitimacy
  • Section I: one unseen passage plus at least TWO other sources
  • Section II: politicisation of interpretation (at least ONE area of debate)
  • Section II model answer: The Opium Wars
  • Section I uses ONE ORIGINAL passage by an invented commentator (Source A)
  • Case-study-neutral Question 2; the model answer is one illustration only

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

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HSC History Extension Practice Examination 15