QCE Ancient HistoryPractice Examination 11

This paper covers

• Cleopatra VII as a personality study (QCAA Unit 4 Topic 2)
• Roman ideological hostility toward Cleopatra in literary and poetic sources
• Horace's Odes as propagandistic Roman poetry
• Propertius's elegies as evidence of Roman gender and political anxiety
• Virgil's Aeneid as imperial ideology and the Dido-Cleopatra conflation
• Limits and problems of using hostile Roman literary sources for historical reconstruction
• Source analysis: comprehension, analysis, evaluation and synthesis of primary sources
• The nature and exercise of Cleopatra's power and authority as seen through Roman eyes
• Cleopatra's use of propaganda and public image — and Roman distortion of it
• Legacy and historical significance of Cleopatra VII

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

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.