QCE Ancient HistoryPractice Examination 17

This paper covers

• Julius Caesar — nature and exercise of power and authority
• Cicero as a hostile contemporary source: usefulness, limitations, and political agenda
• Evaluation of primary source reliability and usefulness
• Caesar's use of propaganda and public image
• Caesar's relationship with key institutions (Senate, Roman people) and individuals (Cicero, Pompey, the optimates)
• Legacy and historical significance of Julius Caesar
• QCAA Unit 4 Topic 2: People, Power and Authority — personality study
• Synthesis of sustained historical argument from primary sources

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.