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Past HSC Questions
//(from Assessment and Reporting in Ancient History Stage 6, page 8)//
 * Section IV: Historical Periods** (25 marks)
 * There will be 16 extended response questions, one for each historical period.
 * Each question will have two alternatives.
 * Candidates will be required to answer one alternative on the historical period they have studied.
 * The expected length of response will be around eight pages of an examination writing booklet (approximately 1000 words).

(a) //He [Sulla] came out of Rome to meet him [Pompey] and gave him the warmest possible welcome, acclaiming him in a loud voice as ‘Magnus’ — which is to say, ‘the Great’ — and telling those present to use this title when addressing him.// Plutarch, __Life of Pompey__ 13 With reference to this quotation, to what extent did Pompey deserve to be known as ‘the Great’? OR (b) Assess the role of the //optimates// in this period.
 * HSC 2011**
 * Question 44** — Option M - Rome: The fall of the Roman Republic 78-31 BC (25 marks

Question 43 — Option M - Rome: The fall of the Roman Republic 78-31 BC (25 marks) (a) Account for the outbreak of the Civil War in 49 BC. OR (b) Explain the role military commands played in Roman politics in this period.
 * HSC 2010**

Question 44 — Option M - Rome: The fall of the Roman Republic 78-31 BC (25 marks) (a) Assess the role and significance of Cicero during this period. OR (b) Account for the formation and breakdown of the Second Triumvirate.
 * TRIAL 2010**

Question 38 — Option M – Rome: The fall of the Republic 78–31 BC (25 marks) (a) Assess the senate's role in political crises in this period. OR (b) To what extent did the political ambitions of individuals contribute to the fall of the republic?
 * HSC 2009**

Question 38 — Option M – Rome: The fall of the Republic 78–31 BC (25 marks) (a) Assess the role of the Roman Senate in this period. OR (b) Account for the rivalry between Pompey and Caesar.
 * TRIAL 2009**

Question 38 — Option M – Rome: The fall of the Republic 78–31 BC (25 marks) (a) Explain the activities and breakdown of the First Triumvirate. OR (b) Why did Mark Antony lose the Civil War against Octavian?
 * HSC 2008**

Question 38 — Option M – Rome: The fall of the Republic 78–31 BC (25 marks) (a) Explain the role of the //optimates// and //populares// during this period. OR (b) Explain the significance of the Second Triumvirate on the Roman world.
 * TRIAL 2008**

Question 38 — Option M – Rome: The fall of the Republic 78–31 BC (25 marks) (a) Assess the success of Pompey as a general and a politician during this period. OR (b) Why did the Roman Republic fall?
 * HSC 2007**

Question 38 — Option M – Rome: The fall of the Republic 78–31 BC (25 marks) (a) Assess the legacy of Sulla on this period. OR (b) Explain the impact of Pompey's military commands on the fall of the Roman Republic.
 * TRIAL 2007**

Question 38 — Option M – Rome: The fall of the Republic 78–31 BC (25 marks) (a) Explain the outbreak of the Civil War (49–45 BC) between Pompey and Caesar. OR (b) Assess the importance of extraordinary military commands in Pompey’s career before the First Triumvirate.
 * HSC 2006**

Question 38 — Option M – Rome: The fall of the Republic 78–31 BC (25 marks) (a) Evaluate the role of the Roman Senate during this period. OR (b) Assess the role and significance of Cicero during this period.
 * TRIAL 2006**

Question 41 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Evaluate the role of Pompey as a significant military leader during this period. OR (b) Assess the political and military significance of the Second Triumvirate during this period.
 * HSC 2005**

Question 60 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Explain the role of the army and its use for political purposes in this period. OR (b) Assess the role of the Optimates and Populares during this period.

Question 41 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Assess the political repercussions of the expansion and administration of empire during this period. OR (b) Explain the formation and breakdown of the Second Triumvirate.
 * TRIAL 2005**

Question 60 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Assess the achievements and impact of Pompey on Rome and the Roman world during this period. OR (b) Explain the causes and consequences of ONE civil war during this period.

Question 41 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Explain the reasons for the formation and breakdown of the ‘First Triumvirate’. OR (b) Assess the achievements and impact of EITHER Mark Antony OR Cicero during this period.
 * HSC 2004**

Question 60 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Explain the role of the Senate in the fall of the Roman Republic. OR (b) Assess the achievements and impact of Octavian during this period.

Question 41 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Explain the outbreak of civil war in 49 BC. OR (b) Explain the formation and breakdown of the Second Triumvirate.
 * HSC 2003**

Question 60 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Assess the significance of the career of EITHER Pompey OR Crassus. OR (b) Account for the political violence in Rome during this period.

Question 41 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Account for the rise and impact of powerful generals during this period. OR (b) Assess the role of the Senate during this period.
 * HSC 2002**

Question 60 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Account for the formation and breakdown of the ‘First Triumvirate’. OR (b) Account for the political rise and fall of Mark Antony.

Question 41 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Account for the formation and the breakdown of the Second Triumvirate. OR (b) Assess the significance of the career of EITHER Pompey OR Cicero.
 * HSC 2001**

Question 60 — Option P – Rome: The Fall of the Roman Republic 78–28 BC (a) Account for Roman success in the Gallic Wars. OR (b) Explain the generals’ use of armies for political purposes during this period.