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Key Facts: Bavaria Abitur Greek eA Exam
300 minutes
Working time of the written eA/Leistungsfach examination in Griechisch
ISB Illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben Griechisch ab 2026
Teil A + Teil B (1:1)
Translation of an unseen text (~185 words eA) plus one chosen task (Prosa or Dichtung; Teil B 60 BE), weighted equally
ISB Illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben Griechisch ab 2026 (Übersichtsblatt)
5 weekly hours
Leistungsfach Griechisch eA in the Qualifikationsphase (vs 3 hours at gA); mandatory written Abitur subject
ISB Illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben Griechisch – Übersicht
Homer → Politika
eA curriculum arc: Ilias (Books 1/6/24), lyric, expanded Presocratics, sophists, Apologie; Solon, Antigone + Oidipus Tyrannos, Politeia + Aristotle Politika
LehrplanPLUS Gymnasium Griechisch eA, Jgst. 12/13
13 May 2026
Written exam date for 'alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau' (including Griechisch eA)
KM Bayern, Abiturprüfung 2026 schedule
5 Prüfungsfächer
Three written plus two oral (Kolloquium) examinations; ≥300 of 900 total points required for the Allgemeine Hochschulreife
KM Bayern
100
Original English MCQ study items in this bank (not the official format)
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Bavaria's G9 Abitur Griechisch Leistungsfach (eA) is Übersetzung (Teil A, ~185 words) + one chosen interpretation task (Teil B: Prosa or Dichtung, 60 BE)—not MCQ. 300 minutes, weighted 1:1, approved Greek–German dictionary allowed; curriculum adds Ilias 6, Oidipus Tyrannos and Aristotle's Politika to the Homer–Politeia arc. This free English MCQ bank is a study adaptation only.
Sample Bavaria Abitur Greek eA Practice Questions
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1In Attic prose the form λελυκέναι (from λύω) is best analyzed as which infinitive?
2The form τιθείς (from τίθημι) is which participle?
3In the phrase τοῖς Ἕλλησι πειθόμενος, the form Ἕλλησι is which case and number of Ἕλλην?
4The optative form λύσαιμεν (λύω) without ἄν in an independent wish is best labeled as:
5The dual form τὼ ὀφθαλμώ is nominative/accusative dual. Which ending marks the genitive/dative dual of second-declension masculines?
6The form ἑστηκώς (from ἵστημι) is best analyzed as:
7Contract verb τιμάω ('honor'): which form is the 3rd person singular present indicative active after Attic contraction?
8The aorist passive indicative 3rd plural of παιδεύω is:
9In Homer you meet πόλεμόνδε. What does the suffix -δε signal?
10The form δῷη (from δίδωμι) is which mood and tense?
About the Bavaria Abitur Greek eA Exam
Griechisch (Altgriechisch) as Leistungsfach in the Bavarian G9 Abitur belongs to the sprachlich-literarisch-künstlerisches Aufgabenfeld and is examined under the LehrplanPLUS Gymnasium at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau for the Qualifikationsphase (Jgst. 12/13, 5 weekly hours). The eA curriculum deepens the gA arc: Homer's Ilias (Books 1, 6 and 24), early lyric, an expanded Presocratic set (Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Xenophanes, Heraklit, Parmenides, Leukipp, Demokrit) and the sophists, Plato's Apologie in Jgst. 12; Solon's Eunomie and Musenelegie, Sophokles' Antigone and Oidipus Tyrannos (with Attic tragedy and theatre), Plato's Politeia and Aristotle's Politika in Jgst. 13. The written eA exam (300 minutes) combines a translation of an unseen Greek text (Teil A, about 185 words) with one chosen interpretation task (Teil B, Prosa or Dichtung; 60 BE), weighted 1:1; a ministry-approved bilingual Greek–German dictionary is permitted. Official examination language is German. Griechisch is not part of the IQB common task pool, so its tasks are Bavaria-specific. This free bank offers 100 original English MCQs at Leistungsfach depth for grammar, translation, literary and cultural practice only; it is not an official format simulation and cannot replace German-language Übersetzung or extended Interpretation.
Exam sponsor: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus (KM Bayern); the Staatsinstitut für Schulqualität und Bildungsforschung (ISB) publishes curricula support and the illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
Per the ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben for the Abitur ab 2026: Teil A is an Übersetzung of an unseen Greek original text (about 185 words at eA). Teil B offers a choice between a Prosa and a Dichtung task; each consists of four hinführende Aufgaben (16 BE: content, grammar labels such as Eventualis/Potentialis/Irrealis, translation criticism, or metrics), a central Interpretationsaufgabe on a Greek text with provided German translation (26 BE, guided by the official Hinweise: content/structure, language/style, genre, literary-historical and cultural embedding, optional Gegenwartsbezug/Rezeption and metrics), and three weiterführende Aufgaben chosen from five (18 BE), reaching into other Kurshalbjahre. Teil B totals 60 BE. Teil A and Teil B are weighted 1:1. Tasks span all four Kurshalbjahre and each candidate covers at least three of them. As Leistungsfach, Griechisch eA is a mandatory written Abitur subject (5 weekly hours). This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation—not an official translation or format simulation—and cannot replace German Übersetzung or extended Interpretation.
Time Limit
300 minutes working time for the written eA examination (ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben Griechisch, Stand September 2023). Griechisch (eA/Leistungsfach) sat in the 2026 written exam block of 'alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau' on 13 May 2026 (KM Bayern Abitur 2026 schedule).
Passing Score
Griechisch as Leistungsfach is one of five Abiturprüfungsfächer (3 written, 2 oral Kolloquium) and is examined at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau. Coursework contributes up to 600 of 900 points and the Abitur examinations up to 300; the Allgemeine Hochschulreife requires a Gesamtqualifikation of at least 300 of 900 points (KM Bayern).
Exam / Certification Fees
No per-subject exam fee is published for regular school candidates (Stammschüler) in Bavaria; the Abitur is part of the public education pathway administered through the Gymnasium.
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Grammar and Syntax
Morphology (declensions, conjugations, mi-verbs, participles, moods) and syntax (genitive absolute, AcI, conditionals, purpose/fear/result clauses, particles) as the foundation of Teil A and the hinführende Aufgaben, applied to denser eA passages.
Translation Strategy and Vocabulary
Context-specific word choice (δίκη, ἀρετή, λόγος, ψυχή, εὐδαίμων, φύσις, νόμος), rendering participle chains and genitive absolutes into idiomatic German, and word-formation analysis per LehrplanPLUS Lernbereich 2.1 at Leistungsfach length (~185 words).
Archaic Poetry: Homer and Lyric
Ilias Books 1, 6 and 24 (wrath of Achilles, Hector and Andromache, Priam's ransom), oral poetry and epitheta ornantia, hexameter and elegiac distich, Archilochos, Sappho and Solon's Eunomie/Musenelegie with political theology.
Presocratics and Sophists
From mythos to logos: ἀρχή (Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes), Xenophanes, Heraklit and Parmenides, atomists Leukipp and Demokrit, then the anthropological turn—Protagoras' homo-mensura, nomos/physis, Kallikles' right of the stronger, Alkidamas.
Plato and Aristotle
Apologie (first speech): the charges, the Delphic oracle, Socratic wisdom. Politeia: justice in state and soul, classes and soul-parts, cave allegory and Forms. Aristotle Politika: zoon politikon, politeia types, and the teleology of the polis relative to Plato.
Sophokles: Antigone, Oidipus Tyrannos and Attic Tragedy
Tragic conflict of unwritten divine law and positive state law (Antigone); knowledge, blindness and anagnorisis (Oidipus Tyrannos); tragedy's Dionysiac origins, structural elements (parodos, stasimon, exodos), theatre architecture and stichomythia.
Exam Literacy
Abitur structure (5 Prüfungsfächer, 3 written + 2 Kolloquium), gA vs eA, the 300-minute written Leistungsfach format with Teil A/Teil B (60 BE), Hilfsmittel rules and the Greek Kolloquium format.
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What You Need to Know
- Passing score: Griechisch as Leistungsfach is one of five Abiturprüfungsfächer (3 written, 2 oral Kolloquium) and is examined at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau. Coursework contributes up to 600 of 900 points and the Abitur examinations up to 300; the Allgemeine Hochschulreife requires a Gesamtqualifikation of at least 300 of 900 points (KM Bayern).
- Assessment: Per the ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben for the Abitur ab 2026: Teil A is an Übersetzung of an unseen Greek original text (about 185 words at eA). Teil B offers a choice between a Prosa and a Dichtung task; each consists of four hinführende Aufgaben (16 BE: content, grammar labels such as Eventualis/Potentialis/Irrealis, translation criticism, or metrics), a central Interpretationsaufgabe on a Greek text with provided German translation (26 BE, guided by the official Hinweise: content/structure, language/style, genre, literary-historical and cultural embedding, optional Gegenwartsbezug/Rezeption and metrics), and three weiterführende Aufgaben chosen from five (18 BE), reaching into other Kurshalbjahre. Teil B totals 60 BE. Teil A and Teil B are weighted 1:1. Tasks span all four Kurshalbjahre and each candidate covers at least three of them. As Leistungsfach, Griechisch eA is a mandatory written Abitur subject (5 weekly hours). This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation—not an official translation or format simulation—and cannot replace German Übersetzung or extended Interpretation.
- Time limit: 300 minutes working time for the written eA examination (ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben Griechisch, Stand September 2023). Griechisch (eA/Leistungsfach) sat in the 2026 written exam block of 'alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau' on 13 May 2026 (KM Bayern Abitur 2026 schedule).
- Exam / certification fees: No per-subject exam fee is published for regular school candidates (Stammschüler) in Bavaria; the Abitur is part of the public education pathway administered through the Gymnasium. Official sources
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the official Bavarian Griechisch Abitur (eA) a multiple-choice test?
No. The official written exam at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau is constructed-response: a translation of an unseen Greek text (Teil A, about 185 words) plus one chosen interpretation task (Teil B, Prosa or Dichtung). This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only and cannot replace those German-medium formats.
How long is the written Griechisch eA exam and what aids are allowed?
The ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben specify 300 minutes for the written eA/Leistungsfach examination (versus 240 minutes at gA). The permitted aid is a bilingual Greek–German dictionary approved by the Kultusministerium for use in the classical-language Abitur (ministry Hilfsmittel notice for Latein/Griechisch).
How does the eA curriculum differ from gA Griechisch?
Per LehrplanPLUS eA: Homer's Ilias includes Books 1, 6 and 24 (gA focuses on 1 and 24); Presocratics add Anaximenes, Xenophanes, Leukipp and Demokrit; Solon includes Eunomie and Musenelegie; Sophokles covers both Antigone and Oidipus Tyrannos; Jgst. 13 pairs Plato's Politeia with Aristotle's Politika. The written paper is longer (300 vs 240 minutes; ~185 vs ~145 words in Teil A) with more Teil B Bewertungseinheiten (60 vs 45 BE).
What is the difference between Teil A and Teil B at eA?
Teil A is the Übersetzung: an unseen Greek original (about 185 words at eA) to be rendered into correct, idiomatic German. Teil B is the Aufgabenteil: you choose the Prosa or the Dichtung task, each with four hinführende Aufgaben (16 BE), a central interpretation of a Greek text with provided translation (26 BE), and three of five weiterführende Aufgaben (18 BE). Teil A and Teil B count in a 1:1 ratio.
Is Griechisch part of the IQB common task pool?
No. In Bavaria the IQB pool covers Deutsch, Mathematik, Englisch, Französisch and (since 2025) Biologie, Chemie, Physik. Griechisch tasks are Bavaria-specific, illustrated by the ISB's illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben for the Abitur ab 2026 (separate gA and eA materials).
When is the written Griechisch eA exam in 2026?
KM Bayern schedules 'alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau' (including Griechisch as Leistungsfach) on 13 May 2026. The gA block for other subjects is on 11 May 2026.