CC 303/352: Classical Mythology

Guidelines for Test II: Oct. 30, 2001

• Be sure to bring a blue book to the test on Tuesday. EXAMS NOT WRITTEN ON A BLUE BOOK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
• Your test will have three parts:

1. A: 5 very brief essay questions, from which you must choose 4. Questions are drawn from chapters 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 18 of Powell's textbook, and our discussion of same. Each of these questions requires both that you know the relevant myths and that you can apply ideas we have discussed in class to an analysis of those myths. Each of these esssays will be worth 10 points.
2. B: A longer essay question in which you will apply one of the ways in which we have interpreted Greek heroic myths to the myths surrounding Perseus, Heracles, Theseus, and Jason. This essay is worth 30 points.
3. C: A longer essay on Euripides' Medea. This essay is worth 30 points.

• Please note that the practice exam is intended only as a guide to the nature of the questions that might be asked on the exam. Under no circumstances should you assume that the practice test includes the actual questions that will be asked on the exam.
• There were entirely too many missed exams when the last test was given. This situation is unfair to those who make the exam and causes much inconvenience both to the T.A.'s and to the instructor. Please note therefore the following:

1. Exams can only be made up if documented proof of extreme family or medical emergency is provided, or in the case of a religious holiday.
2. The makeup exam will be more difficult than the original exam.
3. Barring the most extreme emergencies (e.g., you are lying unconscious in Inner Mongolia) exams can only be made up if the instructor is notified within 24 hours of the time the exam is given.

• The online outlines of lectures should provide a good guide as you study for the exam, but you will need to supplement the information given there with what you have gained from the book and in lectures. If you have missed classes or have not kept up with the daily readings, be sure to get notes from your colleagues and catch up with the readings (cf. "Word to the Wise" on your syllabus).
• For each question on the exam, make sure you answer each part of the question. I will provide on the test itself a division of how points will be assigned for each question.
• Please see Sonia, Brandy or me with any questions you may have.

Practice exam

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