I. Pairs: answer any 8 of the following questions (16
points: 1 point for each name; you will choose from 9).
Answer only 8: If you answer more than 8 , only the first 8 will be
graded.
Sample question:
Name two of the so-called "Five Good Emperors."
II. Lingua Latina: Translate any 4 of the following
Latin words or phrases and explain very briefly their significance.
Be sure to include in your explanation the source of the quotation
and how the quotation relates to what we have discussed in class (24
points; 3 points for each translation, 3 points for each explanation;
you will choose from 5).
Answer only 4: If you answer more than 4, only the first four will be
graded.
Sample question
carpe diem
III. Short answers: Answer any 4 of the following questions (28 points, 7 points each; you will choose from 5). Answer only 4: If you answer more than 4, only the first four will be graded.
Sample question:
Explain very briefly how the peace between Trojans and Latins turned
into war in Book 7 of Vergil's Aeneid.
IV. Answer one of the following questions in a well-constructed
essay (16 points; you will choose from 2).
This essay question will be on Vergil.
Sample question:
Discuss briefly the role of the gods in Vergil's Aeneid. Do
you think that humans in the Aeneid act independently of the
gods, or that the gods control human destiny in the poem? Defend your
conclusion with three specific and distinct examples, drawn from
three different books of the Aeneid. Your essay should have
five paragraphs. 1 and 5: a brief introduction stating your premise,
and a conclusion restating that premise (together worth 1 point).
2-4: 1 paragraph for each of your three examples, each drawn from a
different book of the Aeneid (5 points each).
V. Answer one of the following questions in a well-constructed
essay (16 points; you will choose from 2).
This essay question will be on Petronius.
Sample question:
Discuss briefly the role of satire in the portion of Petronius'
Satyricon we have read. Do you think Petronius is satirizing
Roman society here? If so, what elements of that society do you think
he mocks, and how? Defend your conclusion with three specific and
distinct examples drawn from the portion of the Satyricon we
have read. Your essay should have five paragraphs. 1 and 5: a brief
introduction stating your premise, and a conclusion restating that
premise (together worth 1 point). 2-4: 1 paragraph for each of your
three examples (5 points each).