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REVIEW AND TEST PREPARATIONCLCV 111/1159/24/24Office HoursToday 2:00-2:50 pm LCLB 4053 Tonight 8:00-8:50 pm ZoomExtra Review SessionToday: 5:00-5:50 Armory 101 (east side)Powell quizzes onlinehttps://learninglink.oup.com/access/powell-classicalmyth-student-resources#tag_all-chapters
The best way to prep for Thursday’s exam is:A) cram, stay up late studying, be tiredB) stop eating, sleeping or showeringC)ignore Course Reading QuestionsD)start with major figures & ideas in the Checklist of key termsWhat’s the Checklist?canvas.illinois.edu/courses/50504/discussion_topics/715728Sept 24 Q1
In Module 5Where is this checklist?
What’s on the First Exam75 multiple choice questions All are based on Course Reading Questions Lecture contentPowell, Classical Myth 9thed (course text)Available in Main Library (reserve copies)On the Internet Archive (8thedition free)From Oxford University Press (PDF, not free)Every question corresponds to an item in the Checklist. If it’s not mentioned there, it’s not on the exam.
How to Prepare for the First examReview answers to Course Reading Questions and the checklist, including map questions and imagesThere will be three map questions and four image questions.Use Powell, lecture slides, lecture summaries, and your notes to review.
Do you get 1.5 or 2X time?Please arrange to take this exam through DRES. We cannot extend the time in Foellinger or provide a distraction free/reduced environment.
Sample Map QuestionIdentify the place marked with a star on the map.a) Caucasusb) Sumerc) Sicilyd) CyprusMesopotamia
How to Prepare for the First examDon’t know something?1. Double check Powell/slides2. Review lecture summaries.3. Form a study group and work together.
How to Prepare for the First examDon’t know something?4. Check reliable web sites.Powell Classical Myth 9e Student Resources
How to Prepare for the First examDon’t know something?4. Check reliable web sites.TheoiGreek MythologyGreek Mythology Link5. Come to office hours. Today 2:00, 8:006. Come to review session. Today 5:00.7. If all else fails, email me.
How to Prepare for the First examDon’t know something?4. Check reliable web sites.Theoi.com Greek MythologyGreek Mythology Link
Bring to the Examphoto ID pencil with eraserNothing else.
What to do nowRead the test directions.1.Using a pencil, fill in your Net ID, name and test versionon the scantron.2. Bubble in the best answer to each question. 3. Each question is worth 2 points. There is no penalty for guessing.
What to do nowRead the test directions.4. No aids or electronic devices are allowed. You may not give or receive assistance.5. If you leave the room for any reason, you are finished with the exam.6. Have your ID ready when you line up to submit your exam.7. As a courtesy, no talking/cell phones until you have left the room.Questions allow for responses A-D.
Which letter do yoububble in on the exam?A B C D E Sept 24 Q2NOT, EVER, UNDER ANYCIRCUMSTANCES
What to do during the Test1) Read through & answer questions you know first; come back to the rest.2) Read all options before answering; eliminate the most obvious. Unsure? Rely on your first impression; move on quickly.
What to do during the TestPractice exampleThe principal Greek mythological account of the of creation of the world was written by:a) Hesiodb) Homerc) Herodotusd) Hecataeus
Four ways to raise your scoreGuess if you don’t know. Then come back.Only change answers if you are sure.Proofread your answer key.Curb excess anxiety by reminding yourself. “I can be anxious later, now is the time to take the exam.” “I don’t have to be perfect.”“Worst case, there is still a bonus assignment to make up points.”
during the Test: do your own work. By Yourself.Why?So you will still know who Zeus is after DecemberBecause you respect yourself, me and the courseBecause don’t want a penalty and an entry in your college file. Bad for the resume.It is the responsibility of the student to refrain from infractions of academic integrity, from conduct that may lead to suspicion of such infractions, and from conduct that aids others in such infractions. (Student Code, 1.4.1-401). Examples of violations include using external assistance (books, notes, fact sheets, phones & other devices, communication with others) on multiple choice exams.
Review: The Spurlock Museum (bonus points assignment)
Spurlock ArtifactsWho is the god? How can you tell?For what is the god known?Plaster Cast of Roman Copy of 4thcentury BCE Greek Statuec. 120-40 CEApollo
Course Reading QuestionWhat do the Sibyl of Cumae, Cassandra, Daphne and Coronis have in common?Multiple Choice QuestionWhat do the Sibyl of Cumae, Cassandra, Daphne and Coronis have in common?a) the gift of prophecyb) bearing Apollo sonsc) losing their human formd) rejecting Apollo’s loveExtra Practice Question (Week 3)
ApolloOLDER plague god NEWER entertainer (Hom. Hymn)Areas of powercare of youth (mortals)healing/diseaseprophecyaristocratic concernsmusic, artpoetry, knowledgeathleticsMUCH LATER sun god
Spurlock ArtifactsWho is the god? How can you tell?For what is the god known?A herm(image of Hermes)
Course Reading Question(What does Hermes make from the tortoise [sc. in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes]?) What is the subject of his first song?Multiple Choice QuestionAfter inventing the lyre, Hermes sings about his:a) theft of cattleb) invention of firec) own birth to Maiad) brother ApolloExtra Practice Question (Week 4)
Hermes: Recap(1) domestic animalsherdingthe dead: psychopompos (“soul-escorter”)stealing(2) travelers (name means “heap of stones”)merchants & commercethievesherm (statue): apotropaic(3) messenger of Zeusheraldstalking cleverness, deceit
Spurlock ArtifactsWho is the god? How can you tell?For what is the god known?Plaster Cast of Roman Copy of Greek Statueca. 340 BCE or 2nd c. CEArtemis/Diana
Course Reading QuestionHow has [Artemis] changed by the classical period?Multiple Choice QuestionWhat was Artemis identified as in the classical age (480-323 BCE)?a) protector of marriageb) virgin goddessc) slayer of Argus (Argeiphontes)d) giver of customs (thesmophoros)Extra Practice Question (Week 4)
Artemis: Three different goddessesoldest: Ephesian (fertility)newest: Olympian (Apollo’s twin, virgin)OLDERArtemis of EphesusNEWERArtemis/Diana
Spurlock ArtifactsWho is the god? For what is the god known?Apulian Red Fig. Krater (Chester) 330 - 320 BCEPersephone and Hades
Hades: Character SheetNamesHades “invisible” Pluto (“wealthy”) Powerslord of the deadMarriagesPersephoneInventoryCap of Hades
Course Reading QuestionWhat does the name Hades mean?Multiple Choice QuestionThe name “Hades” means:a) grey-eyedb) invisiblec) thunderord) wealthyShort-Term Memory Check (Week 3)
Course Reading QuestionDefine theogony.Multiple Choice QuestionWhich is an example of a theogony?a) Athena emerging from the head of Zeusb) Oedipus solving the riddle of the sphinxc) Cronus swallowing a stone instead of Zeusd) Hermes stealing the cattle of ApolloChallenge Practice Question (Week 3)
Athens Cyprus Delos Delphi Greece Mesopotamia Mt. OlympusMap Question(Mt Olympus)
Athens Cyprus Delos Delphi Greece Mesopotamia Mt. OlympusMap Question
Who did Hephaestus bind or trap?A Hera, Ares, Aphrodite, PrometheusB Poseidon, Ares, Aphrodite, HermesC Zeus, Ares, Aphrodite, PoseidonD Prometheus, Ares, Aphrodite, ApolloPractice Question (Week 3)
Zeus made Aphrodite fall in love with a mortal in order to:A give the Trojan royal house a great warriorB repay his debt for stealing GanymedeC prevent her from gloating over other godsD distract her from the war god AresPractice Question (Week 3)
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What do you absolutely need for the exam?A Your ID card and a pencilB Coffee, coffee and more coffeeC Fluent ancient GreekD Zeus’ lightning boltSept 24 Q 3