Classics 10A 1 of 7 Introduction to Greek Civilization
Fall 2011 Yasmin Syed
Mock Midterm Key
1) Please identify the following names. Supply at least 4 items of identification, such as the author & title of the work in which the character appears, their role in the story, relationships with other characters etc. (12%: 4 points per name, 1 pt. for each item of identification):
1.1) Hekate
1.2) Phoinix
1.3) Eumaios
2) Please explain the following concepts. What does the Greek term mean? Who are the authors and what are the titles of the literary works or historical documents in which they are relevant? (18%: each concept is worth 6 pts, each single item of identification gets 2 pts.):
2.1) Nostos
2.2) Oikos
2.3) Kleos
3) Please identify the following text passages. Name 4 out of the following 7 items (1. author of the work, 2. title of the work, 3. speaker(s) of the passage ( ), 4. addressee(s) ( IF ANY!! IF ), 5. person(s) spoken about, 6. context in the work, 7. place where scene takes place) ANY!! (20%: 4 points for each passage, 1 pt. for each item of identification):
3.1)
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Classics 10A 4 of 7 Introduction to Greek Civilization Fall 2011 Yasmin Syed 4) Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions (20%):
4.1) While Odysseus is away from home for 20 years, the ______________________ of Penelope are feasting in his palace and eat up all his wealth.
4.2) The site of Apollo's oracle is called Pytho because ________________________________________
4.3 & 4.4) In his Works and Days, the poet Hesiod tells the myth of the 5 Ages of mankind. The first race of mortals is called for the metal _________. The last race of mortals, among whom Hesiod includes himself, is called for the metal _____________.
4.5) Dionysus is born from the thigh of Zeus because _________________________________________
4.6) The Homeric Hymn to Demeter tells of the establishment of the E_______________ M_____________.
4.7) At the beginning of the Iliad, Apollo sends a plague to the Greeks because a) Odysseus did not sacrifice to him; b) Agamemnon insulted Apollo's priest; c) the Trojans ask him to.
4.8) Zeus swallows Metis because a) he swallows all his wives b) he swallows all his children c) she is destined to give birth to a son greater than his father d) Metis has cut off his genitals
4.9) Zeus punishes mortals with the gift of Pandora because a) they did not sacrifice to Zeus b) Prometheus stole fire for mortals c) Prometheus did not sacrifice to Zeus d) mortals have behaved immorally
4.10) The name of Demeter's daughter is a) Persephone b) Penelope c) Briseis d) Helen Classics 10A 5 of 7 Introduction to Greek Civilization Fall 2011 Yasmin Syed
5) Please choose the correct names for the sites marked on the map (choose from the following names: Athens, Chios, Delos, Delphi, Eleusis, Ithaka, Kikonians, Knossos, Lesbos, Mycenae, Pylos, Sparta, Troy) (15%):
Classics 10A 6 of 7 Introduction to Greek Civilization Fall 2011 Yasmin Syed Classics 10A 7 of 7 Introduction to Greek Civilization Fall 2011 Yasmin Syed 6) Please identify the following images (15%: 3 points per image, 1 pt. for each item of identification OR points given as indicated):
6.1) Name two characters depicted here & the title of the poem in which this scene is depicted (3 pts):
6.2) Name 3 of the following: place of origin, time period, description of artifact, what is depicted:
6.3) Name 3 of the following: place of origin, time period, description of artifact, material, discoverer, title commonly given:
6.4) Name the location of the excavation photographed here: (3 pts.)
6.5) Name location of the site (1.5 pts.) and purpose of this plan (1.5 pts) (3pts.):