ENGLISH/HISTORY 103 ESSAY EXAM
Dr. Bruce R. Magee
Essay questions. Answer four of the questions
below. Use
complete sentences and good grammar.
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From memory, write 10 lines of poetry (or 10
verses from
the Old Testament) from the course material and analyze their
meaning in
a well-written paragraph. Include the poem title, author
(if known),
and page number in the book to facilitate grading.
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Compare & contrast 2 characters from the
reading.
What makes them significant? What are their strengths,
weaknesses,
virtues, vices?
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Compare & contrast the divine command theory
and virtue
theory in ethics. Give examples of each from the
reading.
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Compare & contrast the accounts of creation
in Greek
sources with those given in the Bible.
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List & describe the 12 Olympian gods.
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Compare & contrast the various accounts of
the underworld
in your reading.
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Compare & contrast the Hebrew views of God
with the Greek
views of the gods.
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Discuss the indictments of God & the gods
and the answering
theodicies in Hebrew and Greek works. What accusations
are made?
How are these answered?
EXTRA CREDIT: Write from memory up to 20
lines of
poetry from our readings (or 20 verses from the Old Testament) for
up to 10 points of extra
credit. Partial credit is possible. Include the poem title, author
(if
known), and page number in the book to facilitate grading. Do
NOT use the same lines you used in #1 above. You
may use different
lines from the same poem.