ENGLISH 406 ESSAY EXAM

Dr. Bruce R. Magee

Essay questions. Answer four of the questions below. Use complete sentences and good grammar.
  1. 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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  2. Compare & contrast 2 heroes from two different works.  What makes them significant?  What are their strengths, weaknesses, virtues, & vices?

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  3. Trace the development of one character through different works.  How does the character change & how do the changes relate to the works' overall purposes?

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  4. Compare & contrast the varying accounts of creation.

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  5. Discuss the great chain of being. What were the implications of the chain of being for the universe? Society? The individual? Support your discussion with diagrams.

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  6. List & describe the 12 Olympian gods.

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  7. List & describe the 12 labors of Heracles.

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  8. Compare & contrast the various accounts of the underworld in your reading.
EXTRA CREDIT: Write from memory up to 20 lines of poetry (or 20 verses from the Bible) 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.