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Overview for exam Open Friday morning thru Monday at closing; Tuesday for a late fee, until 5 p.m.100 Points total: (6 points gratis)
30 points allocated to Mastery Images (essentially 1 point per answer)
1. Who is depicted in this painting?
2. Who painted it?
3. What is a possible narrative gain? (2 points)
12 Multiple Choice (Each is worth one point.) Circle the answer of choice.
4. Maurizio spills lots of ink trying to reckon on a definition of "myth", narratives whose function is "to offer ways of understanding and integrating one's experience ..." She draws upon W.G. Doty's theory of myth to define what a myth actually IS. Which of the following does NOT figure in the Doty/Maurizio definition of myth? Choose the ONE that does NOT count in the THREE-POINT definition.
A Myths always include metaphors and symbols to engage emotionB Myths contents are composed of religious, political, and cultural
values & meaningsC Myths offer ways locating one's experience in a broad framework
than one's own lifeD Myths are always about the beginnings of things (society, cultic
practice, seasons)
13 short answer questions: WORTH 2 Points Each (unstated on printed exam)
Short Answer: (In some instances one word suffices, others require a phrase or full sentence.)5. The Greek poem ascribed to Hesiod which narrates the rise of Zeus
and the Olympians, whom he leads, is known customarily by what title?
5 brief essay questions: WORTH 3 POINTS EACH (unstated on printed exam)Brief Open Response (Write a response of 1-3 sentences, as needed for clarity, in response to each question.)6. When Macfarlane says that Greek Aphrodite and Roman Venus are
“not really equivalents”, what does he mean?