QUESTION

 mid term paper    

Question 1

INSTRUCTIONS: Identify the quotation with the name of the text it comes from and that text’s author or source as appropriate. Then respond to the quotation by fully explaining what it means in context and analyzing its significance to the work as a whole. Do not copy the quotation; use your own words to explain it in detail. Include the three-letter code at the end of the quotation in your answer. For more detailed instructions and tips, refer to the four page document in the Midterm folder. 

QUOTATION: 

To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know. No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew that it is the greatest of evils. And surely it is the most blameworthy ignorance to believe that one knows what one does not know. It is perhaps on this point and in this respect, gentlemen, that I differ from the majority of men, and if I were to claim that I am wiser than anyone in anything, it would be in this, that, as I have no adequate knowledge of things in the underworld, so I do not think I have. I do know, however, that it is wicked and shameful to do wrong, to disobey one’s superior, be he god or man.

(BKR)

2. QUOTATION:

On my part, I will not speak with restraint;

I will give voice to the anguish of my spirit;

I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Am I the sea or the Dragon,

That You have set a watch over me?

When I think, “My bed will comfort me,

My couch will share my sorrow,”

You frighten me with dreams,

And terrify me with visions,

Till I prefer strangulation,

Death, to my wasted frame. 

(KLM)

3. QUOTATION: 

You’re laughing at me. 

For the gods’ sake, why now?

You could have waited till I’m gone.

But now you make insults to my face,

You grasping, rich old men! What a city you have!

I call on the rising of rivers in Thebes

And on the great chariot-reaches of hte plain. 

The rivers and the plain are on my side, at least. 

They’ll testify that no friends wept for me, 

That the laws of Thebes sent me to prison

In a rock-hollowed tomb. 

They see how unusual and cruel this is.

But I have no place with human beings,

Living or dead. No city is home to me.

(NML)

4. QUOTATION:

Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is too great to bear! Since You have banished me this day from the soil, and I must avoid Your presence and become a restless wanderer on earth—anyone who meets me may kill me!” The Lord said to him, “I promise, if anyone kills Cain, sevenfold vengeance shall be taken on him.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest anyone who met him should kill him. Cain left the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

(EFG)

[email protected] Spring 2021 Page of 1 4 CLDV210 MIDTERM INSTRUCTIONS AND TIPS Your midterm exam will appear in the midterm folder in the Exams content area on Blackboard at 9:00 am on Sunday, March 14. A link to the midterm folder will also be available in the Week Seven folder. The exam consists of four quotations from our primary texts which you must explain and analyze in detail, writing about a paragraph each. Following the instructions below, submit your answers to the Midterm Responses portal by 9:00 am on Tuesday, March 16. Your midterm is worth 12% of your final grade. HERE ARE THE ITEMS IN THE MIDTERM FOLDER 1. Midterm Instructions The instructions you are reading now will be available throughout the midterm process. 2. Readings Review Chart This chart gives you basic information for each text appearing in the midterm. 3. Midterm Quotations Here’s where you’ll find four quotations from our primary texts so far: one from Genesis, one from Job, one from Antigone, and one from either Apology or Crito, for a total of four quotations. Each quotation has a three letter identification code. The quotations are presented to you as a test, but please don’t put your answers here. Instead, read the quotations here, create a separate single-spaced document to write your answers according to the instructions below, and upload that separate document in Word or pdf to the Midterm Responses portal. The Midterm Quotations will be available to you from 9:00 am on Sunday, March 14, to 9:00 am on Tuesday, March 16 and you can open and close them as many times as you like; you don’t need to do the whole exam in one sitting. 4. Midterm Responses Portal Here’s where you upload the Word or pdf file containing your four single-spaced paragraphs of analysis about the quotations you were given, with your name and your class section (including the letter) at the top. Follow the instructions in the next section for writing successful responses for each quotation. Do not copy the quotations into your responses. Each quotation response is worth seven points and partial credit is available. Your file must include the identification code for the quotation in each answer, be in Word or pdf, be scannable by SafeAssign, and have your name in the filename in order to be graded. Complete your upload by 9:00 am on Tuesday, March 16, after which the portal will disappear. No late submissions will be accepted, so a missing assignment means an F for the midterm (there is no “free pass” option). The use of sources other than the assigned readings in any response invalidates the response, even if you use proper citation. Plagiarism in any response means an automatic failure of the entire exam. For more information on what counts as plagiarism, consult the Plagiarism and Academic Honesty section of the syllabus. INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITING AND SUBMITTING ANSWERS In the Midterm Quotations section, you’ll see four unidentified quotations, one from Genesis, one from Job, one from Antigone, and one from a Plato text, but probably not in that order. The quotations will be presented to you one at a time, but unlike with quizzes, you will be able to backtrack. Write a paragraph-long identification, explanation, and analysis of each quotation in response. Each seven-point response should be at least a paragraph long and should include the following: [email protected] Spring 2021 Page of 2 4 • the three-letter ID code at the end of the quotation (no points possible without this) • the specific name of the text and either its source text (if it is Genesis or Job) or its author (if it is one of the ancient Greek texts) (1 point) • a full and accurate explanation of the quotation, including its context and meaning (3 points) • a thoughtful explanation of how the quotation is significant to the work as a whole (3 points) Your responses should NOT include any quotations unless you are referencing a phrase from the quotation you are responding to. Your responses should NOT include any use of sources other than the assigned readings, whether credited or uncredited. Your responses should NOT include any collaboration with other students or any assistance from friends, tutors, or other professors. The quotations will be presented to you in “file response” question format, but despite what Blackboard says, you should NOT attach a file in response to each question. Instead, prepare a document to submit to the Midterm Responses portal. Put ALL your responses into that SAME document, and put your name and section (including the letter) at the top. When you are done writing your responses, your document should have four responses, each a paragraph long. Single-space your document and save it with your name in the filename. Convert your document to Word or pdf if it is not already in that format. Upload it to the Midterm Responses portal in the same way you would upload a writing assignment. The Midterm Responses portal is the ONLY place you should submit the file with your answers. There will be no extensions or late passes so SUBMIT ON TIME. TIPS FOR WRITING SUCCESSFUL RESPONSES • Prepare for the exam by doing the assigned reading and watching the recordings of any class you missed or didn’t follow closely the first time. • The readings chart in the midterm folder can help you identify authors and source texts accurately. • For biblical quotes, give the specific source text instead of an author. Genesis and Job are from the Hebrew Bible, also called the Old Testament. • Don’t copy sentences from the supplements, introductions, or footnotes to a text into your answer. • Try to explain all the lines of a quotation––don’t skip the ones you don’t understand. • Show that you understand the specific quotation and the main ideas of the text it’s from. • Repeating the words of a quotation is not an adequate way to explain a quotation. Explicate the quotation and the ideas it expresses in your own words. • Base your analysis on your reading of the relevant text in this class, not on assumptions that come from elsewhere. Read what the quotation says, not what you think it ought to say. • Following instructions means you don’t lose points unnecessarily. • Questions to ask yourself as you study a quotation and develop your response – How does this passage fit into what has just been happening in the text? – What impact does this passage have on what happens next? – If a character is speaking in the quotation, what do their words tell us about their personality, feelings, values, and ideas? – How does this passage connect to other parts of the text? – Why did the author include this speech or passage? – How does the quotation connect to, support, or exemplify major issues, themes, and ideas in the text? [email protected] Spring 2021 Page of 3 4 SAMPLE QUOTATION WITH SAMPLE RESPONSES AND GRADES ”Be sure that this is what the god orders me to do, and I think there is no greater blessing for the city than my service to the god. For I go around doing nothing but persuading both young and old among you not to care for your body or your wealth in preference to or as strongly as for the best possible state of your soul.” [XPK] Sample Student Answers Points [XPK] Socrates says he does what God orders him to do, because he thinks there is no greater blessing for the city than his service to God. All he does is persuade everyone not to care about their bodies or their wealth but just for their soul. 0/1/0 =1 [XPK] The author of this play is Sophocles and the title is Antigone. Antigone is saying she buried her brother because she is following the guidance of the god Hades. She thinks everyone should focus on doing what’s right instead of worrying about money, and she is taking her message to young people like her sister and old people such as the Chorus. Antigone thinks giving everyone a burial is good for the city of Thebes. It’s important to the text because she dies in the end. 0/2/0 =2 [XPK] Socrates wrote this and it’s called Apology, from 395 BCE. Socrates asks everyone questions and sometimes that makes people dislike him. But he interprets an oracle (where you get messages from the gods) to mean that Apollo wants him to do it anyway. He thinks too many people in Athens only care about getting rich or looking good. He wants them to realize they have messed-up priorities so they can get right with god. He sees himself as bringing enlightenment to the people. .5/2/1 =3.5 [XPK] This quote is from Apology, a work of Ancient Greek philosophy by Plato. Here Socrates, an Athenian philosopher, is on trial for corrupting young men and for impiety. He’s giving his defense speech to the jury, saying that the reason he asks people questions and discusses issues with them is to persuade others to do the right thing, stop being selfish, and purify their souls. Socrates thinks that by being a philosopher he is helping other Athenians and the polis itself. Even though he is being accused of atheism, he says that with all his questions he is actually obeying the gods. This quotation reflects one of the main themes of the Apology, which is that philosophy is holy work and that Socrates should not be punished by Athens for his activities but honored for them. He thinks Athenians should appreciate that he wakes them up and forces them to think about their assumptions. Socrates was ultimately executed for refusing to back down but is known as one of the most influential thinkers of all time. 1/3/3 =7 [XPK] Apology, by Plato in the 4th century BC. Socrates said these words to the Athenian jury and they demonstrate why he was a philosopher. At this point, he is defending himself against conviction and execution. Socrates knows his neighbors of all ages don’t always enjoy it when he questions their values or demonstrates that they should behave better. But Socrates does it for their own good, because he thinks Apollo ordered him to. In his speech, he’s saying he hasn’t believed in the wrong gods or corrupted anyone, because all he did was follow the path set out by the oracle of Delphi that told his friend that no one was wiser than Socrates. Socrates doesn’t think he has wisdom, but he’s on a quest to show that no human really does. If people can realize their lack of wisdom, they’ll be more humble. They will care less about themselves and more about their souls and as a result be more careful to live good lives. This quotation shows why Socrates is a role model for people who are searching for the truth with open minds and want to inspire others to do the same. It also shows why people were turned off by him, because he’s so sure he knows what the gods want. Not everyone wants to be stung by the “gadfly.” 1/3/3 =7 [email protected] Spring 2021 Page of 4 4 ACADEMIC HONESTY This midterm is open book as to the assigned texts, supplementary readings, and any other handouts presented directly from me to you. However, I am expecting you to write your quotation analysis paragraphs in your own words based on your own understanding of the quotations. If I detect the use of outside sources in any answer, your entire midterm will fail. If answers submitted by two or more students are so similar that it’s obvious the students collaborated, those midterms will fail. The explanation of plagiarism and academic honesty in the syllabus applies to this midterm too. PROBLEMS? I will be checking email regularly during the days the exam is available. If you run into problems, please email me. Please continue to check your email regularly as well. GRADING This midterm is worth 12% of your final course grade. With four quotations and seven points available for each response, there is a total of 28 points available for this midterm. I then convert the points you earned into a letter grade as follows:

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