Review Guide for Test II

Material covered: all readings and class discussions since February 18th

Format and sample questions:

I. Pairs: Answer any 8 of the following questions (16 points: 1 point for each name; you will choose from 9).

Sample question:

Identify two of the five parts of rhetoric identified by Roman rhetorical theory.

II. Lingua Latina: Translate any 4 of the following Latin words or phrases, and explain very briefly their significance (24 points; 2 points for each translation, 2 points for each for each explanation; you will choose from 5).  If the Latin is a quotation from a Roman author, you must identify the author and say why the quotation is important within the author's works.

Sample questions:

1. Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra?

2. pudicitia

III. Short answers: Answer any 4 of the following questions in one to three sentences (28 points, 7 points each; you will choose from 5).

Sample question:

Explain the significance of the Battle of Actium.

IV. Answer one of the following questions in a well-constructed essay (16 points; you will choose from 2).

Sample question:

We have read this semester three authors from the Late Republic: Catullus, Lucretius, and Cicero.  Describe how each of these authors blends together the Greek and the Roman in his work. Defend your conclusions with specific examples drawn from each author. Remember that you need to cite specific examples: generalizations about the authors will not work. Your essay should have five paragraphs: 1: a brief introduction (2 points), 2-4: 1 paragraph with specific evidence from each of the authors (4 points each), 5: a brief summarizing conclusion (2 points).

V. Answer one of the following questions in a well-constructed essay (16 points; you will choose from 2).

Sample question:

  We have read this semester three authors from the Augustan period: Livy, Horace, and Vergil.  Describe how each of these authors views responds to the Roman concept of pietas. Defend your conclusions with specific examples drawn from each author.  Remember that you need to cite specific examples: generalizations about the authors will not work.   Your essay should have five paragraphs: 1: a brief introduction (2 points), 2-4: 1 paragraph with specific evidence from each of the authors (4 points each), 5: a brief summarizing conclusion (2 points).