The Adventures of Ulysses and Mid-term Exam

We will be working on The Adventures of Ulysses for the next three weeks.

Exam Review is listed below. Exams begin on January 20, 2012.
Section I: Matching (20 Points)
This section will include literary terms; vocabulary terms; authors and their works; authors and their contributions to literature, drama, and poetry; and literary movements. You should study your notes, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations. The following terms/people should be studied, as well as all of the other items found in your notes, handouts, and PowerPoints: Theme, Simile, Magical Realism, Xenia, Epic and Characteristics of an Epic, Epic Hero, Invocation to the Muse of Poetry, Epithet, Epic Similes, Formal Rhetoric, “In Medias Res,” Dramatic Irony, Dionysus, Oracle, Strophe & Antistrophe, Tragedy, Greek Masks, Paulo Coelho, Homer, Sophocles, Pnina Moed Kass.
Section II: Formal Thesis Paper (60 Points)
This section will include the following works: The Alchemist, The Adventures of Ulysses, Oedipus the King, and The Minority Report. Review each work. This section will involve an in-depth analysis of the main characters and a similar theme found in each of these works. All thesis paper rules apply when responding to the writing prompt. Therefore, review the rules of writing a formal paper.
Section III: Short Creative Essay (20 Points)
Review the following works and the main characters in each: Oedipus from Oedipus the King, and Santiago from The Alchemist, Vera, Thomas, Baruch Ben Tov from Real Time, and Ulysses from The Adventures of Ulysses. Think about how the story ends and where it may go from there…

*Helpful hints for studying: Review all notes, old tests and quizzes, logs and writing assignments. Refresh your memory of the main characters, settings, themes, topics of discussion, etc. for each work. The works we have covered during the first semester include the following: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin Oedipus the King by Sophocles Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Real Time by Pnina Moed Kass Midnight Clear directed by Keith Gordon