1. Questions re: Terms & Names (5)

In order to prepare for these questions, for each term or name you should attempt to identify:

• the tradition of which it is a part and (for a term) its basic meaning OR (for a name) who the person was.
• key ideas/events (including dates) linked to that term/name, and several specific examples/details related to those ideas/events; and
• the significance of that term or person for the wider tradition of which it is a part.

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2. Questions re: Excerpts from Primary Sources (3)

In order to prepare for these questions, for each excerpt you should attempt to identify:

• the precise name of the original source from which the chosen excerpt is drawn, the purported composer(s) of the work (name if possible, but at least characteristics), and (if any of these can be ascertained) the probable locale and/or date of its composition;
• the relevant details preceding and leading up to the excerpt; and
• the relevant details following and further dealing with issues raised in the excerpt.
  [By "relevant," I mean those details which a person needs to know to understand the significance of everything in the excerpted passage.]

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3. Questions re: Images from PPTs (2)

In order to prepare for these questions, for each image stressed in class you should attempt to identify:

• the historical periods and locales depicted in the various images;
• the functions (religious as well as secular) of the objects shown; and
• the meanings of important symbols featured in the images and the objects they show.

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