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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 emotion

B Myths contents are composed of religious, political, and cultural values & meanings

C Myths offer ways locating one's experience in a broad framework than one's own life

D 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?