Practice Exam #1
CLS 113
Fall 2023
Hesiod, Ovid and Homer
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Briseis
4.
Chryseis
Possible Essay Questions- you will have to answer
three essays.
I will be give you six of these
options on the test to choose from.
You will have to answer at least one question related to Hesiod/Ovid and one related to the Iliad
and/or
Troy
1.
Compare and contrast the five ages of man in Hesiod’s
Works and Days
with the Ages of
Man depicted in Ovid’s
Metamorphoses.
2.
Is the
Iliad
pro or anti war?
Give reasons for your answer, using specific examples from
the work.
3.
Compare the depiction of Achilles in the
Iliad
with the depiction in at least two scenes in
Troy.
4.
Give at least 3 examples from the epic about how the
Iliad
is a commentary on
leadership.
5.
Discuss the concept of xenia (hospitality) as depicted in the
Iliad.
6.
Compare the depiction of Zeus in the
Theogony
with his depiction in Ovid’s
Metamorphoses
, Book One.
7.
Discuss the nature of the succession myths in
Theogony
(Uranus-Kronos and Kronos-
Zeus), the role Gaia/Earth plays in the myths and the underlying themes in both.
8.
Discuss the important themes in both versions of the Pandora myth (
Theogony and
Works and Days
).
9.
Discuss the role of the gods in the
Iliad
and contrast this with the notable absence of
the gods from the movie
Troy
– how does this absence affect the narrative in the movie?
