Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file should be:
  • F16-215-E3-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F16-215-E3-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class or drop off in the box outside my office prior to the start of the in-class exam
• In-text Citations
  • you must have in-text citations for your sources of information (facts, theories, parts of myths, etc.)
  • every main body paragraph should have in-text citations (you want at least 2 good examples with citations per paragraph)
  • when citing the ancient material from Maurizio's text book, mention the ancient author (if there is one), the ancient work (in italics), then the page number in Maurizio's book. If you mention the author and work earlier in the paragraph, then you just need the line numbers and the page numbers.
  • for the on-line translation, mention ancient author and work in your main text, then give the line numbers closest to what you are referring to in your in-text citation. E.g. Dionysos explains to the audience that he is coming to Thebes disguised as a human (1-23)
• Works Cited "Page" reminders:
  • to save paper, don't put on a separate page
  • in the same font, font size, etc. as your main text
  • use hanging indents
  • Works Cited entry for an ancient author from Maurizio's text book should follow the same format as the following example (for author, work, translator, etc. see xi–xiii): Virgil. The Aeneid. Transl. Frederick Ahl. Oxford World's Classics. Oxford University Press. 2008. In Classical Myth in Context. Lisa Maurizio. New York: Oxford University Press. 2015.
  • for the web source here is what the entry should look like: Euripides. Bacchae. Transl. George Theodoridis. BacchicStage. 2005. Date accessed

Reminder: Source material must be from:

• Hymn 4: To Hermes, (Maurizio's textbook)
• Hymn 3: To Apollo, (Maurizio's textbook)
• Euripides, Bacchae, translation at BacchicStage
• "The 7 Great Deeds of Ma-ui" (Leonard & McClure's textbook)

Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word essays on the two topics given below:

1. Time Travel (background): The year is 2116 and time "travel" is now possible in the sense that individuals can "return" to the past where they can experience the past through the eyes of an individual from that time period (think of it as a type of "walk a mile in your shoes"). The professor for your Mythology class has arranged for a "field trip" where each class member can "return" to the "past" and experience life as a deity or a hero. Each class member must present an essay ranking the individuals based on preference since it isn't possible for everyone to "go back" as the same individual.
   
   Prompt: In your introduction, rank the following (Hermes, Apollo, Pentheus, Dionysus, Mau-ui) based on which you would you most like to be and which would you least like to be based on the personality/character, not the power(s) or appearance. In the main body go into the reasons your first choice is first and your last choice is last. Make sure you give good examples from the actual myths which we have covered, not the summaries.
   Note well:
   • If you pick Pentheus and Dionysus, then you need to use examples from the entire play (BacchicStage)
   • If you pick Hermes and Apollo, then you need to use both Hymn 4: To Hermes and Hymn 3: To Apollo


2. Tricksters: For 2 of the following (different from the 2 you used above),
   • Hermes (using Hymn 4: To Hermes)
   • Apollo (using Hymn 3: To Apollo)
   • Ma-ui (using "The 7 Great Deeds of Ma-ui")
   • Dionysus (make sure your examples are not from lines 640–977)
   examine how they can be considered tricksters, using at least 2 the criteria set forth on pp 310–311. Make sure you specify which of the criteria you are using (can use different criteria for each individual).

Option 2: Write one 1200-1800 word essay on one of the topics below:

1. Time Travel (background): The year is 2116 and time "travel" is now possible in the sense that individuals can "return" to the past where they can experience the past through the eyes of an individual from that time period (think of it as a type of "walk a mile in your shoes"). The professor for your Mythology class has arranged for a "field trip" where each class member can "return" to the "past" and experience life as a deity or a hero. Each class member must present an essay ranking the individuals based on preference since it isn't possible for everyone to "go back" as the same individual.
   
   Prompt: In your introduction, rank the following (Hermes, Apollo, Pentheus, Dionysus, Mau-ui) based on which you would you most like to be and which would you least like to be based on the personality/character, not the power(s) or appearance. In the main body go into the reasons your first choice is first, your second choice is second, and your last choice is last. Make sure you give good examples from the actual myths which we have covered, not the summaries.
   Note well:
   • If you pick Pentheus and Dionysus, then you need to use the following translation of the entire play (BacchicStage)
   • If you pick Hermes and Apollo, then you need to use both Hymn 4: To Hermes and Hymn 3: To Apollo


2. Tricksters: For 3 of the following,
   • Hermes (using Hymn 4: To Hermes)
   • Apollo (using Hymn 3: To Apollo)
   • Ma-ui (using "The 7 Great Deeds of Ma-ui")
   • Dionysus (make sure your examples are not from lines 640–977; can count for 2 individuals if using a fair amount of the play, i.e. you should write twice as much about Dionysus as your other choice)
   examine how they can be considered tricksters, using at least 2 the criteria set forth on pp 310–311. Make sure you specify which of the criteria you are using (can use different criteria for each individual).