“With that, the owl-eyed goddess / flew away like a bird, up through the smoke. / Watching her go, he was amazed and saw she was a god. / Then godlike, he went off / to meet the suitors.” Who is “the owl-eyed goddess”?

Which text asks the following questions? What is a just war? When can the use of armed conflict resolve a political stalemate and have it considered justified? What circumstances allow for violent conflict with family members, friends, teachers, and clansmen…and have such a victory be declared morally right?

Truly, sweet mother, I cannot weave on the loom, for I am overcome with desire for a boy because of slender Aphrodite. Who wrote these lines?

Comitatus means

Critical Thinking Questions (15 points each): These questions are designed to be answered in a few complete sentences or a healthy paragraph.  Provide all of the information you know about the particular title or excerpt (when not provided, include the author and title of the work), answer the question fully, and use details from the text (from your memory–no sources) to support your answer.  Write in complete sentences and proofread.   What is the most notable theme in The Thousand and One Nights?  Explain the theme’s function and role in the text, and address the reason for its importance.  Support your answer with textual evidence.  

Who is the storytelling wife in The Thousand and One Nights?

Which of the following is true about the Classic of Poetry?

Optional Extra Credit Question:   Which one of Odysseus’s challenges and/or opponents would you least like to face and why?  (Credit depends upon your understanding of the text and the specifics in your answer that connect to the literature.)

Short Answer Questions (5 points each):  Answer the question as completely as possible—be clear, explain, and support your answer.  Keep these answers brief–no more than 2 sentences, please. Identify the text and briefly explain the meaning of this excerpt.  Master, if you do not speak, how would little ones like us still be able to hand down any teachings? The Master said: “Does Heaven speak? Yet the four seasons follow their course and the hundred creatures continue to be born. Does Heaven speak?

Short Answer Questions (5 points each):  Answer the question as completely as possible—be clear, explain, and support your answer.  Keep these answers brief–no more than 2 sentences, please. What kind of imagery is commonly present in the Classic of Poetry?  Be specific and provide one or more examples.