Humanities 110

Final Exam Instructions

This is an open-book, open-note exam. While you may consult the assigned course materials, lectures, your notes, and handouts, you may not consult other online materials or other people for the duration of the exam. For this exam, as for all other exams at Reed, the Honor Principle applies. Failure to adhere to the requirements set out above will constitute academic misconduct.

The final exam will consist of three parts: 

Part One (approximately 1 hour; some of this time should be devoted to editing) will require students to do three close readings.  One will be of  an excerpt from a literary work, another of an excerpt from a historical or philosophical work, and another will be of an artistic or architectural work. Students will be able to choose from two options in each case. All passages and objects will be taken from the works assigned for the class, including galleries. The title and author (if relevant) will be provided. Responses should articulate why the passage or image is important, in terms of the work as a whole from which it is derived, the context in which it was produced or read/viewed/performed, and/or the larger unit of the course in which it was assigned. Close readings should draw on ideas elaborated in the lectures and conferences.
 
Part Two (approximately 1 hour; some of this time should be devoted to editing): Students will select one of two essay questions that require them to trace a theme in three of the works studied this semester from multiple cultures.
 
Part Three (approximately 1 hour; some of this time should be devoted to editing): Students will select one of two essay questions on Plato; they may include comparison with other texts.

Students who have accommodations from DAR are encouraged to use them for the exam. If your accommodation includes extra time, please contact your professor to make sure that is recognized.