Semester Exam schedule; exam essay questions

Here is your schedule for semester exams:

• Tuesday, June 2
• Math
• World Language
• Wednesday, June 3
• Religion
• Social Studies (10am - 11:30am)
• Thursday, June 4
• English 
• Science

Section 3 takes my test in Room 315 with Ms. Ferry proctoring.

Section 4 takes my test in Room 318 with me proctoring.

Section 6 takes my test in Room 223 with Mr. Fabriziani proctoring.

Reminder:  You will only take the objective (Scantron) portion of the exam on June 3.  The essay portion of the exam will be given in class on Wednesday, May 27 for Section 6, and on Thursday, May 28 to Sections 3 and 4.

In the essay portion of the exam, you will be asked to write on three of the following subjects: 

• A.  Consider Jared Diamond's theory of "geographic luck," and describe how it applies to the civilizations of ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome.
• B.  Detail the development of culture, entertainment, and the arts from ancient Greece and Rome.
• C.  Compare the social hierarchy of Ancient Egypt with that of ancient Rome.  Among other things, you may wish to describe the differences between middle class life in these two societies.
• D.  Compare and contrast the government of ancient Rome with the government of the United States in the year 2015.
• E.  Give a thoughtful analysis of the following statement:  "The unexamined life is not worth living."  You may wish to compare it to the experiences of your freshman year at John Carroll.  (Note: if you use the phrase "live life to the fullest" in your answer, you will receive a zero.  That is not what Socrates was about.  Do some research into the actual philosophy of Socrates, or choose another essay to write.)