2) Item IDs.  Identifications of various elements -- characters, objects, themes, motifs, Latin phrases, and terms -- in or associated with works read since the midterm. You will receive ONE point for IDENTIFYING THE ITEM ITSELF (e.g. Chauntecleer = a rooster who is almost eaten by a fox) AND AN ADDITIONAL POINT for identifying the WORK OR WORKS in which the item appears (e.g. Chauntecleer is a character in the NPT). Latin phrases should be translated AND their relevance to / role in the reading should be explained.  For the purpose of this section, each specific reading from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales counts as a separate work (which you may indicate using abbreviations for characters, Prologue and Tale, e.g. GP, Parson's P, WBP, WBT, FT, MT, NPT, Pardoner's P, Pardoner's T). You will be expected to specify GP (not just "Prologue," to distinguish the GP from WBP or Pardoner's P) or to identify passage by pilgrim AND as prologue, epilogue or tale. Review names of main characters!  While you will not need to remember the specific titles for the lyric poems, you should know which are by unknown authors and which two have known authors (e.g. St. Godric and William Herebert). There will be choice in this section.

3) Factual questions concerning genre, form, background information, or literary terms. While you ARE responsible for knowing authors, genres, languages and forms for ALL works read this quarter, MORE background questions will focus on material covered since midterm. You will be expected to answer ALL questions.

4) Passages IDs: passages chosen only from works read since the midterm exam. For the purpose of this section, each specific reading from Chaucer (GP, Parson's P, WBP, WBT, FT, MT, NPT, Pardoner's P, Pardoner's T) counts as a separate work (you will be expected to specify GP or pilgrim AND if passage is from prologue, epilogue or tale). Chaucer passages will be taken from assigned Middle English lines in Norton (NOT from the modern translations!). You will not need to to identify lyric poems by title, but you should know which are by unknown authors and which are by known authors (St. Godric and William Herebert). Hint 1: quiz passages MAY reappear on the exam.  Hint 2:  review character names, or you will miss points unneccessarily!

-- Some hopefully obvious remarks: you should know (and be able to spell correctly) the titles and authors (if known), as well as the genres, languages and forms, for ALL works read this quarter; also, know DATES for works/authors since the midterm exam, as well as for significant historical events covering the whole course (e.g. Old English period; Anglo-Norman rule; Middle English period; Alliterative Revival; etc.). Know literary terms relevant to ALL genres and forms read this quarter and the differences between these genres (e.g. beast fable, Breton lay, didactic treatise, dream vision, epic, Estates satire, exemplum, fabliau, frame narrative, hagiography, historical chronicle, literary confession, letter of moral instruction, lyric poem, morality play, mystery play, romance, spiritual autobiography, etc.) and forms or techniques (e.g. allegory, alliterative verse, rhymed verse, prose, link-word, concatenation, wheel and bob, rhyme royal, etc.).

2) Essay: questions will ask you to make meaningful connections between works read this quarter. Some will focus on changes in a theme, genre or motif over time; others will ask you to discuss particular works in depth. Be sure that your introduction fully articulates what you will argue in the essay, which should offer informed interpretation of the texts within their medieval context rather than a personal reaction to them or a description -- however accurate -- of their contents.  Be sure that your argument is presented in clearly organized paragraphs and that points are made in logical order (i.e. paragraph structure should correspond to logical steps in your argument. Be sure that each paragraph contains allusions to specific textual evidence in support of your argument. NB: you may NOT write on same work or topic that you discussed in your out-of-class paper or your midterm exam essay; there will be a substantial penalty if you do!

-- Because I evaluate exam essays according to the same standards that I apply to out-of-class writing (except that there's no direct citation and thus no need for documentation on a closed-book exam), you should be THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR with the PAPER GUIDELINES and the CHECKLIST provided for your out-of-class writing and endeavor to follow them in your exam essay.

-- Pay particular attention to the instructions concerning the introductory paragraph and argumentation.  Unless I can tell from your opening paragraph which prompt you selected, what work(s) you are writing on, and precisely what you will argue about it/them, your exam essay will NOT earn GWR CERTIFICATION (and it is unlikely to earn more than a C, regardless of the quality of your observations).
-- DON'T FORGET TO BUY AN EXAM BOOK (LARGE FORMAT, PLEASE) AND BRING IT WITH YOU TO CLASS!!!