HIS 101 04
Second Mid-Term Instructions
Part I: Multiple Choice (30%)
You will have thirty to thirty-five (30-35) multiple choice questions chosen from the daily quizzes since the previous midterm (Quizzes 9-18). This will be done in class. You will not be allowed to use either the textbook or your notes to
assist with this section of the exam.
Part II: Identifications (30%)
You will do this in class at the appointed time of the exam. You may NOT use the textbook or your lecture notes on this
part of the exam. You may bring a brief outline of each identification item with you to the exam. The instructor will
check the outline at the time of the exam. This outline must not include full sentences or full paragraphs. It should be
brief and it should be an outline. You will turn in your outline with your identifications.
For five (5) of the following, you will be asked to explain or describe the item and explain its significance to the history of
Western Civilization. Each item you chose must be treated in a separate and discrete paragraph (or paragraphs). Do
not do all the “Ids” in a single “essay”.
NOTE: The instructor will pick the five items that you write at the time of the final exam.
Principate
Apostle Paul
Clovis
Corpus Juris Civilis
The City of God
Constantine the Great
Tetrarchy
Battle of Tours
Battle of Adrianople
Mohammed
Part III: Essay (40%)
You will write an essay on one of the two topics listed below. The specific essay topic will be assigned by the instructor
at the time of the exam. You may bring an outline of each essay with you to the mid-term exam. The instructor will
check the outline at the time of the exam. This outline must not include full sentences or full paragraphs. It should be
brief and it should be an outline. You will turn in your outline with your essay. No other materials (notes, textbook,
etc.) may be used.
Topic One:
The Roman Republic (from its origin through its fall)
Your essay should include (but not necessarily be limited to) topics such as basic characteristics, important personalities,
its development and factors influencing its development, significant economic, political, and social trends and events,
including its decline and fall, and its contributions to modern society.
Topic Two:
Late antiquity and the early “middle ages”
You should begin your essay with the rule of the Roman emperor Diocletian and conclude it with the kingdom of the
Franks during the time of Charlemagne and his successors.