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Question: By the beginning of the fifth century B.C.E., the two main city-stares were:
Student answered: d) Athens and Sparta
Correct answer: d) Athens and Sparta

Question: The diaspora is:
Student answered: b) the dispersal of Hebrews among other cultures/religions
Correct answer: b) the dispersal of Hebrews among other cultures/religions

Question: In general, Rome and Romans were:
Student answered: b) conservative
Correct answer: b) conservative

Question: The dialectic method of Socrates was based on:
Student answered: a) question and answer
Correct answer: a) question and answer

Question: Socrates was condemned to death for:
Student answered: c) impiety
Correct answer: c) impiety

Question: Petronius’s Satyricon satirizes:
Student answered: d) the nouvePetronius’s Satyriconau riche
Correct answer: d) the nouvePetronius’s Satyriconau riche

Question: The Torah is:
Student answered: d) the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
Correct answer: d) the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

Question: The ancient city of Troy was located in what is now:
Student answered: b) western Turkey
Correct answer: b) western Turkey

Question: Ancient Greek religion:
Student answered: a) both distained and worshiped their gods
Correct answer: a) both distained and worshiped their gods

Question: Latin literature began with:
Student answered: b) a translation of the Odyssey
Correct answer: b) a translation of the Odyssey

Question: The state of Israel was created:
Student answered: b) after WWII
Correct answer: b) after WWII

Question: In the first millennium B.C.E., the Hebrew nation reached great expansion and prosperity under Kings:
Student answered: d) Solomon and David
Correct answer: d) Solomon and David

Question: Ancient Greek women’s first duty was to:
Student answered: a) produce sons
Correct answer: a) produce sons

Question: Before the fifth century B.C.E., the city-states of Ancient Greece were governed as:
Student answered: c) an oligarchy
Correct answer: c) an oligarchy

Question: In the fourth century B.C.E., the Greek city states fell to:
Student answered: a) Persia
Correct answer: b) Macedon

Question: The democracy of fifth century B.C.E. Athens was:
Student answered: d) direct and open to all free men
Correct answer: d) direct and open to all free men

Question: One of Greece’s greatest contributions to Rome was:
Student answered: b) rhetoric
Correct answer: b) rhetoric

Question: Asia Minor is the ancient name for the countries in:
Student answered: a) western Asia
Correct answer: a) western Asia

Question: The Hebrew religion is different from other religions in the ancient world because:
Student answered: a) it is monotheistic
Correct answer: a) it is monotheistic

Question: The ancient Greeks called themselves:
Student answered: c) Hellenes
Correct answer: c) Hellenes

Question: The Peloponnesian Wars were between:
Student answered: c) Athens and Sparta
Correct answer: c) Athens and Sparta

Question: The first Roman emperor was:
Student answered: c) Augustus
Correct answer: c) Augustus

Question: Homer was inspired by:
Student answered: d) Greek oral epic poetry
Correct answer: d) Greek oral epic poetry

Question: Rome emerged as a world power after:
Student answered: d) victory over Carthage
Correct answer: d) victory over Carthage

Question: Rome’s great enemy in North Africa was:
Student answered: a) Carthage
Correct answer: a) Carthage

Question: In the religion of ancient Greece, morality was:
Student answered: b) created by humans
Correct answer: b) created by humans

Question: The majority of city-states on the Peloponnese were ruled by:
Student answered: b) Sparta
Correct answer: b) Sparta

Question: The city-states of ancient Greece were alike:
Student answered: b) in heritage
Correct answer: b) in heritage

Question: Ancient Greeks considered their gods:
Student answered: a) arbitrary and capricious toward humans
Correct answer: a) arbitrary and capricious toward humans

Question: Sophists were:
Student answered: c) teachers
Correct answer: c) teachers

Question: A belief system is the way a society:
Student answered: a) views the world and human life
Correct answer: a) views the world and human life

Question: The most famous of the Sophists was:
Student answered: d) Protagoras
Correct answer: d) Protagoras

Question: The “Fertile Crescent” refers to which geographical area?
Student answered: b) the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Correct answer: b) the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Question: The “Ancient World” refers to:
Student answered: c) the culture of the Mediterranean Basin before 400 B.C.E.
Correct answer: c) the culture of the Mediterranean Basin before 400 B.C.E.

Question: In the sixth century B.C.E., the Hebrew cities were destroyed and the population deported to:
Student answered: c) Babylon
Correct answer: c) Babylon

1.mono=>1 (autogamy,automony)

2.bi=>2 (bigamy)

   e.g. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.

3.tri=>3 (trigonometry)

   e.g. We may determine the height of a mountain by trigonometry.

4.qua=>4 (quatrain)

5.penta=>5 (pentagon)

   e.g. The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.

6.oct=>8 (octopus)

   e.g. He experienced nausea after eating octopus.

7.nov=>11 (november,renovation)

   e.g. Troops were sent to the islands to restore order last November.

8.metry,meter:丈量的意思

   e.g. Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water.

9.mor=>死亡(morgue,mortian,morgage,mortify)

   e.g. I have often seen drowned men laid out at the morgue.

New knowledges

    1.Tetragrammaton=>耶和華

    2.Augustus奧古斯都=>August: was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor

    3.Jesus,Jacob,Joseph=>JJ家族

    4.Egyptian hieroglyphics象形文字

    5.Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships (傾國傾城)and burnt the topless tower of IIium?

    6. Sweet Helen,make me immortal with a kiss. (Christopher Marlowe<<Doctor Faustus>>)

    7. Leda and teh swan=>Helen,Clytemnestra,Castor and Pollux

    8.Achilles' Heel=致命傷

    9.Judgement of Paris:Athena(glory in the war),Aphrodite(most beautiful woman),Hera(wealth)

      Athena

 Aphrodite

 Hera

   羅馬數字

     1=i or I    2=ii or II   4=IV   9=IX   14=XIV    19=XIX   40=XL  49=IL  50=L   99=XCIX  

     100= C  400=CD  500=D  900=CM   1000=M

五段論證法

• What is that?
• What is that for?
• What should we care?

新知識

１．James the king first欽定版第一本聖經

２．Hadrin wall哈德良長城(蘇格蘭&英格蘭交界)

３．Noah Websten(維式百科)

４．Ccltic=>Latin=>1006年征服者威廉=>Anglo-Saxon

５．Augustus=>August，was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor

單字擴充

1.hypothesishypo(under)<=>hyper(above)

2.hypodermic皮下注射

   e.g. He held up a hypodermic to check the dosage.

3.dermotology皮膚學

4.autogamy自體授粉

　e.g. Autogamy Self - fertilization in plants.

5.theremometer溫度計

6.disease=dis(不)+ease(舒服,輕鬆)

　e.g. The conditions are ripe for the spread of disease.

7.prefixes字首

8.suffix字尾(part of speech,只能放字尾,有文法功能)or,er,ist...(teacher,author,artist...)

短片<The History of English in Ten Minutes>

生字筆記

1.activate(v.)make active or more active,make more adsorptive,make (substances) radioactive

   e.g. We must activate the youth to study．

2.skim(a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid)

           (v.) move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of,remove from the surface

           (adj.)used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

   e.g. Skim off the fat.

3.legend(N.)a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events,brief description accompanying an illustration

   legendary(adj.)so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend,celebrated in fable or legend

4.classically trained:trained in the tradition of classical European music

   e.g. Peter is a classically trained pianist.

5.specialize(V.)專門從事,專攻become more focus on an area of activity or field of study,be specific about,devote oneself to a special area of work

   e.g. There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in them.

 6.lyrics:the words of a song

   e.g. His lyrics are highly literate. He even quotes Voltaire.

 7.domestic

            (N.)傭人a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

           (adj.)of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation,家庭的of or relating to the home,國內的produced in a particular country

           dometic violence:violence in the home,usually betwen a husband and a wife

   e.g. A special dispensation may be obtained from the domestic union concerned.

 8.blockbuster:風靡一時的事物,大片a very successful movie that make lots of money

   e.g. That new movie is a blockbuster.

 9.hornet大黃蜂,一大堆麻煩

   e.g. His criticisms of the president stirred up a hornet's nest.

10.implication(N.)something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

   e.g. The implication that marital infidelity enhances a leader's credibility is preposterous.

11.cast:to give someone a part in a movie or play

   e.g. The cast of characters in the scandal is bewilderingly large.

12.celebrity:a widely known person,the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

   e.g. He was more than a footballing superstar, he was a celebrity.

13.Bruce Lee:an actor,martial artist,film director,producer,and screenwriter

   e.g. Look out for Jacky Cheung impersonating Bruce Lee, very funny!

14.reprise:to repeat a performance or role done at a earlier time

   e.g. A ferocious blast ( ff ) starts off the reprise.

15.undeniable:not possible to deny

   e.g. He had undeniable charm.

16.recite:to say something from memory,in front of an audience

   e.g. All he could do was recite a list of Government failings.

17.venture:to risk going somewhere when it could be dangerous to do so

   e.g. When you venture outside, you are in for a surprise.

18.distraction:mental turmoil,an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations,the act of distracting

   e.g. A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.

19.mediocre:not very good

   e.g. I thought the play was only mediocre.

20.box office reception:the way that the public reacts to a movie,concert,etc

   e.g. The film opened to healthy box office receipts before rapidly falling off.

21.matinee idol:popular film star

   e.g. Rudolph Valentino was the matinee idol of his day.

22.investment company:a company that advises people and bussinesses on how to make money

   e.g. I work as a consultant with an overseas investment company.

23.renovation:the act of improving by renewing and restoring

   e.g. The renovation process and decoration took four months.

24.Accoucheur:a male midwife or doctor

25.addle:confused and unable to think properly

　　ｅ．ｇ．　Eggs addle quickly in hot weather.

課程大綱:

• 上課千萬不能蹺課or遲到(會錯過小考
• text book:The Norton Anthology of Western Literature
• ID(解釋名詞是什麼意思,幹什麼用,舉出例子,上課說過的經典名句)
• The Immortal希臘神話眾神挖空小考(10題)

介紹文體

• Epic poetry史詩
• Narrative poetry敘事詩
• Lyric poetry抒情詩(Sappho of Lesbos,Lyric歌詞,Lyre七弦琴)

課程內容(新知識)

• A man of literature or a man of letters=a man of wide reading,imagination.
• What is literature?(beautiful,intellectual,emotional,artistical,imagination)
• Why we have to learn literature?(psychological,spiritual,humanity)
• Analytical approach:plot,character,setting,point of view(omniscient全知觀點),etc.
• Thematic Approach:"What is the story,the poem,the play or the essay about?" 
• Beowulf,完成於八世紀的英雄敘事長詩,是以古英語記載中最古老的一篇
• di字首=>separate one thing into two things(ex. distinct,different divide divergent)
• e.g. The lighthouse beam was quite distinct in the gathering dusk.