- The exam will take place in Kenan Hall rm. 1111 at regular class time (9:30am–10:45am).
- You will be able to use your book and readings on the essay section only. You will turn in the Terms and Short Answer sections before beginning the essay section.
- There are no computers in the exam room; you will write directly on the exam and you will be provided with lined paper for the essay section.
- The exam is worth 50 points. There are three sections:
- Terms (15 questions, 15 points)
- Short Answer (10 questions, 15 points)
- Essay (1 question, 20 points)
- Make certain to review the conclusion and terms at the end of the Herrick chapters.
- Review lists, tables, bullets, etc.
Terms
There are only 33 terms in the Medieval and Renaissance chapters. Please be familiar with all of them.
Class-generated short answer questions
1. What two primary tasks did Augustine identify for the Christian teacher? To discover and then teach scripture
2. What third rhetorical task did Augustine practice even if he didn't designate it as a proper task for Christian teachers? Apologetics (defending the faith against objections)
3. What were the three major rhetorical arts of the later Medieval period (the 12th and 13th centuries onward)? Preaching, Letter Writing, and Poetry
4. What intellectual movement became dominant in parts of Europe during the Medieval period and focused on structured disputation from fragmentary classical sources called sententiae? Scholasticism
5. Fill in the blank for the following quotation from Augustine's De Doctrina Christiana (On Christian Doctrine): "A ____ is a thing which causes us to think of something beyond the impression the thing makes upon the senses." Sign
6. In Martianus Capella's The Marriage of Philology and Mercury we find an articulation of the seven liberal arts into two groups. Name the two groups and identify the arts that belong to each. Trivium (grammar, dialectic, rhetoric) and Quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, harmonics or music)
7. According to Medieval letter-writing manuals, what are the five parts of a letter? Salutatio (greeting), Captatio Benevoluntatiae or Exordia (secures the recipient's goodwill), Narratio (body of the letter setting out details or issues to address), Petitio (the specific request or statement on the issues), Conclusio (simple conclusion)
8. What classical rhetorician is associated with the vita activa (active political and civic life) of the Italian Humanists? Cicero
9. Which Renaissance author wrote the popular book The Treasure of the City of Ladies? Christine de Pizan
10. Scholar Lauro Martines argues that the Italian Humanists' interest in secular history gave rise to several new disciplines. Which four does Martines mention?
Archaeology, Epigraphy, Numismatics, topography
11. Scholar Jane Donawerth asserts that for this Renaissance rhetor language is "the bond that holds society together, not through public speaking but through the conversation that educates and plants morality daily in ordinary people." Madeline de Scudéry
12. Name one example of a rheotrical figure of speech. Page 146 in Herrick has a list
13. According to scholar Lauro Martines, what are the four guiding intellectual values of Italian Humanism? 1. Supreme emphasis on getting texts right 2. Placement of texts in historical context to establish the correct value of words and phrases 3. Emphasis on ascertainable facts 4. Interest in secular history
14. During the Renaissance, who were the rhetorically-trained secretaries responsible for negotiating, recording, and communicating the many agreements that enable Italian commerical cities to function? Notaries
15. Which Renaissance author is known for disapproving of Quintilian's ideology (as well as that of most other classical commentators on rhetoric)? Peter Ramus
16. According to scholar Jenny Redfern, who was "Europe's first professional woman writer"?
Christine de Pizan
Essays
You will be presented with three choices for your essay response. You will select only one. The information below gives a general idea about the subject of each prompt.
- One prompt is about Augustine's place in rhetoric history
- One prompt is about the work of female Renaissance rhetors
- One prompt is about educational practice in the Medieval and Renaissance periods