Exam Topics A - REL 353 Dark Self

The exam will be in two parts. Part I will be on matters related to Writing Papers. Part II will be on topics covered thus far in the readings and lectures. The exam will be available on Canvas and needs to be completed by 12 noon on Wednesday, Feb 10. You must receive prior permission to take the exam on a later date. Only exceptional cases will be allowed.

The exam will be multiple choice, and as covered in the syllabus, will count 10% of your grade. There is only one right answer per question. If there appears to be more than one right answer, pick the best answer. Some questions may have two equally good answers, such as "A) and B)," or "B) and C)." In such cases, you will be offered additional choices, such as "D) Both A) and B)" or "E) Both B) and C." In any case, you will only select one right answer, in this example, A), B), C), D), or E).

The exam will be multiple choice, and the first half of the first exam will be on the material covered in the web pages linked below on Writing Papers.

If you have any questions about the exam or the topics included in the exam, please ask. You can come in during office hours, make an appointment or inquire by email.

Part I: Writing Papers

Read the following essays and guidelines that are posted on the Writing Papers links on my web pages:

I. Four Keys to Writing in the Humanities

II. Four Stages of Writing

III. Paper Writing Guidelines

IV. Writing: The Bridge between Consciousness and Unconsciousness

V. Sentence Structure and Punctuation: Clauses and Commas
 
 

Part II: Readings and Lectures

Soren Kierkegaard

• According to Soren Kierkegaard (SK), what are the three spheres of existence (lecture)?
• According to SK, what is the "double movement" made by the Knight of Faith?
• What is the teleological suspension of the ethical?
• For SK, what is the sickness unto death, and whose death does this signify?
• Who is Anti-Climacus?
• What is the relation between the pseudonymous works by SK and those written in his own name?

Bhagavad Gita

• What is the problem that the warrior Arjuna brings to the god Krishna?
• What is Krishna's reply to Arjuna?

C. G. Jung, according to Robert Aziz

• What is "individuation" and what is the role of the unconscious in it?
• How does one gain access to the unconscious according to Jung?
• What are the archetypes and archetypal images?
• What is the unconscious?

Viktor Frankl

• What does "Logotherapy" mean?
• What is the 'two-fold loss' or double loss that Frankl states human beings suffer?
• What is the relation between existential meaning and physical health according to Frankl?

Cheryl Strayed, Wild

• Why does Cheryl Strayed undertake the hike on the Pacific Crest Trail. She describes it as 'spiritual.' Could her journey be considered a kind of pilgrimage. If so, in what sense?
• Chery Strayed completes her journey that concludes at the "Bridge of the Gods" on the Columbia Gorge. Throughout she surprises herself. Is this because she so often finds good luck? Is it because she finds she is physically stronger than expected? Or, is it because she somehow finds the ability to bear what originally seemed unbearable?