History 12 - History of Horror Final Exam Guide PDF

History 12 – History of Horror Final Exam Guide The final exam will take place on Monday December 9 from 10:30-12:30 in HG1800. During the exam you will not be permitted any electronic devices (phones, laptops, tablets, etc.) or notes. If you are caught u...

History 12 – History of Horror Final Exam Guide The final exam will take place on Monday December 9 from 10:30-12:30 in HG1800. During the exam you will not be permitted any electronic devices (phones, laptops, tablets, etc.) or notes. If you are caught using an electronic device, you will automatically fail the exam. Please bring along pens or pencils with which to write your responses. The exam will consist of four parts: 1. Five multiple choice questions. (5%) These will be based on some of the overarching themes and concepts of the course. To study, go back over the lecture slides, the readings, and your notes from lecture and section. Use the study questions to help prepare. 2. Two short written questions (write roughly a paragraph). (5%) These will be based on some of the overarching themes and concepts of the course. To study, go back over the lecture slides, the readings, and your notes from lecture and section. Use the study questions to help prepare. 3. One passage identification. (10%) This question will ask you to identify a passage from one of the following works of fiction: - Euripides, Medea (c. 431BC). - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818). - Henry James, Turn of the Screw (1898). - H. P. Lovecraft, “The Shadow over Innsmouth” (1931). You will be expected to identify the passage and provide the author, title, and year it was published. You will also be asked to compose a brief response to a question that will require you to analyze the given passage in the broader themes of the work. To prepare, make sure you are familiar with these four texts, go back over your notes and the lecture slides to remind yourself of the themes that we discussed. 4. One film analysis. (10%) You will be asked to select two films that we have viewed this quarter to present as a double feature (that is, to screen alongside one another). You will need to identify the films, their directors, and the years they were produced. You will then provide a justification for why you decided to screen these two films together. What themes or concepts unite these two films? What historical contexts do they each speak to? What ideas or themes do you want the audience to get out of this screening? To prepare for this make sure you have given some careful thought to the two films you would like to screen and think about what themes bring them together in interesting ways. Be concrete in your writing: How do these two films deal with the theme in different/similar ways? What scenes would you highlight in order to draw the audience’s attention to those themes? How do those themes reflect a particular historical moment (or moments)? You could select films for their similarities (i.e. that they deal with the same theme in a similar way) or their differences (i.e. they explore the theme in completely different ways). But make sure you can speak convincingly about the two films. To prepare, identify the two films you’d like to write about in advance and spend some time reflecting on the themes. Go back over the lecture slides, and your notes if you need to.