As Task #1, for each quotation, commit yourself. Is the statement true or false? Explain: demonstrate; defend; convince.
Then, as Task #2, in a single essay, link at least four of the eight quotations to codify your vision of the world. Aim at unity, range, depth, complexity, uniqueness, correctness, compassion, humor, and soul. Fruitful digressions will be appropriately rewarded.
1. "Truth is born as lightning strikes." Archilochos.
2. "What we want from stories, of course, is to have eternal passion revealed in that heart where before all seemed known and discovered." Richard Ford
3. "Whole sight; or all the rest is desolation." John Fowles
4. "I myself picture all this so clearly, but you are not I, and therein lies the irreparable calamity." Vladimir Nabakov
5. "The body contains the life story just as much as the brain." Edna O'Brien
6. "Resolution by itself is not enough; we are what we do, not what we think and feel." James Lee Burke
7. "A bow is alive only when it kills." Herakleitos
8. "This tolerance for mystery invigorates the imagination; and it is the imagination that gives shape to the universe." Barry Lopez
You have an hour to complete the examination. Good luck.
*If you are taking this "mythical midterm" as an extra credit assignment, I recommend reading through the test, letting the quotations and the tasks rest in your mind for a while, and then working out your responses in a hour or two, as needed.
