IOCC 201 Study Guide Exam I

Remember, I am not bound by this guide in any way. Think of it as a good basic guide but not a controlling document.

IOCC 210 study guide

Do not take this as a complete representation of what could be on the exam, it is a “rough guide” at best.

Know the “ages” of the Greek world and what gave rise to Homer’s age.

The basic of Homeric authorship, style, works, structure, muse/poet, etc.

Know the main characters from the sections of The Odyssey we read.

When did Greek philosophy develop? Know some basics of Greek Philosophical thought.

Difference between Plato and Socrates.

Fundamentals of Platonic thought.

The story of Ion, magnetic rings, and what it teaches, and Plato’s argument.

Details of the trial of Socratesl, outcome, charges, etc

Know the Socratic defense.

The Allegory of the cave from Republic (Book 7)

Rough details of Aristotle’s life.

What counts as poetry

Know how to identify the poetic

Three forms of poetry. Which one is best and why

How to identify the tragic.

The four causes.

Aristotle on women

Aristotle on happiness

The 6 conditions for happiness and their order

The 4 lives, which one is best any why.

Voluntary, non-voluntary, and involuntary acts.

The ideal Polis for Plato and Aristotle

Basic forms of knowledge and the justification for truth from all three.

How Truth, Beauty, Symmetry and Purity relate in the Greek world.

Basic form of Platonic and Aristotelian writing as we have it today.

Basic Greek form of Democracy and their legal system.

Know your words of the day.