Talk:World History Midterm Exam

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Post answers here for grading (the enrolled students have already taken this exam)

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.D 7.E 8.E 9.C 10.C 11.E 12.E 13.D 14.C 15.D 16.B 17.D 18.E 19.A 20.A 21.A 22.C 23.C 24.D 25.D 26.C 27.D 28.A 29.B 30.C 31.B 32.E 33.C 34.D 35.A 36.A 37.A 38.B 39.B 40.E 41.D 42.B 43.D 44.C

Some of the honors questions are pretty hard, I have to admit. DeTorre 23:04, 28 March 2009 (EDT)

Your score is quite good: 33. Right now you're number 1 out of 11 papers, but I grade the weaker papers in my class first. I'll let you know here if and when better papers surpass your rank as I grade over 30 more papers Sunday.
Congratulations on your good score!--Andy Schlafly 23:14, 28 March 2009 (EDT)
Corrected score: 32 (I double-checked and mis-graded one of your answers). That's still quite good, and still in first place through 11 papers. I'll update status as more are graded today.--Andy Schlafly 08:09, 29 March 2009 (EDT)
Oh no, I caught another mistake in my grading of your paper! Your score is actually a 31. No problem, you're still tied for 2nd place with 18 papers to go!--Andy Schlafly 16:07, 29 March 2009 (EDT)

1-C 2-B 3-A 4-C 5-C 6-E 7-D 8-E 9-C 10-C 11-B 12-C 13-E 14-B 15-D 16-C 17-D 18-E 19-B 20-A 21-E 22-C 23-C 24-D 25-D 26-C 27-D 28-A 29-B 30-C 31-B 32-E 33-D 34-D 35-A 36-D 37-B 38-A 39-A 40-E 41-A 42-B 43-E 44-D EC (boys)-D

Thanks ahead of time for scoring my answers. Rockthecasbah 19:27, 30 March 2009 (EDT)

Your score is 32! A tad better than User:DeTorre above, and just below the "leader board" (top ten). Well done! You can improve for the exam in about six weeks.--Andy Schlafly 23:28, 30 March 2009 (EDT)

1-C 2-D 3-A 4-C 5-C 6-B 7-E 8-E 9-C 10-B 11-E 12-D 13-B 14-B 15-D 16-C 17-D 18-C 19-B 20-A 21-E 22-C 23-C 24-D 25-D 26-C 27-D 28-A 29-B 30-C 31-B 32-E 33-D 34-B 35-B 36-D 37-E 38-A 39-B 40-E 41-B 42-C 43-E 44-C (Male question)-E

Thank you. --TerryHTalk 14:31, 31 March 2009 (EDT)

Your score is 33! That's the best yet by a "visitor" (outside the class). Well done, Terry!!!

1.d 2.b 3.a 4.c 5.c 6.d 7.e 8.a 9.c 10.b 11.e 12.c 13.e 14.b 15.d 16.c 17.d 18.e 19.d 20.a 21.d 22.c 23.c 24.c 25.d 26.c 27.a 28.a 29.b 30.c 31.c 32.e 33.e 34.d 35.b 36.d 37.d 38.a 39.e 40.e 41.e 42.b 43.d 44.c (boys).e Am I destined for the "worst 10" list? --DavidDeering 18:40, 31 March 2009 (EDT)

Very respectable: 26! Much higher than the average college graduate or talking head on television could do. Well done!--Andy Schlafly 20:37, 31 March 2009 (EDT)
Aren't you worried about cheating? Wouldn't it be safer to use e-mail? --Jack456 18:41, 31 March 2009 (EDT)
Homeschoolers never or almost never cheat. We've been posting homework publicly for nearly a year now and I haven't seen a single instance of cheating by over 70 homeschoolers yet. Cheating seems to be highly correlated to school. I guess it's possible that schoolkids could cheat here, but why would they?--Andy Schlafly 20:20, 31 March 2009 (EDT)

1-C 2-B 3-A 4-C 5-C 6-E 7-E 8-E 9-C 10-C 11-E 12-B 13-B 14-B 15-D 16-C 17-D 18-E 19-A 20-A 21-C 22-C 23-C 24-D 25-D 26-C 27-D 28-A 29-B 30-C 31-B 32-E 33-D 34-D 35-C 36-D 37-A 38-A 39-E 40-E 41-C 42-B 43-C 44-C ec(boys)-e Wasn't sure about a couple, but not too bad. --ChrisWi 19:09, 3 April 2009 (EDT)

As challenged: 1C 2B 3A 4C 5C 6E 7D 8E 9C 10B 11E 12D 13B 14B 15D 16B 17D 18E 19B 20A 21E 22C 23C 24D 25D 26C 27D 28A 29B 30C 31B 32E 33D 34D 35B 36B 37B 38A 39B 40E 41D 42C 43D 44B 45D 46E I'd appreciate it if you told me which I got right or wrong - I feel that I have some constructive criticism to make in regards to the alternate answers if I got certain questions right. LeslieHoyson 16:59, 4 April 2009 (EDT)

Ongoing rank

Through the grading of 42 exam papers, including the one above, the top score ranks are:

1. 42
2. 40
3. 38
4. 37
5. 36 (tie by three papers)
6. 35
7. 33 (tie by two papers and one online submission above)
8. 32 (tie by one paper and one online submission above)
9. 31 (tie by three papers and one online submission above)
10. 30 (tie by three papers)
11. 29 (tie by four papers)

Congratulations to all the students for their superb work!--Andy Schlafly 23:04, 29 March 2009 (EDT)

Note on the final scores: the three top papers, scoring 38, 40 and 42, have a valid claim to add an additional point to their score due to the correct way that they interpreted question 20. Can you spot the flaw in question 20 that these top scorers identified?--Andy Schlafly 23:11, 29 March 2009 (EDT)

What valid claim? :) AddisonDM 19:08, 3 April 2009 (EDT)
I presume he is referring to the fact that the Roman Empire also encompassed the entire Med. LeslieHoyson 16:59, 4 April 2009 (EDT)

Suggested improvements on exam

  • In the chivalry extra credit question for boys, the good sportsmanship should not be limited to "athletic" contests. Non-athletic contests, including chess matches or exams, should also be subject to good sportsmanship under chivalry.--Andy Schlafly 09:34, 29 March 2009 (EDT)

While we're at it, Wikipedia claims that the salting of Carthage by Rome is probably a myth from the 19th century. Do you think that's wrong, or were you unaware? Because the lecture and test state it as a fact. AddisonDM 17:02, 1 April 2009 (EDT)

Wow, perhaps this a "mystery", then. More info is welcome. Carthage was destroyed, and Wikipedia is not a great source.--Andy Schlafly 18:10, 1 April 2009 (EDT)
Yes, Carthage was destroyed in 146 BC. It was burned and many of its inhabitants sold as slaves. Apparantly the claim that Rome salted the fields was only asserted in the 19th century. Here the citation for it being a probable myth: Ridley, R.T., "To Be Taken with a Pinch of Salt: The Destruction of Carthage," Classical Philology vol. 81, no. 2 (1986).
Also, salt was expensive and valuble at the time, and the Romans used grain in trade, so the idea that Romans would waste salt destroying fields is perhaps unlikely.
Here's a link that seems to accept the salting as historical, although it gives an insight into the cost of it:http://www.tomorrowlands.org/misc/salt.html. AddisonDM 19:18, 1 April 2009 (EDT)
Carthage wasn't salted. Salt was partly used to pay the wages of soldiers, so as Addison said it was valuable. Also the Romans would have wanted productive farmland of their own to reduce dependence on Egypt; indeed, in the final days of the Empire (barbarians starting to attack etc.) the province was so rich because of its grain that it was feared the governor was powerful enough to launch a rebellion. LeslieHoyson 16:59, 4 April 2009 (EDT)
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