The final examination in this course is optional. That means that you can take it or not, as you see fit. If you do not take the final, you will get the grade you have up to that point (i.e., a calculation from your other grades, not counting the final examination one way or another). If you turn in the final examination, it will count one way or another (i.e., the grade on the final can hurt your average as well as help it).

For the final examination, you will answer the following questions, following the directions as they are shown. You can turn in the final any time up to 12.00 noon on Monday, March 15. You should give me the exam in person or leave it in my office

365 Dulles Hall. Do NOT turn the examination in at the Department office, please. (Note: graduating seniors must turn in the examination by 5:00PM, Tuesday, March 9.)

You should plan to write as much in this examination as you normally would in a regular 2-hour exam. Thus, you can probably answer Part A in 1-2 pages, single-spaced, while your essays will probably require 2-3 pages (double-spaced) each.

Part A. Short Answers. (40 points). Answer all of the following with a word, sentence, or whatever is appropriate. You will see that some of these questions require you to make use of the readings, since they may not have been covered completely in class; other topics may have been explored in class but are not in the readings.

1. What is the argument made by Anna Caraveli in her article about the "lament as social protest"? How does it agree or disagree with what Ernestine Friedl says?

2. What insights do you get about Greece under the Junta from the article by "Athenian"?

3. Briefly discuss how the elections of 1981 changed Greece.

4. Compare Andreas Papandreou with Eleftherios Venezelos. Who was the greater politician?

5. Briefly discuss the pros and cons of Greece’s entry into the European Union. Who benefits, who pays, why would Greece want to be a member of the EU and why would the Europeans want Greece?

Part B. Major Essays (60 points). Answer TWO of the following questions with good, well organized essays. Make sure you answer the question as it is asked and that you support your points with examples and specific data: do not try to write an essay without any real information! Provide a general answer, but support it with real data!

1. Critically discuss the controversy between Greece and Turkey over the Aegean.
2. Critically discuss the Cyprus issue. What are the problems, what is the history, and who is right?
3. Cite and discuss three of the poems or songs that have been handed out in class. What do they mean and how do they reflect life in Greece in its historical dimension?