On-line Quizzes

A few people have drawn my attention to the fact that some of the questions in the on-line quizzes require answers that are either overly particular, i.e., "red-figure" instead of "red figure,"--in one of the fill-in-the-blanks from Chapter 1--or else simply wrong, as in one of the questions from this week's quiz, where the system requires "Hannibal" as an answer to the question "[what] is a Latin word translated as “dutifulness” and considered to be essential to Roman family life?"--when the correct answer is "pietas."

These discrepancies reflect the fact that the technology we are using is still new, and there are glitches to be worked out. I appreciate Shannon and Sarah, respectively, pointing the above examples out to me, and I will inform Pearson Ed of such instances, so that they can rectify/improve the website. You are all "guinea pigs" of a sort, since this textbook is new (and thus its website also)! Please continue to advise me of other errors you notice...

In light of the above, for the sake of your evaluation, I have decided the following:

All submissions of 90% or more will be counted for full marks.

In other words, when you do a quiz, you may rest content once you have scored at least 90%, and submitted your mark for grading. The full 2% per chapter, therefore, will be given to those who:

1) complete and submit all three of the pertinent exercises (Multiple Choice, Fill-in-the-Blank & Key Terms) for a given chapter
2) do so on time (midnight of the Wednesday before that material is covered in class)
3) achieve at least 90% on each quiz

I hope this resolves any confusion, and calms any apprehension!