All of the exams below will take place on Canvas. Note that these exams are only offered on the singular dates below for AY24-25; there will be no make-ups and no spring term examinations. [DATES FOR AY25–26 HAVE NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. WE WILL UPDATE THIS PAGE WHEN THOSE DATES ARE CONFIRMED.]
For the German exam, please also scroll down to the second table, to see the possible topic areas to choose from.
| Language | Date | Time | Duration | Format | Policies | How to Register | Registration Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French | 13 Nov | 8:00am-11:59pm | 90 min | Translation of a 35-line passage into English, plus 2 questions in English on this same passage. | Use of a Bilingual dictionary is permitted (paper version only). No use of grammar books or course books permitted. | Send name, department, and email address to [email protected]. | 01 Nov |
| German | 05 Nov | 12:00pm-12:00am | 180 min | Translation of a 40-line passage into English. | Use of a printed dictionary and one online dictionary (https://dict.leo.org/german-english/) is permitted; no other help from any source, including online translation sites, is allowed. | Send name, email address, departmental affiliation, and requested exam topic area* to [email protected]. | 29 Oct |
| Italian | 13 Nov | 8:00am-11:59pm | 90 min | Translation of a 35-line passage into English, plus 2 questions in English on this same passage. | Use of a Bilingual dictionary is permitted (paper version only). No use of grammar books or course books permitted. | Send name, department, and email address to [email protected]. | 01 Nov |
| Spanish | 18 Nov | 9:00am-6:00pm | 90 min | Translation of a 35-line passage into English, plus 2 questions in English on a different passage. | The use of a bilingual dictionary is permitted (paper version only). The use of online dictionaries and automatic translators is strictly forbidden under the University’s Honor Code. | Send name, department, and email address to [email protected]. | 11 Nov |
*Exam Topic Areas for German:
| Discipline | Topic |
|---|---|
| Art & Archaeology | Max Beckmann, Andrea Mantegna, Gerhard Richter, Robert Campin, Merzkunst, Delos lions, Holbein |
| Architecture | Gropius |
| Classics | Sophocles: Oedipus, Augustine, Bucolic tradition |
| Comparative literature | theory: comedy |
| EAS | Hirohito / WWII, “No” theater |
| English | Shakespeare, 19th c. American literature |
| German | Parzival, Kleist. Freud, Hegel/Marx, Frisch/Dürrenmatt |
| Music | pre-modal notation systems, canons in Old Dutch music, Schubert |
| NES | Islamic law, Ottoman empire |
| Politics | Weimar, USA/Iraq |
| Religion | Augustine, Christian education, Job, Liberation theology, Mark, Missions, Rabbinic Judaism, Tillich |
| Sociology | sports studies, time/work, social history of mathematics |
| Spanish & Portuguese | Golden Age |