Assignment 4

Please send the assignment and extra credit in one email to hol.mifm @ gmail.com (without the spaces). Your subject should be "MIFM - HW4 - HOL NAME" (and you fill in your HOL NAME!).

Please include your HOL NAME and HOUSE in the body of your email.

Due date is December 31st at 11:59pm HOL time.

If you rely on assistive technology or have any other needs that should be taken into account, please contact me at the class email.

Below are a variety of opportunities for you to earn points. You may choose which you do; remember that I can award a maximum of 60 points per assignment.

Homework 4


Multiple choice (2 points each - 16 points total)

1. Plato was __________________.

a) A Greek doctor

b) A Roman philosopher

c) An English explorer

d) A Greek philosopher


2. The Pillars of Hercules is now known as ___________.

a) Asia Minor

b) Africa

c) Gibraltar

d) Egypt


3. According to Critias, which god had an extraordinary temple in the capital?

a) Poseidon

b) Zeus

c) Athena

d) Hercules


4. How long did it take for the island to disappear according to Plato?

a) about 48 hours

b) more than a week

c) less than 24 hours

d) about a year


5. The inhabitants of Atlantis are also known as ______________.

a) Greeks

b) Minoans

c) Atlantans

d) Egyptians


6. The name of the island next to what was believed to have been Atlantis, was called __________.

a) Santana

b) Santonni

c) Sauntaran

d) Santorini


7. Archaeologists discovered a _______ which gave details about how Atlantis and other islands around it were laid out.

a) a wall map

b) piece of pottery

c) Rosetta stone

d) book


8. What is autarky?

a) a type of food on Atlantis

b) an ecosystem that relies only on itself

c) a celebration of the beginning of summer in Atlantis

d) an Atlantis god


False Statements (1 point for each correction - 4 points total) - Each statement has a few factual errors in it. Fix the errors to make the statement fully correct for full points.

1. Roman philosopher Solo, wrote Timaeus and Critias 9000 years ago.

2. The temple dedicated to Alexia, had external walls covered with gold, roofs plated with bronze, and numerous silver statues.

3. The Minnows were mostly doctors and lawyers, and so had large portions of the city built inland - away from water.

4. 4500 years ago, a disagreement took place on Atlantis regarding whether to teach Muggles magic. A catastrophe was planned, and now Atlantis hides away only from Muggle eyes.


Essay/Art Options (30 points per option)

You've got a few choices this month for your extra credit, each worth 30 points. Atlantis is used and referred to constantly in popular media. I've heard it referred to in songs, it's been made into movies, mentioned on TV shows. You may choose any of these:

  • Write a review on a movie/book/etc. that concerns Atlantis (min 250 words)

  • Write a story about life in Atlantis (min 250 words)

  • Draw a piece of pottery that may have been used in Atlantis

  • Draw a map of what you think the capital's layout looked like

  • Anything else you can think of along these lines

Please remember to cite your references!

If you've got an idea about what to do but aren't sure, just send a quick message or email to run it by me.


Jigsaw Puzzle (20 points )

Solve this jigsaw puzzle, and send a link to your screencap (saved in Photobucket, PostImage or a similar site). Include the time it took to solve and the number of pieces of the puzzle in your screencap.

Click here for the puzzle.