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Treasures from the Averett Archives: An Ancient Ancient History Exam

The above image is either an exam or a study guide for an exam on Ancient Greece (among other things) that was found nestled between the pages of a late 1920s ledger used by Averett's Student Government Association.  Presumably the exam is roughly the same age as the contents of the pages of the ledger (circa 1928-9); staining on the surrounding pages - caused by the acidity in the paper - certainly indicates that those pages have been absorbing the caustic stink of examination questions for a very long time.

Considering that longtime Averett Dean (and briefly Interim President) Mary Fugate was Averett's only history teacher for 20 years (1928-1948), it is almost certainly her work.  These exam questions (or some of them, at least) would have been an early assignment in a course that would have been known, at the time, as "History A."  Though content shifted a bit over the years, "History A" typically covered the history of 'Western Civilization' up to the early middle ages.

Although we cannot know for certain exactly how thorough the actual exam would have been, I encourage you to grab some sheets of paper and try answering the questions yourself.  (Don't forget to answer them "Logically," or zombie-Fugate will eat your soul!)  If you would like, the archivist will happily write an "F" on it for you, which will almost certainly be a fair and accurate representation of the quality of your work!