04-18-2006, 10:20 AM
I just got back from taking Intro to the Modern Middle East. Naturally, I don't have my score yet, so I'm speaking mainly from "feel." Take that for what it's worth.
I went through all of IC questions multiple times, read the "Everything's Guide to the Middle East," a short teen book from the library on the subject, and most of an Idiots guide and a Dummies guide on the subject. I can't say that I'm confident at all about this test.
I felt absolutely "sure" of my answer on a question for maybe 10-15 questions (out of 95!!!). Then I had some idea of what the correct answer might be on half of the rest. For the others, I had maybe the slightest inclination toward a single answer though I often didn't know why. And for probably at least 5-15 questions, it was a straight guess. They seemed to be asking rather specific questions that required far more than a "general" knowledge of the events of the middle east. I read from four or five different sources and still hit questions that used terms in the question stem that I had never even heard of.
Another annoyance to me was that right out of the gate, question 4, I think, they asked a history question from "100-700 C.E." I intentionally limited my study to the fifteenth century forward because the study guide they give lists "Ottoman Empire 1500-1800" first and gives no indication that any other early information would be required.
Given all of that, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to fail this one. At least all I need is a 47. I'd be totally happy with that minimum score, too.
I went through all of IC questions multiple times, read the "Everything's Guide to the Middle East," a short teen book from the library on the subject, and most of an Idiots guide and a Dummies guide on the subject. I can't say that I'm confident at all about this test.
I felt absolutely "sure" of my answer on a question for maybe 10-15 questions (out of 95!!!). Then I had some idea of what the correct answer might be on half of the rest. For the others, I had maybe the slightest inclination toward a single answer though I often didn't know why. And for probably at least 5-15 questions, it was a straight guess. They seemed to be asking rather specific questions that required far more than a "general" knowledge of the events of the middle east. I read from four or five different sources and still hit questions that used terms in the question stem that I had never even heard of. Another annoyance to me was that right out of the gate, question 4, I think, they asked a history question from "100-700 C.E." I intentionally limited my study to the fifteenth century forward because the study guide they give lists "Ottoman Empire 1500-1800" first and gives no indication that any other early information would be required.
Given all of that, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to fail this one. At least all I need is a 47. I'd be totally happy with that minimum score, too.
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