Mad Test Taking Skillz

One reason a lot of people have trouble with tests is that they psych themselves out. Not me. Even though I knew it was Justinian, I then started to second guess myself that it was another emperor who developed the Corpus Juris Civilis. But I knew I should go with my first inclination, and I confidently wrote all about it and Justinian rule in Byzantine in the 6th Century.

Anyway, I think I did fairly well on the test.

As for the quiz in the class following that...I'm not sure. I didn't do the readings for today because I decided my midterm was more important to focus on. However, I know enough about the topic we had to write a short essay on that I could have scored 100%. Depending on what the reading actually covered. Basically, I was asked to define and talk about monasticism. So I gave a history of monasticism. But if the focus of the reading was on specific things, I may not have touched on those things. I did cover Benedictine Rule and the importance of monasteries in keeping literacy alive in the Middle Ages, and all that sort of thing. It was pretty broad. If, however, the reading was about Iona or something like that, I didn't write about it. So I'll do the reading and see.

***UPDATE: Okay, I just looked at the reading. I aced the quiz.