CVSP 201 Final, Fall 2003
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CVSP 201 Final Examination
Sections 8 & 9
KAREN PINTO
American University of Beirut
2004-01-21
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Section I
A) MATCHING EXERCISE 5 min. (5 pts.)
Match the names with the book in which they occur.
***PICK 5 out of 6
Memmius
Pygmalion The Republic
Meletus Nicomachean Ethics
Glaucon Aeneid
Dido On the Nature of the Universe
Hesperian The Aplogy
B) DEFINITIONS 25 mins. (25 points)
Define the FIVE of the following 6 terms in 3-5 lines.
i) Eudaimonia
ii) Clinamen
iii) Animus
iv) Eugenics
v) Pietas
vi) Doctrine of the Mean
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Section II
SHORT Essay 40 mins. (30 points)
Write a short essay on ***QNE*** of the following topics. Remember this essay does
not count as much as the next one. ***SO SPACE YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY !!}***
a) Compare and Contrast ASPECTS of the Aeneid and the Odyssey.
b) Compare and Contrast ASPECTS of Epicureanism and Stoicism
c) Compare and Contrast ASPECTS of Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Ethics
Section 1
LONG Essay 50 mins. (40 points)
Use the remainder of your time to write a creative and imaginative essay on ONE of the
topics below. ***KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS ESSAY COUNTS FOR MORE
POINTS THAN ANYTHING ELSE in this exam!!! So do not short-change yourself on
time to complete this essay.
Construct an Imaginary Debate between you and your classmate/s, or friends, or enemies
on ONE of the topics listed below. ***REMEBER THAT YOU HAVE TO
PRESENT VALID ARGUMENTS FOR ***BOTH***SIDES OF THE
DEBATE!!! ***DO NOT JUST PRESENT an ARGUMENT for ONE side!!! Tam
looking for the creation of a debate such as the many we had in class.
***BE SURE TO BOLSTER YOUR ARGUMENTS WITH REFERENCES TO THE
READINGS!!!
1) Justice
2) The Death Penalty
3) The Quest for Ultimate Happiness
4) The Philosopher Ruler
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