CVSP 201 Final, Fall 2008
American University of Beirut · Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Culture · 2 pages
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CIVILIZATION SEQUENCE 201: FINAL EXAMINATION
TIME: 2 HOURS
January 2009
Prof. Nassar
PART ONE (30%): Choose SIX of the items below and BRIEFLY identify them. Do
not write more than a single paragraph per item:
1. Ismene
2. Heraclitus
3. Siduri
4. Poseidon
5. Priam
6. Teiresias
7. Sisyphus
8. First principles
PART TWO (70%): Write a fully developed, well organized essay on the topic below.
Make as many specific references to the material as you can.
In your reading this semester, you came across many heroes, from Gilgamesh to
Antigone to Epicurus and Aeneas. Choose at least three heroes and explore their chief
characteristics. What makes them heroic? How do they differ from each other? Are
they heroic in your opinion? Who is your favorite hero? What is your OWN definition of
heroism?
GOOD LUCK!