CVSP 204 Final, Spring 1998
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CIVILIZATION SEQUENCE 204
FINAL EXAM
TIME: 2 Hours June 17, 1998
Dr. S.Khairallah
Answer TWO_ questions in well-organized essays. Do not
summarize. Give the numbers of the questions chosen, and
return the question sheet with your paper. Do not forget to
write your identity number under your name.
Midaq Alley alludes to the human condition but is not a
statement about it.
Briefly explain what the above means, with examples. Then
analyze in the light of three texts you have read this semester.
“The Orient is not only adjacent to Europe: it is also the place of
Europe’s greatest, richest, and oldest colonies...”
Identify this statement. Then see how it might apply to two of
the following: Nietzsche, Mahfouz, Tayeb Salih.
“Few are made for independence and it is the privilege of the
strong...”
Briefly explain the above, and apply to three texts you have read
this semester. What do you think?