CVSP 206 Final, Spring 2004

famenican UNIVERSIT LIBRARY OP @RIRUT The American University of Beirut - Civilization Sequence Program CS. 206 Final Exam June 2004 Dr. Maha EI Assaad Time allowed: 2 hours Using citations and supportive arguments, write a clear and well-structured essay on one of the following: 1- Through examples and citations, explain how the use of contradiction makes for the romanticism in Goethe’s Faust. 2- Using citations from both authors, select 2 to 3 points that justify Nietzsche’s admiration for Goethe. 3- Using citations from both authors, select 2 to 3 points that justify Nietzsche’s dismissal of Kant’s moralism. 4- Write a synthesis which emphasizes the opposition between Marx’s interpretation of the history of mankind on the one hand, and Freud’s on the other. 5- Explain the condition of women, as depicted by De Beauvoir in The Second Sex, in the light of the Marxist concept of power struggle. 6- Elaborate on a few passages in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot that clearly illustrate different levels of absurdity in the human condition. Bonus question (5 pts): - Who is presiding over the jury in Cannes festival this year?