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Subject: Ibn Sina - Exam Wed 11 Aug - 18:20 |
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Ibn Sina
Ibn sina (Arabic) , 980-1037 was a Persian philosopher who spent his life as a physician and scholar-in-residence at many Islamic courts, He died while in service in Isfahan. Many of his writings were translated in the west. Inn sina's works are concise, precise and complete, the most notable being a philosophical encyclopedia. As did other Muslim scholars of the Greek school, he attempted to put together philosophy and Islam. For Ibn sina philosophy was the true path to understanding. His summaries of Aristotle reval a Neoplatonic outlook, especially in his emphasis on the dualism of mind and matter as passive and creation as the act of instilling existence into this passive substance; only in God are being and existence one.Ibn Sina also wrote numerous works on medicine. His best known is the Canon of medicine, based primarily on Greco-Roman medical tracts. An extraordinarily popular work, If was translated into learning in European universities for centuries.
Part one: (14pts)
A - Reading Comprehension : Read the text carefully then to the activities : (7 pts)
Activity one : Answer the following questions according to the text : (2 pts)
1 – Who was Ibn sina ?
2 – Who were his works described?
Activity two : Say true / false (c.w.s) : (2 pts)
1) Ibn sina tried to loin : Philosophy and Islam
2) According to Ibn sina : Philosophyis not really as important as it was thought by Greek scholars.
3) Ibn sina was interested in : Philosophy only.
Activity three :
a) Find in the text words, phrases or expressions having the same meaningas : (1 pts)
short = …………… Famous = ……………
b) Find in the text words, phrases or expressions opposite in meaning to the following : (1 pts)
active ≠ …………… death ≠ ……………
B – Mastery of language : (7 pts)
Activity one : classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their diphthongs : (2 pts)
Stone – buy – here – air – nose – spear – five - there.
a | l e | e a | al | ……………….. ……………….. | ……………….. ……………….. | ……………….. ……………….. | ……………….. ……………….. |
Activity two : Complete the following sentences. With the appropriate relative pronouns : which / where / who : (3 pts)
1 – Harun al Rachid ……………… was the fifth abbasid Caliph was a great warrior.
2 – People from several countries used to come to Baghdad ………… they studied different sciences.
3 – The maincause ……………led to the disintegration of the empire was its division between the Caliph's sons.
Activity three: Put the verbs between brackets into their correct tense : (3 pts)
1 – If scientists (to go) back to the study of plants, they (to find) many medicines to serious diseases.
2 – You (not to succeed ) if you (not to do) your best in this life.
3 – Ibn sina (use to be) an excellent philosopher but he (not to realize) that plants will not be taken into consideration.
Part two : (6 pts) Written expression
Write a short paragraph about Harun al Rachid making the best use of the information below (use used to / didn't use to / the relative pronouns)
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Guermoud Hadiya
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Subject: Re: Ibn Sina - Exam Sat 14 Aug - 14:16 |
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It's a too rich collection. Thank yoyu sir
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