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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wrote The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?
2. During what years did the Napoleonic expedition take place?
3. When was the Institut de France "commissioned by Napoleon to form a tableau generale on the state and progress of the arts and sciences since 1789" (126)?
4. When was the American Oriental Society founded?
5. Who wrote the poem "Mahomets Gesang"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the difference between the processes and ideas of Silvestre de Sacy and those of Ernest Renan?
2. What works did Friedrich Schlegel produce? What was his association with Orientalism?
3. What are the two situations that favor a textual attitude toward the Orient, according to the author in Chapter 1: The Scope of Orientalism, Part IV: Crisis?
4. When did the Council of Vienne take place? What was its impact on Orientalism?
5. Who was Arthur James Balfour and what role did he play in the British government?
6. Who was Anwar Abdel-Malek? What were his contributions to the study of the Orient?
7. What role did Julius Mohl play in the development of Orientalism?
8. Who are Bouvard and Pecuchet?
9. What was Lord Cromer's association with Egypt?
10. What is noted about Henry Kissinger's views on public policy in the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways did Barthelemy d'Herbelot expand knowledge of Islam in the West? Upon what different areas were d'Herbelot's ideas and studies based? What two periods did d'Herbelot divide history? What are the two types of history as defined by d'Herbelot?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the life and works of Silvestre de Sacy. Why was Sacy considered to be the founder of modern Orientalism? Where was Sacy educated? How did his three-volume compendum on Orientalism influence the field?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Lord Cromer's book Modern Egypt and its impacts on Orientalism. What theories and ideas Did Cromer present in the book? How would you characterize his depictions of Egyptian culture, language, and religion?
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