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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. How much money was Lord Cromer given on July 30, 1907 as a retirement prize for what he had done in Egypt?
2. What does the French term "idee recue" translate to in English (94)?
3. Approximately when was the Iliad written?
4. When did the Second Boer War begin?
5. When was the British and Foreign Bible Society founded?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author define Orientalism?
2. Who was Arthur James Balfour and what role did he play in the British government?
3. What is noted about Henry Kissinger's views on public policy in the book?
4. How was Islam perceived by the Orientalists over time, according to the author Chapter 1: The Scope of Orientalism, Part II: Imaginative Geography and Its Representations: Orientalizing the Oriental?
5. What are the two traits that the author describes Orientalism carrying forward from the outset in Chapter 1: The Scope of Orientalism, Part IV: Crisis?
6. How does the author describe the proximity of Islam to Christianity in Chapter 1: The Scope of Orientalism, Part III: Projects?
7. Who was Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron and what was his contribution to Orientalism?
8. How did perceptions of the Orient differ between the Renaissance and the eighteenth century?
9. What role did Julius Mohl play in the development of Orientalism?
10. What was The Citizen of the World and who was its author?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss "the Orient" as it applies to the history of Orientalism. What region(s) does the Orient encompass? What different languages and cultures can be found within this span? What religions pervade in the Orient?
Essay Topic 2
What are the four elements that define the institutional and intellectual foundations upon which Orientalism depend, according to author Edward Said? How are each of these elements defined? What are examples of these elements in history?
Essay Topic 3
Define Orientalism and Occidentalism as used by Edward Said in his book Orientalism. How do the studies and fields within these subjects differ? Is Orientalism to be commended historically? Why or why not?
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