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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 is the author of Muhammedanisches Recht?

2. Who is the author of Social Evolution, published in 1894?

3. When was William Muir born?

4. Over what years were the volumes of William Muir's Life of Mahomet published?

5. Who wrote A Passage to India?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can be seen in the works Mimesis and Philolog by Erich Auerbach, according to the author in Chapter 3?

2. What led up to the Yom Kippur War?

3. What were the differences between the pilgrimages to the Orient by Chateaubriand and others such as Flaubert, Vigny, Nerval and others?

4. What is significant about depictions of the Arab Muslim following World War II?

5. What did R. N. Cust say about the Semitic-Islamic subfield of Orientalism at the Orientalist congress in Paris between 1873 and 1897?

6. How does the author describe the Orient's depictions in the works of Byron and Hugo in Chapter 2?

7. Who was Robert Knox and why does the author discuss him in Chapter 3?

8. In what way does Edward Said compare Orientalism to a political doctrine in Chapter 3?

9. The author states that the primitiveness of Arab society exists simultaneously on at least two levels. What are these levels?

10. Who wrote A Biological View of Our Foreign Policy? What is entailed in this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Ernest Renan's role in the evolution of Orientalism. What was the basis of Renan's studies in the East? In what ways did Renan adapt the study of Orientalism? What were the structures and foundations he established within the field?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss R. W. Smith's impacts on Orientalism. How did Smith perceive the West's opinions and depictions of Muslim countries, cultures, and people? What were Smith's written contributions that are discussed in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Great Britain's history in the Middle East and Far East historically. When did the period of British colonialism begin? When did it end? What countries or regions were under British control? How did these areas gain independence?

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