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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 Candide?

2. Who wrote Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes?

3. Who wrote Bibliotheque Orientale?

4. When did Silvestre de Sacy write Principes de Grammaire Generale?

5. When did the French occupy Algiers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Arthur James Balfour and what role did he play in the British government?

2. How did perceptions of the Orient differ between the Renaissance and the eighteenth century?

3. Who are Bouvard and Pecuchet?

4. Why was Egypt considered a valuable land to rule over to the Europeans?

5. Who was George Sale and what contribution did he make to Orientalism?

6. What is the difference between the processes and ideas of Silvestre de Sacy and those of Ernest Renan?

7. What was The Citizen of the World and who was its author?

8. When did the Council of Vienne take place? What was its impact on Orientalism?

9. What different fields within the umbrella of Orientalism does the author describe in Chapter 1: The Scope of Orientalism, Part II: Imaginative Geography and Its Representations: Orientalizing the Oriental?

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

What is the significance of Julius von Mohl's work in Orientalism? With whom did Mohl study? What did Mohl teach at the College de France? What were his major written works?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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