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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 in Arabia Deserta, "The sun made me an Arab but never warped me to Orientalism" (237)?
2. Who wrote Les Filles du Feau?
3. Who wrote History of Intellectual Development on the Lines of Modern Evolution in 1897-1901?
4. Who wrote and published Islam and Capitalism in 1966?
5. Who wrote the book Voyageurs d'Orient?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe the "popular images and social science representations" of the Arab in American culture in Chapter 3?
2. What are the "unsettling influences" that every Western traveler or resident of the Orient had to protect himself from, according to the author in Chapter 2?
3. What is significant about depictions of the Arab Muslim following World War II?
4. Who was William Muir? What were his contributions to Orientalism?
5. Who wrote The Struggle for Existence in Human Society? When was it written and what was detailed in the book?
6. How does the author define latent and manifest Orientalism in Chapter 3?
7. Who was Gustave E. von Grunebaum and what works did he contribute to Orientalism?
8. How does the author describe the "over-value" of the Orient and the subsequent backlash in Chapter 2 (150)?
9. Who was Reinhart Dozy and what were his contributions to Orientalism?
10. Howd does the author compare the worsk of Renan and Sacy in Chapter 2: Orientalist Structures and Restructures, Part III: Oriental Residence and Scholarship: The Requirements of Lexicography and Imagination?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 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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