2. When was Reinhart Dozy's Histoire des Mussulmans d'Espagne jusqu'a .la Conquete de l'Andalousie par les Almoravides published?
(a) 1779.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1830.

3. When was The Struggle for Existence in Human Society published?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1823.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1899.

4. Who wrote an article for Harper's magazine stating that "Arabs are basically murderers and that violence and deceit are carried in the Arab genes" (287)?
(a) Claude Levi-Strauss.
(b) Emmett Tyrrell.
(c) Gaston Bachelard.
(d) Julius Mohl.

5. Who authored Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
(a) T. E. Lawrence.
(b) V. W. Richards.
(c) Henri Baudet.
(d) E. M. Forster.

6. Over what period of time was Leopold von Ranke's Weltgeschichte published?
(a) 1862-1865.
(b) 1900-1905.
(c) 1881-1888.
(d) 1821-1825.

7. What poem by Goethe is quoted and described by the author as identifying the Orient as "a place of original opportunity" in Chapter 2?
(a) "Prometheus."
(b) "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."
(c) "Hegire."
(d) "Ganymed."

8. When was the nation of Israel created?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1948.

9. When was the essay "L'Occident devant l"orient: Primaute d'une Solution Culturelle" published?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1859.

10. Who wrote Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem, et de Jerusalem a Paris in 1810-1811?
(a) Barthelemy d'Herbelot.
(b) Sir William Jones.
(c) Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand.
(d) Claude Levi-Strauss.

11. In what year does the author describe the costume for Princeton's tenth-reunion class having been an Arab in Chapter 3?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1805.

12. Who wrote A Passage to India?
(a) V. W. Richards.
(b) E. M. Forster.
(c) Henry Thomas Colebrooke.
(d) Henri Baudet.

13. Who is the author of Chapters on the Principles of International Law?
(a) Simon Ockley.
(b) Anquetil-Duperron.
(c) John Westlake.
(d) Barthelemy d'Herbelot.

14. What word from the text refers to a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something?
(a) Principle.
(b) Polemic.
(c) Acidic.
(d) Epistle.

15. Who authored Didascalicon?
(a) Henry Thomas Colebrooke.
(b) Claude Levi-Strauss.
(c) St. Victor.
(d) Eduard Sachau.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author assert "sought liberation for himself outside the orthodox community by asking for, and finally getting, the very crucifixion refused by islam as a whole"?

2. When was William Muir's The Caliphate, Its Rise, Decline and Fall published?

3. When was Reinhard Dozy born?

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

5. Who wrote and published Islam and Capitalism in 1966?

(see the answer keys)

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