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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 The Persians, which is the earliest Athenian play extant?
2. When did Silvestre de Sacy write Principes de Grammaire Generale?
3. Who translated the Koran into English in 1734?
4. The author cites Lord Cromer in Chapter 1, saying that "the real future of Egypt ... lies not in the direction of a narrow nationalism, which will only embrace native Egyptians... but rather in that of" what (37)?
5. When was the Societe Asiatique founded?
Short Essay Questions
1. When was the height of British colonialism? What areas were occupied by Britain?
2. What works did Friedrich Schlegel produce? What was his association with Orientalism?
3. What was Ernest Renan's background and education?
4. Who was Ferdinand de Lesseps and how did he contribute to Orientalism?
5. What is the difference between the processes and ideas of Silvestre de Sacy and those of Ernest Renan?
6. Who was Arthur James Balfour and what role did he play in the British government?
7. What societies for Orientalism emerged in the nineteenth century?
8. How did the emergence of Occidentalism affect Orientalism?
9. What is the importance of "Tableau historique," according to the author (127)?
10. How does Edward Said describe Silvestre de Sacy's writing style?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the study of philology as applied to Orientalism. Why were most eighteenth century Orientalists founded in the study of philology? How has the lack of philological studies in the U.S. impacted modern Orientalism?
Essay Topic 2
How has Islam been perceived largely in Orientalist history? In what ways is Islam compared with Christianity? How have perceptions of Islam evolved over time in the West?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the works of Gustave Flaubert and the influences of Orientalism in his works. What literary movement was Flaubert associated with? Why does Edward Said discuss Madame Bovary in Orientalism?
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