Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is cited in Lord Cromer's book Modern Egypt as having said "Accuracy is abhorrent to the Oriental Mind" (38)?
2. Who wrote The Bacchae?
3. 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)?
4. Who "were able intelligibly to reveal the extraordinary riches of Avestan and Sanskrit," according to the author in Chapter 1 (51)?
5. Who called the spiritual and intellectual project of the eighteenth century a reconstituted theology or "natural supernaturalism" (114)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was The Citizen of the World and who was its author?
2. What was Lord Cromer's association with Egypt?
3. Who are Bouvard and Pecuchet?
4. Who was Sir William Jones and what was his contribution to Orientalism?
5. How did perceptions of the Orient differ between the Renaissance and the eighteenth century?
6. What is described in the quote from Edward William Lane's An Accound of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians that opens Chapter 2?
7. Who was Ferdinand de Lesseps and how did he contribute to Orientalism?
8. What were Silvestre de Sacy's contributions to Orientalism?
9. What is noted about Henry Kissinger's views on public policy in the book?
10. What are the two traits that the author describes Orientalism carrying forward from the outset in Chapter 1: The Scope of Orientalism, Part IV: Crisis?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Henry Kissinger's views on globalism and international politics. How does Kissinger perceive foreign policy? What are the opposing styles of foreign policy as defined by Kissinger? How do Kissinger's views relate to Orientalism?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss France's expansion during the European colonial period. What countries or regions did France gain control over? Why was France not as successful as Great Britain in securing colonies in the Orient?
Essay Topic 3
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?
|
This section contains 772 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
