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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. What American diplomat and political scientist does the author discuss in Chapter 1 that wrote the essay "Domestic Structure and Foreign Policy"?
2. Who is cited in Chapter 1 as having said, "Suddenly it seemed to a wide variety of thinkers, politicians, and artists that a new awareness of the Orient, which extended from China to the Mediterranean, had arisen" (42)?
3. Who invented for himself the name of "stud. philol." in 1777 (131)?
4. Who wrote Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes?
5. Who is Pentheus' mother that destroys him in The Bacchae?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the emergence of Occidentalism affect Orientalism?
2. What is noted about Henry Kissinger's views on public policy in the book?
3. What was Ernest Renan's background and education?
4. Who was Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron and what was his contribution to Orientalism?
5. What is the importance of "Tableau historique," according to the author (127)?
6. Who was Ferdinand de Lesseps and how did he contribute to Orientalism?
7. How does the author describe the proximity of Islam to Christianity in Chapter 1: The Scope of Orientalism, Part III: Projects?
8. What was The Citizen of the World and who was its author?
9. How was Islam perceived by the Orientalists over time, according to the author Chapter 1: The Scope of Orientalism, Part II: Imaginative Geography and Its Representations: Orientalizing the Oriental?
10. What societies for Orientalism emerged in the nineteenth century?
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 Arthur James Balfour's role in Orientalist history. What position did Balfour hold politically in Great Britain? What criticism did Balfour encounter in the later stages of the Boer War? What policies did Balfour present regarding the Orient?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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