Orientalism Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Orientalism Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. Approximately when was the Iliad written?

2. When does the author describe Renan's linguistic investigations of Semitic taking place in Chapter 1?

3. Who wrote Le Genie des Religions?

4. When was Ernest Renan born?

5. Who was the first East India Company official who mastered Sanskrit and began to translate the Institutes of Manu?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Arthur James Balfour and what role did he play in the British government?

2. What is the importance of "Tableau historique," according to the author (127)?

3. What were Silvestre de Sacy's contributions to Orientalism?

4. What societies for Orientalism emerged in the nineteenth century?

5. Who was Ferdinand de Lesseps and how did he contribute to Orientalism?

6. How did the emergence of Occidentalism affect Orientalism?

7. Who was Sir William Jones and what was his contribution to Orientalism?

8. How does the author define Orientalism?

9. What is the difference between the processes and ideas of Silvestre de Sacy and those of Ernest Renan?

10. What are the two situations that favor a textual attitude toward the Orient, according to the author in Chapter 1: The Scope of Orientalism, Part IV: Crisis?

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

Discuss the life and works of Silvestre de Sacy. Why was Sacy considered to be the founder of modern Orientalism? Where was Sacy educated? How did his three-volume compendum on Orientalism influence the field?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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