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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. When was William Whiston expelled from Cambridge for his Islamic enthusiasm?
2. Who wrote Voyage en Orient?
3. When did Napoleon invade Egypt?
4. When was the first installment of The Citizen of the World published?
5. Who is cited as having said in 1881, "When you have got a ... faithful ally who is bent on meddling in a country in which you are deeply interested--you have three courses open to you" (41)?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. Who was Sir William Jones and what was his contribution to Orientalism?
4. Who was Anwar Abdel-Malek? What were his contributions to the study of the Orient?
5. What is noted about Henry Kissinger's views on public policy in the book?
6. What was The Citizen of the World and who was its author?
7. Who are Bouvard and Pecuchet?
8. Who was George Sale and what contribution did he make to Orientalism?
9. 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?
10. How does the author define Orientalism?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the works of Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron and William Jones. What books and/or essays did these individuals produce? In what ways were their ideas similar? How were they different?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Lord Cromer's book Modern Egypt and its impacts on Orientalism. What theories and ideas Did Cromer present in the book? How would you characterize his depictions of Egyptian culture, language, and religion?
Essay Topic 3
In what ways did Barthelemy d'Herbelot expand knowledge of Islam in the West? Upon what different areas were d'Herbelot's ideas and studies based? What two periods did d'Herbelot divide history? What are the two types of history as defined by d'Herbelot?
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