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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. During what years did the Napoleonic expedition take place?
2. When was William Whiston expelled from Cambridge for his Islamic enthusiasm?
3. When was the Royal Asiatic Society founded?
4. The author asserts in Chapter 2, "I am interested in showing how modern Orientalism, unlike precolonial awareness of Dante and d'Herbelot, embodies a systematic discipline of" what (123)?
5. Who is the author of An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron and what was his contribution to Orientalism?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. What were Silvestre de Sacy's contributions to Orientalism?
5. Who are Bouvard and Pecuchet?
6. Who was Ferdinand de Lesseps and how did he contribute to Orientalism?
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. 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
Discuss "the Other" as it applies to Orientalism. For what reasons do human beings choose to classify and create distinctions between separate groups? What are the impacts of these separations?
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of Julius von Mohl's work in Orientalism? With whom did Mohl study? What did Mohl teach at the College de France? What were his major written works?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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