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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. Who authored Didascalicon?
2. Who is described by the author as "a crucial link in the intellectual chain connecting the White-Man-as-expert to the modern Orient" in Chapter 3 (235)?
3. What term is used to identify the Western world in contrast to the Orient?
4. Who is the author of Social Evolution, published in 1894?
5. What poem by Goethe is quoted and described by the author as identifying the Orient as "a place of original opportunity" in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Edward Said compare Orientalism to a political doctrine in Chapter 3?
2. Who was Gustave E. von Grunebaum and what works did he contribute to Orientalism?
3. Who was Reinhart Dozy and what were his contributions to Orientalism?
4. How did Hurgronje perceive Islamic Law?
5. How does the author define latent and manifest Orientalism in Chapter 3?
6. What can be seen in the works Mimesis and Philolog by Erich Auerbach, according to the author in Chapter 3?
7. Who was William Muir? What were his contributions to Orientalism?
8. Who wrote Islam and Capitalism and how did this work differ from those of the earlier Orientalists?
9. How did Wilhelm Dilthey's ideas influence Orientalism?
10. Who was Robert Knox and why does the author discuss him in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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 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?
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