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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 is William Muir cited as saying "are the most stubborn enemies of Civilisation, Liberty, and the Truth which the world has yet known" (151)?

2. Of whom did Sir Hamilton Gibb say at in his obituary notice in 1962, he "never ceased to seek out in later Islamic literature and devotion" (264)?

3. The author asserts in Chapter 3 that in films and television " the Arab is associated either with lechery or" what (286)?

4. When did the painter Ludovic Lepic comment "L'Orient est mort au Caire" (170)?

5. Who rote The Romantic Agony?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wilhelm Dilthey's ideas influence Orientalism?

2. Who wrote A Biological View of Our Foreign Policy? What is entailed in this book?

3. Who wrote "The White Man's Burden" and why does the author discuss this work in Chapter 3?

4. Who wrote Le Regne Animal and how was this work connected to Orientalism?

5. What did R. N. Cust say about the Semitic-Islamic subfield of Orientalism at the Orientalist congress in Paris between 1873 and 1897?

6. Who was William Muir? What were his contributions to Orientalism?

7. How does the author describe the "over-value" of the Orient and the subsequent backlash in Chapter 2 (150)?

8. What led up to the Yom Kippur War?

9. How does the author define latent and manifest Orientalism in Chapter 3?

10. What can be seen in the works Mimesis and Philolog by Erich Auerbach, according to the author in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss R. W. Smith's impacts on Orientalism. How did Smith perceive the West's opinions and depictions of Muslim countries, cultures, and people? What were Smith's written contributions that are discussed in the book?

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