- 1. What is the birthplace of Edward Said?
A) Cairo
B) Beirut
C) Amman
D) Jerusalem
- 2. In addition to being a scholar, Edward Said was also a proficient player of which musical instrument?
A) Piano
B) Guitar
C) Violin
D) Saxophone
- 3. Which book by Edward Said explores the Western cultural representations of the Middle East?
A) The Question of Palestine
B) Orientalism
C) Covering Islam
D) Culture and Imperialism
- 4. Edward Said served as a professor at which university?
A) Columbia University
B) Yale University
C) Harvard University
D) Stanford University
- 5. In which year was Edward Said's book 'Orientalism' first published?
A) 1964
B) 1985
C) 1992
D) 1978
- 6. Edward Said's family was of which religious background?
A) Buddhist
B) Christian
C) Jewish
D) Muslim
- 7. What is the nationality of Edward Said by birth?
A) Egyptian
B) Lebanese
C) Palestinian
D) American
- 8. What was the title of Edward Said's memoir published in 1999?
A) Reflections on Exile
B) Out of Place
C) From Oslo to Iraq
D) After the Last Sky
- 9. In which year was Edward Said born?
A) 1935
B) 1950
C) 1920
D) 1965
- 10. In what year did Edward Said pass away?
A) 1990
B) 1985
C) 2010
D) 2003
- 11. In which city did Edward Said grow up after his family was displaced from Jerusalem?
A) Cairo
B) Ramallah
C) Beirut
D) Amman
- 12. Edward Said was a prominent advocate for the academic boycott of which country?
A) Israel
B) Russia
C) Iran
D) China
- 13. Edward Said was well known for his critiques of which other famous scholar's work?
A) Derrida
B) Barthes
C) Chomsky
D) Foucault
- 14. Edward Said founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with which famous musician?
A) Daniel Barenboim
B) Yo-Yo Ma
C) Lang Lang
D) Itzhak Perlman
- 15. Edward Said was a member of the Palestinian National Council from which year?
A) 1977
B) 1969
C) 1985
D) 1993
- 16. Edward Said received his B.A. in which field of study from Princeton University?
A) English Literature
B) Philosophy
C) History
D) Anthropology
- 17. What was the occupation of Edward Said's father?
A) Politician
B) Businessman
C) Teacher
D) Farmer
- 18. Edward Said's book 'Culture and Imperialism' was published in which year?
A) 1998
B) 1993
C) 2005
D) 1981
A) French philosopher
B) British novelist
C) Japanese mathematician
D) Palestinian-American literary theorist and cultural critic
- 20. In which city did Edward Said spend the latter part of his life and career?
A) Los Angeles
B) New York City
C) London
D) Paris
- 21. What is the title of Edward Said's 1993 book that examines the role of intellectuals in society?
A) Humanism and Democratic Critique
B) Representations of the Intellectual
C) The Edward Said Reader
D) Power, Politics, and Culture
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