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