Uncover Orientalism
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Which term did Edward Said develop to describe how Europeans portray the orient as inferior, uncivilised, and strange?

  • Fanaticism
  • Stereotyping
  • Exoticism
  • Orientalism (correct)

What does the term 'the orient' refer to?

  • The setting of the sun in the west
  • The rising of the sun in the east (correct)
  • The North Pole
  • The equator

How can orientalism be understood?

  • As Eastern-ism or stereotyping of the East (correct)
  • As the rising of the sun in the west
  • As the superiority of the East
  • As Western-ism or stereotyping of the West

What does orientalism authorize and justify?

<p>The assertion of Western power over the East (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does orientalism distort and exaggerate?

<p>Cultural and religious differences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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