Chapter 7 Quiz

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In what city did Wasif Jawhariyyeh live?

Cairo correct incorrect

Jerusalem correct incorrect

Baghdad correct incorrect

Beirut correct incorrect

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What is our primary source for the life of Wasif Jawhariyyeh?

He wrote articles for a local Jerusalem newspaper. correct incorrect

He wrote a biography of his life. correct incorrect

He kept a diary. correct incorrect

He left an archive of documents to his college. correct incorrect

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What religion was Wasif Jawhariyyeh's family?

They were Muslim. correct incorrect

They were Orthodox Christian. correct incorrect

They were Jewish. correct incorrect

They were Protestant. correct incorrect

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Why did the Palestinian city of Jaffa grow in population during the nineteenth century?

It became a major port city, especially for the shipment of local citrus crops. correct incorrect

It was a major administrative center during the Ottoman Tanzimat. correct incorrect

It was a major rail center that connected Palestine with Egypt. correct incorrect

It became a major pilgrimage center for Muslims on the way to Mecca. correct incorrect

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What contributed to the growth of large landed estates in Palestine?

The influx of European capital into the region. correct incorrect

The passing of the Ottoman Land Code of 1858. correct incorrect

The confiscation and distribution of land from the ulama. correct incorrect

The introduction of new farming technologies like the tractor. correct incorrect

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During the nineteenth century, which Palestinian city was an important commercial and manufacturing center?

Jerusalem correct incorrect

Jaffa correct incorrect

Damascus correct incorrect

Nablus correct incorrect

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Who benefited greatly from the establishment of municipal councils in the Ottoman Empire?

Bureaucrats from Istanbul correct incorrect

Local military leaders correct incorrect

Absentee landowners correct incorrect

Local religious officials correct incorrect

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What did urban notables in Jerusalem do during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that changed the boundaries between them and the poor?

Notables gave generously to the poor which established closer bonds between them. correct incorrect

Municipal governments built apartments for the poor away from the city. correct incorrect

Notables built new quarters in the city to isolate themselves from the poor. correct incorrect

Notables moved out of the city and built homes in suburban areas around Jerusalem. correct incorrect

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What was promoted, first in Europe and then later in the Middle East, to help prevent physical and moral weakness in youth?

Physical education correct incorrect

Qur'anic studies correct incorrect

Vegetarian diets correct incorrect

Indian Yoga correct incorrect

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What did many Christians and Muslims see as a common symbol of their region's cultural heritage?

The Jerusalem Clock Tower correct incorrect

The Qur'an correct incorrect

The coffeehouse correct incorrect

The Jaffa orange correct incorrect

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What forms of expression did writers, playwrights, and poets of the nahda attempt to fuse together in the nineteenth century?

Arabic and European correct incorrect

Arabic and Persian correct incorrect

Arabic and Indian correct incorrect

Arabic and Turkish correct incorrect

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Who translated Romeo and Juliet into Arabic as part of the nahda?

Wasif Jahariyyeh correct incorrect

Salamah Hijazi correct incorrect

Khalil Matran correct incorrect

Farah Antun correct incorrect

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Over which of the following issues did the ulama attempt to defend Islam against foreign influence?

The building of churches in Jerusalem. correct incorrect

The role of music in popular culture. correct incorrect

The status of women in the Middle East. correct incorrect

The use of tobacco in coffeehouses. correct incorrect

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What is the "public sphere?"

It is the space where people are influenced by European culture. correct incorrect

It is an imaginary space where citizens envision their new urban surroundings. correct incorrect

It is the space where people trade manufactured goods. correct incorrect

It is an imaginary space where citizens contest issues of common concern. correct incorrect

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Who printed the first book in Arabic letters in the Ottoman Empire?

Ibrahim Muteferrika correct incorrect

Salamah Hijazi correct incorrect

Sheikh Amin al-Ansari correct incorrect

Nasr ed-Din Shah correct incorrect

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In Qajar Persia, where was the first Persian language press located?

At Nasr ed-Din Shah's palace. correct incorrect

At the Dar al-Funun. correct incorrect

At an Armenian monastery. correct incorrect

At the French Embassy. correct incorrect

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Why did most newspapers in the Middle East have limited circulations?

The cost to print newspapers was very high. correct incorrect

The Ottoman government severely censored newspapers. correct incorrect

The literacy level in the Middle East was very low. correct incorrect

The poor quality of Ottoman roads limited delivery. correct incorrect

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What part of the city landscape contributed to the expansion of the public sphere?

Tramways correct incorrect

Coffeehouses correct incorrect

Markets correct incorrect

Wide boulevards correct incorrect

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What was the profession of Wasif Jawhariyyeh?

He was a musician. correct incorrect

He owned a coffeehouse. correct incorrect

He was a member of the ulama. correct incorrect

He was an absentee landowner. correct incorrect

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The Great Revolt in Palestine was caused by Jewish immigration and

World War I. correct incorrect

the rise of Ottoman nationalism. correct incorrect

the Great Depression. correct incorrect

the growth of the public sphere. correct incorrect