שאלה | Question: Thomas De Quincey

Question: Thomas De Quincey —

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		A) A famous writer known for “Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.”
		B) Was a supporter of Russell’s campaign to ban drugs in the interwar period.
		C) Was an officer who joined the Egyptian expedition between 1798–1801.
		D) Was a British psychiatrist who claimed a causal link between drugs and insanity.

Explanation: In the readings, Thomas De Quincey is presented as a key cultural figure who helped shape nineteenth-century European perceptions of drugs. His autobiographical work Confessions of an English Opium-Eater popularized opium use in literary form, blending fascination, introspection, and moral ambiguity, and influencing later medical, cultural, and prohibitionist discourses about addiction. (Reading: Boon, The Road of Excess). Quote: “De Quincey’s Confessions of an English Opium-Eater became a foundational text in the literary history of drugs.” (Boon, The Road of Excess).