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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Honor and the Virtues of Autonomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Lila live with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) April 1981 to June 1983.
(b) March 1978 to November 1980.
(c) October 1978 to May 1980.
(d) January 1976 to March 1978.

2. What was the Bedouin social system touted to be?
(a) Egalitarian.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Authoritarian.
(d) Unitarian.

3. Where did a youth from the Awlad 'Ali community go to have a serious operation?
(a) Aswan.
(b) Minya.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Cairo.

4. During the first few months that Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali, how often would Lila travel to Cairo?
(a) Every week.
(b) Every other month.
(c) Every 2-3 weeks.
(d) Once a month.

5. What lake could one smell after crossing a one-lane bridge leading from Alexandria to the desert?
(a) Lake Mariut.
(b) Lake Nasser.
(c) Lake Idku.
(d) Lake Timsah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tragedy had a middle-aged wife of a powerful tribal leader experienced two and a half years before she recited a poem to Lila?

2. Who gave the Awlad 'Ali rights to land in the Western desert in the nineteenth century?

3. When was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a period?

4. What crop did the Awlad 'Ali sow yearly?

5. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate into Egypt?

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