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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. At what age was a Bedouin man considered beyond the passions of youth?
(a) 45.
(b) 40.
(c) 35.
(d) 50.

2. What changed the Haj's mother's attitude toward Lila?
(a) Her brother's funeral.
(b) Her daughter's wedding.
(c) Her son's wedding.
(d) Her husband's funeral.

3. Before Lila arrived, how long had it been since the Awlad 'Ali migrated to the desert?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 7 years.

4. What tribes were the true Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Al Adwan.
(b) Rwala.
(c) Beni-Hasan.
(d) Sa'adi.

5. What color was the compound where Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) White.
(b) Light blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the Haj, head of the household, where Lila lived?

2. How much of the Egyptian population consist of Bedouins of the Western desert when Lila did her fieldwork?

3. In Bedouin ideology, what determined a man's authority?

4. What would ewes have been fed in the desert?

5. When did military rule of the Western desert end?

(see the answer key)

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