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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Modesty and the Poetry of Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?
(a) Because he mistreated a child.
(b) Because he took another wife.
(c) Because he hit her.
(d) Because he slurred her father's name.

2. What was the only thing that Lila was usually able to tape record?
(a) Business transactions.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Wedding festivities.
(d) Private concerts.

3. In the "Alexandria Quartet," what was a Bedouin youth carrying on his head?
(a) A clay pot.
(b) A wrapped bundle.
(c) A bucket of water.
(d) A crate of wild birds.

4. What does an unmarried girl use to cover her head?
(a) A veil.
(b) A small hat.
(c) A kerchief.
(d) A headcloth.

5. Where did Adam and Eve meet again after God banished them?
(a) Mt. Arafat.
(b) Mt. Gilboa.
(c) Mt. Nablus.
(d) Mt. Petra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Lila finally begin to interpret the poems she was hearing?

2. What pious activity was forbidden to menstruating women?

3. Who were the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali?

4. What nickname did foreigners give Alexandrian taxis?

5. What was the theme of the first song and poem Fayga shared with Lila?

(see the answer key)

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