Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Lila Abu-Lughod
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Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Lila Abu-Lughod
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Nomads from Chad.
(b) Arab invaders from the Najd.
(c) Egyptians who left the cities.
(d) Sudanese traders.

2. 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?
(a) Lost her only son.
(b) Her daughter died.
(c) Her husband was killed.
(d) Her brother died.

3. How far did the Western Desert stretch to the Libyan border?
(a) 1,500 kilometers.
(b) 500 kilometers.
(c) 600 kilometers.
(d) 1,000 kilometers.

4. 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.

5. In the desert, what animal did they hunt at night?
(a) Wild hares.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) Game birds.
(d) Gazelles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What colors were associated with purity and with men?

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

3. When Lila left, how many children did the Haj have?

4. When did Lila first realize the sensitive nature of the poems recited by the women?

5. When did the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali sweep through North Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did people greet the birth of a girl?

2. What was the difference that a woman might feel during a pregnancy depending on whether she was carrying a boy or a girl?

3. What did Rashid's brothers want him to do about a runaway second wife?

4. What Bedouin story was told to show that the Egyptians lack nobility of origin?

5. What did clients do for their patrons?

6. Why were the core families where Lila stayed able to avoid cooperating in government settlement schemes?

7. What did patrons do for clients?

8. What was the assumption in Egypt about nomadism and semi-nomadism?

9. What questions and doubts do anthropologists deal with when doing field work?

10. Why did Lila go to Cairo every few weeks during the first few months she lived with the Awlad 'Ali?

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