View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mernissi fear about going down the dark stairs at night in her childhood home?
(a) Fear of demons.
(b) Fear of rats.
(c) Fear of falling.
(d) Fear of doorkeeper.

2. Who is Fatima Mernissi?
(a) Author.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Pediatrician.

3. What was the name of the French city described in "The French Harem"?
(a) New France.
(b) Ville Nouvelle.
(c) Medina.
(d) Petite Paris.

4. What floor of Mernissi's family's house did Aunt Habiba live on?
(a) Second.
(b) Basement.
(c) First.
(d) Third.

5. What book did Mernissi's mother request that her husband read to her?
(a) Egyptian Political History.
(b) The Liberation of Women.
(c) A Thousand and One Nights.
(d) Pride and Prejudice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Zin master?

2. Who was Asmahan?

3. What does the anxiety prayer "Ya Latif" mean?

4. What did Grandfather Tazi have built for Tamou after she became one of his wives?

5. How does Mernissi describe the shape of her face as a young child?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 189 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample