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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Honor and Poetic Vulnerability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Rashid sleep when he assigned blame to someone for his second wife's running away?
(a) A tent.
(b) His father's home.
(c) The men's guest room.
(d) His first wife's room.

2. When did the Awlad 'Ali typically consummate a marriage after the wedding?
(a) A week after the wedding.
(b) Late at night after the wedding.
(c) Early afternoon of the wedding day.
(d) Morning after the wedding.

3. How would a body be prepared in proper Muslim fashion?
(a) Place drops of water in the person's mouth and tie the jaw shut.
(b) Close the eyes with coins.
(c) Anoint the body with spices.
(d) Wrap the body in a cloth.

4. How much of the Egyptian population consist of Bedouins of the Western desert when Lila did her fieldwork?
(a) 7 percent.
(b) 1 percent.
(c) 5 percent.
(d) 3 percent.

5. When Lila did her fieldwork, how many of the five core household heads married paternal first cousins?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a girl of about seventeen died, which male relative cried at the funeral?

2. In a folktale, what did Muhammad buh Sultan send to be watered at the spring where a beautiful girl lived?

3. In the "Alexandria Quartet," what was a Bedouin youth carrying on his head?

4. How old was Migdim?

5. What beach is mentioned in the "Alexandria Quartet?"

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