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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Poetry of Personal Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave the Awlad 'Ali rights to land in the Western desert in the nineteenth century?
(a) Mohammad 'Ali.
(b) Ali Sadik Bey.
(c) Ibrahim Pasha.
(d) Muhammad Abdel Halim.

2. What form of poetry did the ghinnawas most resemble?
(a) An Italian canzone.
(b) Japanese haiku.
(c) A quatrain.
(d) A cinquain.

3. Where did a youth from the Awlad 'Ali community go to have a serious operation?
(a) Aswan.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Minya.
(d) Alexandria.

4. In a folk tale, what did the food look like that a holy man gave a barren woman who asked for something to make her fertile?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Greens.
(d) Milk.

5. What values were at the heart of the Awlad 'Ali moral system?
(a) Courage and valor.
(b) Strength and dignity.
(c) Honor and modesty.
(d) Honesty and justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did the man, who was criticized for going to find his runaway second wife, have with his first wife?

2. What lake could one smell after crossing a one-lane bridge leading from Alexandria to the desert?

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

4. How old was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?

5. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe should be evoked by beautiful poetry?

(see the answer key)

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