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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. After a feast for a neighbor who returned from a pilgrimage, what did Lila and some adolescent girls do?
(a) Sewed.
(b) Carried water.
(c) Prepared food.
(d) Collected firewood.

2. Before Lila arrived, how long had it been since the Awlad 'Ali migrated to the desert?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. What was the name of the Haj's first wife?
(a) Aadi.
(b) Daija.
(c) Maalini.
(d) Gatifa.

4. Which city was near the mountain where Adam and Eve met again after being banished from the garden by God?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Ar Riyad.
(d) Alexandria.

5. During World War II, who fought battles on Bedouin soil?
(a) French.
(b) Egyptians and Libyans.
(c) Americans.
(d) Germans and British.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were two women doing when Lila captured their conversation and songs on tape?

2. What was a man who needed women called?

3. What were women said to fear?

4. What pious activity was forbidden to menstruating women?

5. What does ghinnawa mean?

(see the answer key)

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