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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. How many ghinnawas did a German explorer publish?
(a) 100 or so.
(b) 50.
(c) 89.
(d) 200 or so.

2. Who was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?
(a) Tanmay.
(b) Efron.
(c) Rashid.
(d) Daksha.

3. 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) Greens.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Milk.
(d) Porridge.

4. What does an unmarried girl use to cover her head?
(a) A veil.
(b) A small hat.
(c) A kerchief.
(d) A headcloth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In a story told to Lila about loving daughters and abusive and heartless sons, how many daughters did a woman have?

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

3. Where had Aziza's husband been working when they marry?

4. Where did a youth from the Awlad 'Ali community go to have a serious operation?

5. When did the Awlad 'Ali typically consummate a marriage after the wedding?

(see the answer key)

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