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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Modesty and the Poetry of Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Sudanese traders.
(b) Nomads from Chad.
(c) Arab invaders from the Najd.
(d) Egyptians who left the cities.

2. What theme became associated most closely with the ghinnawa?
(a) Romantic love.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Children.
(d) Death.

3. In Bedouin ideology, what determined a man's authority?
(a) Moral worthiness.
(b) Ascribed position.
(c) Force.
(d) Ancestry.

4. Who was the man who inherited wealth, but lost respect because he submitted to his passions and chased women?
(a) Madhav.
(b) Zariba.
(c) Babak.
(d) Daivik.

5. When an old woman suddenly died, what did some suggest her husband had done?
(a) Choked her.
(b) Hit her over the head.
(c) Strangled her.
(d) Beat her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of poetry did the ghinnawas most resemble?

2. When was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a period?

3. What is the English translation of the phrase used by the Awlad 'Ali that begins the lament to mourn a death?

4. When a girl of about seventeen died, who did her family blame?

5. What color cummerbund would the women of the Awlad 'Ali wear around their waists?

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