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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. What was a man who needed women called?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A dog.
(d) A turkey.

2. What popular cultural theme becomes tied up with ghinnawas?
(a) A second marriage.
(b) Death of a lover.
(c) Death of a child.
(d) Thwarted love.

3. When did a German explorer publish ghinnawas?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1921.

4. What nickname did foreigners give Alexandrian taxis?
(a) Flying coffins.
(b) Death traps.
(c) Speeding coffins.
(d) Death wagons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age was a Bedouin man considered beyond the passions of youth?

2. What primary emotion is featured in ghinnawas?

3. Which direction did Lila travel from Alexandria to reach the area where the Awald 'Ali lived?

4. During World War II, who fought battles on Bedouin soil?

5. What was a reason Rashid might have taken a second wife?

(see the answer key)

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