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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. In ghinnawas, what did the word 'agl mean to the Bedouin?
(a) Heart.
(b) Body.
(c) Soul.
(d) Mind.

2. How was the ghinnawa divisible?
(a) Into a caesura.
(b) Into a couplet.
(c) Into a dactyl.
(d) Into a hemistiche.

3. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?
(a) Because he mistreated a child.
(b) Because he hit her.
(c) Because he took another wife.
(d) Because he slurred her father's name.

4. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe should be evoked by beautiful poetry?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Joy.
(c) Tears.
(d) Laughter.

5. What beverage is mentioned in the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) Coffee.
(b) Beer.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What bird represented the Bedouin ideals of manhood?

3. Where did God banish Adam after he ate the fruit?

4. What tribes were the true Awlad 'Ali?

5. During the first few months that Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali, how often would Lila travel to Cairo?

(see the answer key)

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