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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Identity in Relationships.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lake could one smell after crossing a one-lane bridge leading from Alexandria to the desert?
(a) Lake Timsah.
(b) Lake Mariut.
(c) Lake Nasser.
(d) Lake Idku.

2. When did Lila live with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) April 1981 to June 1983.
(b) October 1978 to May 1980.
(c) January 1976 to March 1978.
(d) March 1978 to November 1980.

3. What would ewes have been fed in the desert?
(a) Astragulus.
(b) Wormwood.
(c) Acacia.
(d) Grasses.

4. When did Lila's new life begin to seem natural, so she felt as if she belonged with the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) After 18 months.
(b) After 12 months.
(c) After 6 months.
(d) After 15 months.

5. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?
(a) Sycamore and lotus trees.
(b) Willow and mulberry trees.
(c) Olive and almond trees.
(d) Palm and date trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the desert, what animal did they hunt at night?

2. When did military rule of the Western desert end?

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

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

5. How frequent were droughts in Awlad 'Ali territory?

(see the answer key)

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