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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. Who helped Lila finally begin to interpret the poems she was hearing?
(a) A Jordanian in Alexandria.
(b) An Egyptian in Alexandria.
(c) A Libyan in Cairo.
(d) A Bedouin in Cairo.

2. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate into Egypt?
(a) End of the 17th or 18th centuries.
(b) 13th century.
(c) 14th century.
(d) End of the 15th or 16th centuries.

3. When was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a period?
(a) Six months before the end of Lila's fieldwork.
(b) For six months during the second year of Lila's fieldwork.
(c) For her first two months in the field.
(d) Toward the end of Lila's time in the field.

4. Before Lila arrived, how long had it been since the Awlad 'Ali migrated to the desert?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 7 years.

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. After a feast for a neighbor who returned from a pilgrimage, what did Lila and some adolescent girls do?

2. Who wrote the "Alexandria Quartet?"

3. What color was the compound where Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali?

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

5. When Lila did her fieldwork, how many of the five core household heads married paternal first cousins?

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