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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Honor and the Virtues of Autonomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lila did her fieldwork, how many of the five core household heads married paternal first cousins?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. How frequent were droughts in Awlad 'Ali territory?
(a) About every 6 years.
(b) About every 7 years.
(c) About every 10 years.
(d) About every 5 years.

3. From what country did the Awlad 'Ali migrate?
(a) Libya.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Chad.
(d) Sudan.

4. How old was Nafla when her family tried to force her into a marriage?
(a) 14
(b) 16.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

5. In the "Alexandria Quartet," what was a Bedouin youth carrying on his head?
(a) A clay pot.
(b) A bucket of water.
(c) A wrapped bundle.
(d) A crate of wild birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changed the Haj's mother's attitude toward Lila?

2. What crop did the Awlad 'Ali sow yearly?

3. What types of trees surrounded crude structures at the edge of the Western desert?

4. What lake could one smell after crossing a one-lane bridge leading from Alexandria to the desert?

5. What was the standard by which status was measured and hierarchy determined in Awlad 'Ali society?

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