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

2. When did Lila first realize the sensitive nature of the poems recited by the women?
(a) When Lila heard a poem at a wedding.
(b) When a shepherd's wife recited one of these poems.
(c) When Lila heard a poem at a birth.
(d) When Lila heard one of these poems at a funeral.

3. What was closely tied to the moral nature among the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Courage.
(b) Respect.
(c) Blood.
(d) Status.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the man who inherited wealth, but lost respect because he submitted to his passions and chased women?

2. In what city had the bonds between Bedouin kin been weakened in favor of those between neighbors?

3. How many children did the man, who was criticized for going to find his runaway second wife, have with his first wife?

4. How many wives was a wealthy man reputed to have married in his lifetime?

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

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