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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. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe distinguished them from and made them superior to other peoples?
(a) Honor.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Morality.
(d) Peace.

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

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

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

5. How many children did the man, who was criticized for going to find his runaway second wife, have with his first wife?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far did the Western Desert stretch to the Libyan border?

3. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate to the desert?

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

5. Where was a young man shot during an altercation between some Bedouin men and a group of Egyptian soldiers riding on a train through a Bedouin area?

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