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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. 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?
(a) In the mouth.
(b) In the arm.
(c) In the chest.
(d) In the back.

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

3. During the first few months that Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali, how often would Lila travel to Cairo?
(a) Every 2-3 weeks.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every other month.
(d) Every week.

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

5. How many client households were in the camp where Lila lived?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the "Alexandria Quartet?"

2. What illness did the Bedouin believe could be caused by fright?

3. Before Lila arrived, how long had it been since the Awlad 'Ali migrated to the desert?

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

5. What nickname did foreigners give Alexandrian taxis?

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