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

2. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate to the desert?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

3. How much of the Egyptian population consist of Bedouins of the Western desert when Lila did her fieldwork?
(a) 7 percent.
(b) 1 percent.
(c) 5 percent.
(d) 3 percent.

4. What were Bedouin tents made of before the Awlad 'Ali moved into houses?
(a) Camel skins.
(b) Sheep skins.
(c) Burlap sacks.
(d) Woven wool.

5. What values were at the heart of the Awlad 'Ali moral system?
(a) Honor and modesty.
(b) Courage and valor.
(c) Honesty and justice.
(d) Strength and dignity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many inches of rain commonly fell in Awlad 'Ali territory?

2. 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?

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

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

5. Who helped Lila finally begin to interpret the poems she was hearing?

(see the answer key)

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