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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Modesty, Gender, and Sexuality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bedouins believe would dry up a new mother's milk?
(a) Her eating the wrong food.
(b) Her being exposed to an evil eye.
(c) Her being exposed to gold coins on another woman's necklace.
(d) Her being cursed.

2. What city did Lila spend time in while waiting for her father to arrive in Egypt?
(a) Port Said.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Amman.

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

4. When did the Awlad 'Ali typically consummate a marriage after the wedding?
(a) Early afternoon of the wedding day.
(b) A week after the wedding.
(c) Late at night after the wedding.
(d) Morning after the wedding.

5. When Lila left, how many children did the Haj have?
(a) 21.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which city was near the mountain where Adam and Eve met again after being banished from the garden by God?

2. How old was Nafla when her family tried to force her into a marriage?

3. When did Lila live with the Awlad 'Ali?

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

5. In a Bedouin story, what was God's reason for forbidding Adam and Eve to eat fruit from a particular tree?

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