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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Honor and Poetic Vulnerability.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a folktale, when a man gave birth, what carried the baby away?
(a) An ostrich
(b) A bird.
(c) A gazelle.
(d) A wild dog.

2. What pious activity was forbidden to menstruating women?
(a) Fasting.
(b) A pilgrimage.
(c) Giving alms.
(d) Prayer.

3. What illness did Aziza have?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) A problem with menstruation.
(c) A heart murmur.
(d) A hideous and painful skin disease.

4. In a folk tale, what did the food look like that a holy man gave a barren woman who asked for something to make her fertile?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Greens.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Milk.

5. Which particular gift given to her husband's new bride did the first wife Mabruka resent?
(a) Western-style jewelry.
(b) A belt.
(c) A pair of Western-style sandals.
(d) A veil.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "Alexandria Quartet," what was a Bedouin youth carrying on his head?

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

3. What types of trees did the Awlad 'Ali plant?

4. What was the Bedouin social system touted to be?

5. What did Bedouins believe caused serious illness?

(see the answer key)

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