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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Modesty and the Poetry of Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was closely tied to the moral nature among the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Status.
(b) Respect.
(c) Blood.
(d) Courage.

2. What did Bedouins believe caused serious illness?
(a) Solitary encounters in deserted places with jinn.
(b) Being cursed.
(c) The use of an amulet or charm.
(d) Exposure to black magic.

3. In a photograph on page 192, what did women use as a windbreak?
(a) A board.
(b) A hubcap.
(c) Branches.
(d) Old olive oil tin.

4. In the desert, what animal did they hunt at night?
(a) Game birds.
(b) Gazelles.
(c) Wild hares.
(d) Wild dogs.

5. How old was Migdim?
(a) 60's.
(b) 70's.
(c) 40's.
(d) 50's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How frequent were droughts in Awlad 'Ali territory?

2. During the first few months that Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali, how often would Lila travel to Cairo?

3. What were the client tribes called?

4. What emotion about her husband's second marriage did Mabruka's poetry reveal?

5. When Rashid's second wife ran away, who does Rashid blame?

(see the answer key)

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