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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Ideology and the Politics of Sentiment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What beach is mentioned in the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) Makadi.
(b) Na'ama.
(c) Bourg El Arab.
(d) Hurghada.

2. How would a body be prepared in proper Muslim fashion?
(a) Close the eyes with coins.
(b) Place drops of water in the person's mouth and tie the jaw shut.
(c) Wrap the body in a cloth.
(d) Anoint the body with spices.

3. Where had Aziza's husband been working when they marry?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Libya.
(d) Egypt.

4. How many women had the Haj been prevented from marrying because of a family member?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. When Fayga was taken to visit her father, why did she wish to stay longer?
(a) To see a younger brother.
(b) To see a cousin.
(c) To see a sister.
(d) To see an uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives does Aziza's brother have?

2. With whom did men share poems?

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

4. What pious activity was forbidden to menstruating women?

5. In what point of view do they write ghinnawas?

(see the answer key)

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