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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 did the husband of a wife ask her to get rid of after he "left" her for two years?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Goats.
(d) Calves.

2. How many children did the man, who was criticized for going to find his runaway second wife, have with his first wife?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

3. The absence of what was marked by sharing of poetry between individuals?
(a) Yithashshamu.
(b) Thesham.
(c) Hasham.
(d) Tahashsham.

4. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe should be evoked by beautiful poetry?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Joy.
(c) Tears.
(d) Sorrow.

5. How was the ghinnawa divisible?
(a) Into a dactyl.
(b) Into a caesura.
(c) Into a couplet.
(d) Into a hemistiche.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Aziza not remarry?

2. Where did Rashid sleep when he assigned blame to someone for his second wife's running away?

3. What was closely tied to the moral nature among the Awlad 'Ali?

4. What bird represented the Bedouin ideals of manhood?

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

(see the answer key)

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