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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 tribes were the true Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Sa'adi.
(b) Beni-Hasan.
(c) Rwala.
(d) Al Adwan.

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

3. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe distinguished them from and made them superior to other peoples?
(a) Morality.
(b) Honor.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Peace.

4. With whom did women share poems?
(a) With their husbands.
(b) With their brothers.
(c) With their fathers.
(d) Close kinswomen or women they know well.

5. After the senior magnate questioned family members about the sudden death of an old woman, what causes were suggested for her death?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A broken heart because her son died.
(d) Sadness because her daughter had died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Aziza not remarry?

2. What upset Migdim when she came to stay in the household where Lila was living?

3. What tragedy had a middle-aged wife of a powerful tribal leader experienced two and a half years before she recited a poem to Lila?

4. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?

5. How many inches of rain commonly fell in Awlad 'Ali territory?

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