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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?
(a) Because he mistreated a child.
(b) Because he slurred her father's name.
(c) Because he hit her.
(d) Because he took another wife.

2. After a feast for a neighbor who returned from a pilgrimage, what did Lila and some adolescent girls do?
(a) Sewed.
(b) Prepared food.
(c) Collected firewood.
(d) Carried water.

3. What were the client tribes called?
(a) Mutair.
(b) Al-Tarabeen.
(c) Al-Abbadai.
(d) Mrabtin.

4. How old was Nafla when her family tried to force her into a marriage?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 14

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

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

7. When did the ancestors of the Awlad 'Ali sweep through North Africa?
(a) 11th century.
(b) 13th century.
(c) 12th century.
(d) 10th century.

8. When Lila did her fieldwork, how many of the five core household heads married paternal first cousins?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

9. How old was the runaway second wife of the husband who was criticized for going to find her?
(a) 15 to 20 years younger than her husband.
(b) 12 years younger than her husband.
(c) 7 years younger than her husband.
(d) 5 to 10 years younger than her husband.

10. Why was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a time?
(a) He was in prison.
(b) He was detained by government authorities.
(c) He had been arrested in Cairo.
(d) He was visiting kin.

11. What nickname did foreigners give Alexandrian taxis?
(a) Death wagons.
(b) Speeding coffins.
(c) Death traps.
(d) Flying coffins.

12. What bird represented the Bedouin ideals of manhood?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Osprey.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Falcon.

13. Where did God banish Adam after he ate the fruit?
(a) To the north.
(b) To the east.
(c) To the south.
(d) To the west.

14. What did Bedouins believe would dry up a new mother's milk?
(a) Her being cursed.
(b) Her being exposed to an evil eye.
(c) Her eating the wrong food.
(d) Her being exposed to gold coins on another woman's necklace.

15. What colors were associated with uncleanliness and women?
(a) Red and black.
(b) Green and blue.
(c) Red and blue.
(d) Black and white.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives was a wealthy man reputed to have married in his lifetime?

2. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate to the desert?

3. What was a man who needed women called?

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

5. How long was a woman sexually taboo after giving birth?

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