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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was a woman sexually taboo after giving birth?
(a) 60 days.
(b) 45 days.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 40 days.

2. What was the standard by which status was measured and hierarchy determined in Awlad 'Ali society?
(a) Strength or dignity.
(b) Autonomy or freedom.
(c) Courage.
(d) Respect.

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

4. How far did the Western Desert stretch to the Libyan border?
(a) 600 kilometers.
(b) 1,500 kilometers.
(c) 500 kilometers.
(d) 1,000 kilometers.

5. How old was the Haj, head of the household, where Lila lived?
(a) About 45.
(b) Close to 60.
(c) Close to 50.
(d) About 55.

6. How many wives was a wealthy man reputed to have married in his lifetime?
(a) 47.
(b) 52.
(c) 29.
(d) 32.

7. What color cloth would a woman in mourning tie around her waist?
(a) A red cloth.
(b) A black cloth.
(c) A green cloth.
(d) A white cloth.

8. How old was the man who lost respect because he submitted to his passions and chased women?
(a) 30's.
(b) 60's.
(c) 50's.
(d) 40's.

9. In the camp where Lila lived, how many adults were in the fourteen households that made up the camp?
(a) 53.
(b) 47.
(c) 58.
(d) 42.

10. In what city had the bonds between Bedouin kin been weakened in favor of those between neighbors?
(a) Marsa Matruh.
(b) Tubruq.
(c) Sidi Barrani.
(d) El Moderian.

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

12. What form of poetry did the ghinnawas most resemble?
(a) A cinquain.
(b) An Italian canzone.
(c) Japanese haiku.
(d) A quatrain.

13. What was the Bedouin social system touted to be?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Unitarian.
(c) Egalitarian.
(d) Authoritarian.

14. What was a man who needed women called?
(a) A turkey.
(b) A dog.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A donkey.

15. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate to the desert?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was a young man shot during an altercation between some Bedouin men and a group of Egyptian soldiers riding on a train through a Bedouin area?

2. Which direction did Lila travel from Alexandria to reach the area where the Awald 'Ali lived?

3. What values were at the heart of the Awlad 'Ali moral system?

4. What drapes over the tent or automobile that carries a bride to her new home?

5. How old was the runaway second wife of the husband who was criticized for going to find her?

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