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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?
(a) Early 50's.
(b) Late 60's.
(c) Early 40's.
(d) Late 30's.

2. When did Lila first realize the sensitive nature of the poems recited by the women?
(a) When a shepherd's wife recited one of these poems.
(b) When Lila heard a poem at a birth.
(c) When Lila heard a poem at a wedding.
(d) When Lila heard one of these poems at a funeral.

3. What were women said to fear?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Loss.
(c) Birth.
(d) The dark.

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

5. What does an unmarried girl use to cover her head?
(a) A headcloth.
(b) A veil.
(c) A kerchief.
(d) A small hat.

6. Before Lila arrived, how long had it been since the Awlad 'Ali migrated to the desert?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

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

9. 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?
(a) In the mouth.
(b) In the back.
(c) In the arm.
(d) In the chest.

10. How many inches of rain commonly fell in Awlad 'Ali territory?
(a) 1 to 2 inches.
(b) 2 to 4 inches.
(c) 7 to 8 inches.
(d) 5 to 6 inches.

11. When Lila left, how many children did the Haj have?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 21.
(d) 16.

12. What types of trees surrounded crude structures at the edge of the Western desert?
(a) Sycamore trees.
(b) Dwarf fig trees.
(c) Almond Trees.
(d) Olive Trees.

13. When did military rule of the Western desert end?
(a) Late 1930's.
(b) Late 1940's.
(c) Late 1960's.
(d) Late 1950's.

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

15. What color cummerbund would the women of the Awlad 'Ali wear around their waists?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did God banish Eve after she ate the fruit?

2. What color cloth would a woman in mourning tie around her waist?

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

4. What crop did the Awlad 'Ali sow yearly?

5. How much of the Egyptian population consist of Bedouins of the Western desert when Lila did her fieldwork?

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