Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society Test | Final Test - Hard

Lila Abu-Lughod
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society Test | Final Test - Hard

Lila Abu-Lughod
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a love story told in Chapter 8, what grew from the graves of a boy and girl who loved each other?

2. When a girl of about seventeen died, which male relative cried at the funeral?

3. Why did Aziza not remarry?

4. What analogy was often drawn in poetry?

5. What were two women doing when Lila captured their conversation and songs on tape?

Short Essay Questions

1. For the Awlad 'Ali, how does poetry relate to the past?

2. What was Aziza's story?

3. Why wasn't the Haj allowed to marry a girl he loved when he was 17?

4. What other groups compose and recite ghinnawas?

5. After hearing so much about the value of hasham, why was Lila shocked to learn about one young woman in the camp?

6. What tape that Lila recorded did most people want to hear again and again?

7. How does poetry cloak statements?

8. How was the youngest adult man in the group of agnatic kinsmen where Lila did her fieldwork killed?

9. When did the Awlad 'Ali learn to attribute blame when something happened?

10. How do the Awlad 'Ali present themselves through their poems?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the practice of divorce among the Awlad 'Ali. Give specific examples from the book and explain what implications divorce might have among the Bedouin.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss how agnation and patrilineality relate to the Awald 'Ali. Make sure that you define the terms in your discussion and use quotes from the book to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss how autonomy relates to hierarchy in the Awlad 'Ali society. Define your terms when writing your essay.

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