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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Honor and the Virtues of Autonomy.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was the man who was criticized for going to find a runaway second wife?
(a) Daksha.
(b) Rashid.
(c) Tanmay.
(d) Efron.

4. What values were at the heart of the Awlad 'Ali moral system?
(a) Strength and dignity.
(b) Honesty and justice.
(c) Honor and modesty.
(d) Courage and valor.

5. How much of the Egyptian population consist of Bedouins of the Western desert when Lila did her fieldwork?
(a) 1 percent.
(b) 7 percent.
(c) 5 percent.
(d) 3 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe distinguished them from and made them superior to other peoples?

2. At what age was a Bedouin man considered beyond the passions of youth?

3. What did Bedouins believe caused serious illness?

4. What bird represented the Bedouin ideals of manhood?

5. When did Lila's new life begin to seem natural, so she felt as if she belonged with the Awlad 'Ali?

(see the answer key)

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