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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Modesty and the Poetry of Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drapes over the tent or automobile that carries a bride to her new home?
(a) A large white blanket.
(b) A large red blanket.
(c) A man's green toga.
(d) A man's white toga.

2. In a poem recited about his second wife, what image does Rashid use?
(a) Cooking with a liquid of tears.
(b) Drowning in tears.
(c) Drowning in sand.
(d) Beating grain.

3. Where had Aziza's husband been working when they marry?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Libya.

4. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe should be evoked by beautiful poetry?
(a) Tears.
(b) Joy.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Sorrow.

5. From what country did the Awlad 'Ali migrate?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Libya.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Chad.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Migdim?

2. Of the ghinnawas that Lila recorded when she stayed with the Awlad 'Ali, how many were duplicates?

3. In a Bedouin story, what was God's reason for forbidding Adam and Eve to eat fruit from a particular tree?

4. What did Bedouins believe caused serious illness?

5. Which city was near the mountain where Adam and Eve met again after being banished from the garden by God?

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