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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Identity in Relationships.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would ewes have been fed in the desert?
(a) Acacia.
(b) Wormwood.
(c) Astragulus.
(d) Grasses.

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

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

4. Why was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a time?
(a) He was visiting kin.
(b) He was detained by government authorities.
(c) He was in prison.
(d) He had been arrested in Cairo.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many client households were in the camp where Lila lived?

3. What nickname did foreigners give Alexandrian taxis?

4. In what city had the bonds between Bedouin kin been weakened in favor of those between neighbors?

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

(see the answer key)

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