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

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

3. How frequent were droughts in Awlad 'Ali territory?
(a) About every 10 years.
(b) About every 7 years.
(c) About every 6 years.
(d) About every 5 years.

4. Who was the man who inherited wealth, but lost respect because he submitted to his passions and chased women?
(a) Daivik.
(b) Zariba.
(c) Babak.
(d) Madhav.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage is mentioned in the "Alexandria Quartet?"

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

3. When Lila left, how many children did the Haj have?

4. What word described a Bedouin man's years of youth?

5. In Bedouin ideology, what determined a man's authority?

(see the answer key)

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