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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Honor and Poetic Vulnerability.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many children did the man, who was criticized for going to find his runaway second wife, have with his first wife?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

4. Who helped Lila finally begin to interpret the poems she was hearing?
(a) A Libyan in Cairo.
(b) A Jordanian in Alexandria.
(c) An Egyptian in Alexandria.
(d) A Bedouin in Cairo.

5. In the section "Identification and Sharing," why did a woman threaten to leave her husband?
(a) Because he mistreated a child.
(b) Because he slurred her father's name.
(c) Because he took another wife.
(d) Because he hit her.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country did the Awlad 'Ali migrate?

2. Which particular gift given to her husband's new bride did the first wife Mabruka resent?

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

4. What accompanied a message Mabruka sends when warning the recipient to beware?

5. How many ghinnawas did a German explorer publish?

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