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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 was the name of the Haj's first wife?
(a) Aadi.
(b) Maalini.
(c) Daija.
(d) Gatifa.

2. 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) 3 percent.
(d) 5 percent.

3. When Fayga was taken to visit her father, why did she wish to stay longer?
(a) To see a sister.
(b) To see an uncle.
(c) To see a cousin.
(d) To see a younger brother.

4. How many syllables are in ghinnawas?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

5. What was closely tied to the moral nature among the Awlad 'Ali?
(a) Courage.
(b) Status.
(c) Respect.
(d) Blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what occasion did Lila hear men sing in public?

2. What was the Bedouin social system touted to be?

3. What did the Awlad 'Ali believe should be evoked by beautiful poetry?

4. In ghinnawas, what did the word 'agl mean to the Bedouin?

5. How many lines do ghinnawas have?

(see the answer key)

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