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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a Bedouin story, what was God's reason for forbidding Adam and Eve to eat fruit from a particular tree?
(a) They would become like gods.
(b) They would die.
(c) They would live forever.
(d) It was poisonous.

2. What illness did the Bedouin believe could be caused by fright?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Hepatitis.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Polio.

3. How old was the runaway second wife of the husband who was criticized for going to find her?
(a) 5 to 10 years younger than her husband.
(b) 15 to 20 years younger than her husband.
(c) 12 years younger than her husband.
(d) 7 years younger than her husband.

4. Who wrote the "Alexandria Quartet?"
(a) Lawrence Durrell.
(b) Robert Douchester.
(c) David Corell.
(d) Philip Manchester.

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

6. When Lila did her fieldwork, how many of the five core household heads married paternal first cousins?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

8. What was the standard by which status was measured and hierarchy determined in Awlad 'Ali society?
(a) Courage.
(b) Respect.
(c) Strength or dignity.
(d) Autonomy or freedom.

9. Where did Adam and Eve meet again after God banished them?
(a) Mt. Petra.
(b) Mt. Arafat.
(c) Mt. Nablus.
(d) Mt. Gilboa.

10. Which city was near the mountain where Adam and Eve met again after being banished from the garden by God?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Ar Riyad.

11. When did the Awlad 'Ali migrate into Egypt?
(a) 13th century.
(b) End of the 17th or 18th centuries.
(c) 14th century.
(d) End of the 15th or 16th centuries.

12. When did Lila first realize the sensitive nature of the poems recited by the women?
(a) When Lila heard a poem at a wedding.
(b) When a shepherd's wife recited one of these poems.
(c) When Lila heard one of these poems at a funeral.
(d) When Lila heard a poem at a birth.

13. Who gave the Awlad 'Ali rights to land in the Western desert in the nineteenth century?
(a) Muhammad Abdel Halim.
(b) Ali Sadik Bey.
(c) Mohammad 'Ali.
(d) Ibrahim Pasha.

14. When was Lila's host mysteriously absent for a period?
(a) For her first two months in the field.
(b) Six months before the end of Lila's fieldwork.
(c) Toward the end of Lila's time in the field.
(d) For six months during the second year of Lila's fieldwork.

15. During the first few months that Lila lived with the Awlad 'Ali, how often would Lila travel to Cairo?
(a) Every other month.
(b) Every 2-3 weeks.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Every week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did the Western Desert stretch to the Libyan border?

2. When did Lila live with the Awlad 'Ali?

3. During World War II, who fought battles on Bedouin soil?

4. In a story about the creation of Adam and Eve, what instrument was the Devil playing?

5. Who helped Lila finally begin to interpret the poems she was hearing?

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