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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Bateson discussing when he argued that art corrects a too-limited and ultimately destructive understanding of the world?
(a) Balinese art.
(b) Bedouin art.
(c) Thai art.
(d) Vietnamese art.

2. After the senior magnate questioned family members about the sudden death of an old woman, what causes were suggested for her death?
(a) Sadness because her daughter had died.
(b) A broken heart because her son died.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A stroke.

3. In what point of view do they write ghinnawas?
(a) 1st person limited.
(b) 1st person omniscient.
(c) 2nd person.
(d) 3rd person.

4. What was a reason Rashid might have taken a second wife?
(a) His father insisted that he take another wife.
(b) His first wife asked him to take another wife to help her.
(c) His first wife was not able to have children.
(d) His first wife kept giving birth to sickly children.

5. How did women feel if men heard them singing or reciting poetry?
(a) Angry.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Sad.
(d) Embarrassed.

6. When an old woman suddenly died, what did some suggest her husband had done?
(a) Strangled her.
(b) Hit her over the head.
(c) Beat her.
(d) Choked her.

7. What primary emotion is featured in ghinnawas?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Grief.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Joy.

8. How old was the Haj when he finally married?
(a) 25.
(b) 35.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

9. What did Mabruka refuse to accept when Rashid married another wife?
(a) Special wine.
(b) Special clothing.
(c) Wedding gifts due her.
(d) A new tent.

10. When did a German explorer publish ghinnawas?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1910.

11. Where did Rashid sleep when he assigned blame to someone for his second wife's running away?
(a) A tent.
(b) His father's home.
(c) His first wife's room.
(d) The men's guest room.

12. Which particular gift given to her husband's new bride did the first wife Mabruka resent?
(a) Western-style jewelry.
(b) A belt.
(c) A pair of Western-style sandals.
(d) A veil.

13. How old was Aziza?
(a) 35 years old.
(b) 26 years old.
(c) 33 years old.
(d) 27 years old.

14. What analogy was often drawn in poetry?
(a) An analogy between the poet and the tribe.
(b) An analogy between the poet and sisters.
(c) An analogy between the poet and young children.
(d) An analogy between the poet and brothers.

15. How long after Fayga's marriage did the household notice the first hints she was unhappy with her marriage?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Aziza have?

2. During Lila's stay among the Awlad 'Ali, how many ghinnawas did she record?

3. How many lines do ghinnawas have?

4. Along with other Muslims, where do the Awlad 'Ali believe children go when they die?

5. How many of the adults in the community where Lila lived had been officially divorced at least once?

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