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According to the text, how does the desert represent scarcity and lack for those who live far away from it?
According to the text, how does the desert represent scarcity and lack for those who live far away from it?
- The desert represents emotions and attachment
- The desert represents poverty and a lack (correct)
- The desert represents dryness and barrenness
- The desert represents abundance and plenitude
What is the author's main interest in the text?
What is the author's main interest in the text?
- Exploring the physical attributes of the desert
- Investigating the different conceptions of the desert (correct)
- Analyzing the narratives of desert writers
- Defining the desert in geography and environmental sciences
How does the author propose to divide the perceptions and conceptualizations of the desert?
How does the author propose to divide the perceptions and conceptualizations of the desert?
- Based on the physical attributes of the desert
- Based on the spatial proximity to the desert (correct)
- Based on the emotional attachment to the desert
- Based on the abundance or scarcity associated with it
According to the text, what is the desert often associated with?
According to the text, what is the desert often associated with?
According to the text, where are exilic prisons in the west mostly associated with?
According to the text, where are exilic prisons in the west mostly associated with?
According to the text, what does the desert become for those who live far removed from it?
According to the text, what does the desert become for those who live far removed from it?
According to the text, what does the desert become for writers who are from the desert?
According to the text, what does the desert become for writers who are from the desert?
Which village is the novel 'Endings' set in?
Which village is the novel 'Endings' set in?
Who is the main character in the novel 'Cities of Salt'?
Who is the main character in the novel 'Cities of Salt'?
What happens to 'Assāf and his dog in 'Endings'?
What happens to 'Assāf and his dog in 'Endings'?
What does the novel 'Endings' emphasize about the relationship between humans and animals?
What does the novel 'Endings' emphasize about the relationship between humans and animals?
According to the text, which of the following is the dominant organizing principle of Western culture?
According to the text, which of the following is the dominant organizing principle of Western culture?
According to the text, the rhizomatic structure underlying Eastern cultures derives from a relation to which two eco-spatial figures?
According to the text, the rhizomatic structure underlying Eastern cultures derives from a relation to which two eco-spatial figures?
According to the text, what is the duality of the West?
According to the text, what is the duality of the West?
According to the text, the desert represents a culture of what?
According to the text, the desert represents a culture of what?
According to the text, what is Munīf's conception of the desert?
According to the text, what is Munīf's conception of the desert?
According to the text, how do those who are connected to the desert perceive it?
According to the text, how do those who are connected to the desert perceive it?
According to the text, what is the attitude of the desert people towards the migration of birds?
According to the text, what is the attitude of the desert people towards the migration of birds?
Which two novelists are discussed in the text?
Which two novelists are discussed in the text?
Where was Abdul Rahmān Munīf born?
Where was Abdul Rahmān Munīf born?
What is the title of Abdul Rahmān Munīf's most well-known novel?
What is the title of Abdul Rahmān Munīf's most well-known novel?
Where was Ibrahim al-Koni born?
Where was Ibrahim al-Koni born?
Which of the following novels by Al-Koni have been translated into English and feature the desert as a central theme or motif?
Which of the following novels by Al-Koni have been translated into English and feature the desert as a central theme or motif?
What role did the Tuareg play in the dissemination of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa?
What role did the Tuareg play in the dissemination of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa?
According to the text, how did Walid Hamarneh help the Tuareg during the Libyan government's campaign to eradicate illiteracy?
According to the text, how did Walid Hamarneh help the Tuareg during the Libyan government's campaign to eradicate illiteracy?
According to the text, how does the desert differ from the city in terms of space and place?
According to the text, how does the desert differ from the city in terms of space and place?
