Lesson 12--Confessions of a miseducated man I. Text Analysis Mentioned in para. 7 Question: According to the author, triba lism had taken refined forms How do you understand its refined forms? Tribalism originally refers to behavior and attitudes that are based on strong loyalty to a tribe. here, its refined forms are modern regionalism racism, and nationalism W B T L E To be continued on the next page BACK NEXTLesson 12—Confessions of a Miseducated Man W B T L E Mentioned in Para. 7 To be continued on the next page. Question: According to the author, tribalism “had taken refined forms”. How do you understand its “refined forms”? Tribalism originally refers to behavior and attitudes that are based on strong loyalty to a tribe. Here, its refined forms are modern regionalism, racism, and nationalism