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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as looking like a stereotypical wild game hunter?
(a) Ludovic Leblanc.
(b) Joel Gonzalez.
(c) Timothy Bruce.
(d) Cesar Santos.

2. What kind of problems does Kate believe there are?
(a) Those that you should ignore and those that require attention.
(b) Those that are important and those that aren't.
(c) Those that you can solve and those you can't.
(d) Those that have no solution and those that solve themselves.

3. What effect does the Amazon beast have on humans around him?
(a) They never recover from the shock.
(b) They are hypnotized.
(c) They faint or are paralyzed from his odor.
(d) Their memories are wiped and they forget having seen him.

4. What is Kate's response to Alex's idea that the natives are primitive because they haven't invented the wheel?
(a) They have much more sophisticated tools.
(b) There are many kinds of intelligence.
(c) They are indeed primitive, but kindly.
(d) They have no need for wheels in their environment.

5. What most surprises Alex that people can do without?
(a) Malls.
(b) Telephones.
(c) Televisions.
(d) Music players.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Boroba?

2. Padre Valdomero believes the Amazon natives are advanced on a _________________plane.

3. What did the Amazon natives do with their captives in the past, according to Professor Leblanc?

4. Why does Kate believe the Amazon is dangerous to anthropologists?

5. Padre Valdomero knew his encounter with the beast was real, because ______________________ lingered.

(see the answer key)

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