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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event was significant to the Yanomamo?
(a) Cutting down the rainforest.
(b) Gold rush.
(c) Industrial revolution.
(d) Hurricane.

2. According to the Yanomamo, how many alternatives are there to warfare?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. What number is estimated by Chagnon of Yanomamo people that have died?
(a) 700.
(b) 1500.
(c) 1100.
(d) 2200.

4. What percentage of men have only killed once?
(a) 45%
(b) >50%.
(c)
(d) 70%.

5. Which weapon is seldom used?
(a) Club.
(b) Knife.
(c) Spear.
(d) Hatchet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item is put into the care of the men?

2. Which of the following is not an alternative?

3. What percentage of male deaths is the result of violence?

4. Brazilian officials ignore all complaints except for which ones?

5. Chagnon was missing from the tribal region during which two decades?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major event had great impact on the culture? Why?

2. What is Chagnon's opinion of an outbreak of violence during a feast?

3. Discuss the role of the hunter and how it affects the rest of the tribe.

4. Who does Kaobawa choose to go along on the trip?

5. During what time period is Chagnon absent from the villages?

6. Explain how social rules differ for a feast.

7. What has changed about the living quarters of the Yanomamo people?

8. Describe the activities in larger tribes in regards to killing and adultery.

9. What are the alternatives to fighting, according to Chapter 6? How many are there?

10. What is Chagnon's view of the peacemaking efforts between the two tribes?

(see the answer keys)

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