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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to the seasonal movement of people with their livestock over relatively short distances, typically to higher pastures in summer and to lower valleys in winter?
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Human mobility.
(c) Transhumance.
(d) Spectrum syndrome.

2. When was Jenn Shelton born?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1983.

3. How much did the author weigh when he went to see a doctor about his foot in Chapter 2?
(a) 185 lbs.
(b) 230 lbs.
(c) 150 lbs.
(d) 212 lbs.

4. The Tarahumara language belongs to what family?
(a) Uto-Mexican.
(b) Uto-Columbian.
(c) Uto-Incan.
(d) Uto-Aztecan.

5. What is the name of the doctor the author went to see about his foot in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Rick Fisher.
(b) Dr. Jenn Shelton.
(c) Dr. Joe Vigil.
(d) Dr. Joe Torg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Caballo Blanco's father had been of what profession?

2. At what mark in the race did Ann Trason's mule join her in Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 8, Caballo Blanco described how Rick Fisher became friends with a Taramuhara man and asked if he could take him to what ancient Tarahumara ball race?

4. Who came in first in the race in Chapter 16?

5. What did Scott Jurek earn a Master's Degree in?

(see the answer key)

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