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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 through 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alex save Nadia from the angry Indians?
(a) By scaring them with his Tarzan yell.
(b) By arguing in her behalf.
(c) By threatening them.
(d) By playing the flute.

2. Why was Alex told not to say "Walimai"?
(a) It is taboo to speak another's true name.
(b) Alex mispronounced the name.
(c) Alex misunderstood the name.
(d) It is rude to speak another's true name.

3. What kind of death does Kate say is preferable to others?
(a) Being murdered.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Falling from a waterfall.
(d) Dying peacefully at home.

4. What does the Amazon beast do when it encounters people?
(a) It teaches them a new language.
(b) It destroys their homes and property.
(c) It kills them.
(d) It kidnaps them.

5. According to Padre Valdomero, a captured Indian is a _____________Indian.
(a) Careless.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Dead.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is unokaimu?

3. How does Lisa feel about Kate?

4. What resource was taken most frequently from the rainforest during the 19th century?

5. What opportunity does Kate advise Alex to never miss?

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