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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Genesis of a Mission.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What principle does Don Richardson believe God gives him to offer the tribal people?
(a) The principle of original sin.
(b) The principle of redemption.
(c) The principle of capitalism.
(d) The principle of cause and effect.
2. How does Yae get from the tree house to the ground?
(a) Yae jumps into a soft pile of leaves.
(b) Yae climbs down a long, vine-fastened ladder.
(c) Yae swings from vines to a nearby tree and then jumps down.
(d) Yae travels from treetop to treetop, rarely touching the ground.
3. Why must the women, young men and children leave when Yae's skull is cracked open?
(a) Because only the older men are cannibals in the Sawi tribe.
(b) Because it is forbidden for them to hear the sound of a skull breaking open.
(c) Because they all had to go and swim in the river until nightfall.
(d) Because they are not allowed to eat brains.
4. What is the only safe way for a Sawi person to drink water from the river?
(a) To drink it with a straw-like tool made of sago leaves.
(b) To toss each scoop of water in the air and catch it in one's mouth.
(c) To put one's head underwater completely and drink.
(d) The river water must never be drunk. It is full of germs.
5. What is "saravon"?
(a) The relationship between a Sawi man and his mother-in-law.
(b) A customary display of force meant to reassure guests that they are safe.
(c) A nutritious stew made of pork, sago and onions.
(d) A milky drink offered to the river gods every morning.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Yae's wife, Kautap, throw his stone ax in the river when she hears that her husband has been murdered?
2. Which of these terms can be used to describe the tribe?
3. What do Sawi men smoke in their pipes?
4. What flag flies on the deck of the "super canoe"?
5. Where is Netherlands New Guinea, or Irian Jaya as it is later called, located in relation to Australia?
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