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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Gods From the Sky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most powerful family relationship in Sawi culture?
(a) A man and his mother-in-law.
(b) Brother to brother.
(c) A man and his wife.
(d) A mother and her grandmother.

2. What does the white skin of the Tuans remind the Sawi people of?
(a) New sago flour.
(b) Moonlight on the river.
(c) A face made of teeth.
(d) The mouth of a crocodile.

3. What do the Tuans give the elders who come out to meet them for the first time?
(a) A bible, radio and a flashlight.
(b) Pens, paper and stamps.
(c) Matches, razorblades and fishing equipment.
(d) Necklaces made of brightly colored beads.

4. What is the word that Sawi greet one another with?
(a) Alleluia!
(b) Kondahara!
(c) Konahario!
(d) Aloha!

5. What principle does Don Richardson believe God gives him to offer the tribal people?
(a) The principle of redemption.
(b) The principle of original sin.
(c) The principle of capitalism.
(d) The principle of cause and effect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richardson build his home with?

2. Why does Kauwan refuse to help Yae escape his terrible fate?

3. How many wives does Yae's cousin Wasi have?

4. How many tribes are in the area of New Guinea?

5. What do Sawi use to build the floors of their homes?

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