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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. Why does Yae's wife, Kautap, throw his stone ax in the river when she hears that her husband has been murdered?
(a) She is angry at him for going to Haenam.
(b) She is mad with grief.
(c) She believes Yae's spirit will need the ax in the world of the dead.
(d) She doesn't want anyone else to use it.

2. What might a visitor in a Sawi village be offered as a snack?
(a) Lobster, recently cooked and dipped in butter.
(b) Chicken pot pie with carrots and potatoes.
(c) Freshly toasted sago grubs.
(d) Pudding made from a bear liver.

3. Why does a Sawi wife shave her head?
(a) Because her husband has died.
(b) Because it customary for a bride to have a shaved head.
(c) Because of lice.
(d) Because it would show how wise she was.

4. What does Richardson feel when he first shakes hands with a Sawi elder?
(a) That they are equally human...flesh and blood...men.
(b) That these people are not to be trusted...ever...
(c) That the Sawi will never understand the way of the modern world.
(d) That the Sawi are very short but quite strong.

5. What part of the human skeleton do Sawi children play with?
(a) The entire skeleton.
(b) The hip socket.
(c) The leg bones.
(d) The polished skull.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only safe way for a Sawi person to drink water from the river?

2. What flag flies on the deck of the "super canoe"?

3. What is the word that Sawi greet one another with?

4. What is unique about the kidari along the Kronkel river?

5. Where is Netherlands New Guinea, or Irian Jaya as it is later called, located in relation to Australia?

(see the answer key)

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