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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 does Richardson build his home with?
(a) Parts of an old boat which was moored on the river nearby.
(b) Ironwood, split palm bark, mangrove poles and sago fronds.
(c) He brings in a small airstream trailer and sets it on a platform.
(d) Oak, cherry, and walnut.

2. Do the Sawi warriors bring weapons with them to Pirimapun?
(a) No, they are not worried about attack because they have supplies to trade.
(b) Yes, they line their canoes with 40 palmwood bows and hundreds of arrows.
(c) Yes, they take plenty of guns and ammunition to guard their goods.
(d) No, it is forbidden to take any weapon on the river; the spirit gods will be angry.

3. What is the primary redemptive analogy which Richardson uses to reach the tribal people?
(a) The tribal ritual of Jesus and the disciples.
(b) The tribal ritual of "fattening for slaughter."
(c) The tribal ritual of a "peace child."
(d) The tribal ritual of marriage.

4. What does the Sawi expression "hahap kaman" mean?
(a) All is lost and there is no hope left.
(b) The group is full of ecstatic joy.
(c) The warriors are about to attack.
(d) Dinner is ready.

5. What is the Prairie Bible Institute?
(a) A Christian community and missionary training school in Alberta, Canada.
(b) A school which teaches English and Dutch to the children from the Sawi culture.
(c) A large university in Nebraska which was founded by Mennonites.
(d) A far right think tank in western Kansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Don Richardson find a way into the hearts and minds of the tribe?

2. What do the Sawi assume when they hear that the Tuans are almost all men?

3. What effect does the tide have upon the black, algae-stained Kronkel river?

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

5. What is the name of the sea which the Kronkel river empties into?

(see the answer key)

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