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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the human skeleton do Sawi children play with?

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

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

4. What does "Kanggime" mean in the language Dani?

5. What is the most powerful family relationship in Sawi culture?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Yae trying to do as he makes a journey to the nearby village of Haenam?

2. What is Carol Richardson's reaction to the sight of 200 armed warriors and the women and children standing massed, awaiting their arrival?

3. Why do the Sawi people see Kani and Mahean as the epitome of manhood?

4. The Sawi people have a saying "the spirits have accepted our skin-grease in their rivers." What does this mean?

5. Why is the sound of the diesel boat engines so frightening?

6. How is the boar killed?

7. What does Richardson believe is unavoidable in modern life?

8. What response does Richardson offer to those who would advocate that these remote tribes need to be left alone and not contacted?

9. What kinds of weapons does Yae take on the trip?

10. Does Ebenezer Vine promise the students fame and fortune?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cross-cultural communication has always been part of human life. In recent times, however, with our ability to travel so easily and quickly, the mixing of cultures has become commonplace. Richardson was working with the Sawi people at a time when travel was becoming very accessible. What are the ethical issues of influencing another culture? Does Richardson have the right to intrude upon the Sawi people? Is it his responsibility to share valuable wisdom with people who have not been exposed to ideas which can bring peace and understanding in new ways?

Essay Topic 2

Richardson has a theory that the distance between the Sawi culture and his own can be bridged if he can find an analogy between the two. What is a cultural analogy? What is the bridge that Richardson finds? How does he recognize it?

Essay Topic 3

What is Don Richardson's goal in coming to live with the Sawi people? He states that he is not interested in simply signing up converts or even in teaching the next generation Christian principals and behavior. What does he want? And why?

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