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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Speaking With Names.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Keith Basso say ethnographers thought of places?
(a) They over simplified them.
(b) They took them for granted.
(c) They studied them slowly.
(d) They ignored them.

2. How many places did the three men travel, according to Chapter 1?
(a) 12 places.
(b) 19 places.
(c) 17 places.
(d) 13 places.

3. What did the sister of the ill man say after Robert's intervention?
(a) That he would be missed.
(b) That her dad was as stupid.
(c) That she loved him.
(d) That nothing more needed to be said.

4. Who was Leslie Silko?
(a) A doctor.
(b) An Indian author.
(c) A woman lawyer.
(d) A modern author.

5. What does Basso say Chapter 2 focuses on?
(a) Place-names meaning.
(b) Spoken text of the Cibecue.
(c) Charles Henry's nephew.
(d) Long names.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to legend, why were the owners of Shades of Shit forced to stay home?

2. What are sagas meant for?

3. What does Keith say about the name Juniper Tree Stands Alone?

4. What did the woman think of her ill brother, according to Basso?

5. What does Keith Basso say places are a part of?

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