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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. How old was Charles Henry at the time the book was written?
(a) 65 years old.
(b) 60 years old.
(c) 40 years old.
(d) 62 years old.

2. What does Keith Basso say the Apache constructions of place reach deeply into?
(a) Their appreaciation of wisdom.
(b) Other cultural spheres.
(c) Their memory.
(d) The mind.

3. What does Basso say the place-names were used for by the woman whose brother was ill?
(a) To complain about him.
(b) To hear her ancestors.
(c) To wish for his speedy recovery.
(d) To quiet her down.

4. How many major genres did Cibecue narratives have?
(a) 4 major genres.
(b) 7 major genres.
(c) 5 major genres.
(d) 2 major genres.

5. What subtle element does Keith Basso say would assert the sense of place?
(a) An absent smell.
(b) A green door.
(c) A friend.
(d) A memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Basso argue history is for the Western Apache?

2. How many areas did Basso and his group chart?

3. What does Basso say is difficult for linguists to explain?

4. What does Basso say of the conversation about the ill brother?

5. Which of the places does Charles Henry say were created first?

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