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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Nick just recovering from in 1981, according to Basso?
(a) The flu.
(b) Paralysis.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) Back surgery.

2. In what state is the Cibecue settlement?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Montana.

3. What do the Cibecue think the land makes people?
(a) Rich.
(b) Moral.
(c) Happy.
(d) Immoral.

4. How old was Lola Machuse in the book?
(a) 61 years old.
(b) 62 years old.
(c) 60 years old.
(d) 63 years old.

5. What are sagas meant for?
(a) Humiliation.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Relaxation.

6. Why couldn't Lola say that the brother did nothing wrong or openly censure him, according to Basso?
(a) The sister of the ill man was her friend.
(b) The sister of the ill man was candid about her pain.
(c) She didn't know the man well enough.
(d) She didn't want to get involved.

7. What happened to people that commit immoral deeds in Cibecue's tales?
(a) They won.
(b) They lost respect in themselves.
(c) They learned from their mistakes.
(d) They were humiliated, exiled, or killed.

8. What does Basso say of the conversation about the ill brother?
(a) It was short.
(b) It was joyful.
(c) It lasted all night.
(d) It was uncomfortable for everyone.

9. Whose brother does Basso overhear became ill while visiting Lola?
(a) Sophie's.
(b) Martha's.
(c) Louise's.
(d) Lola's.

10. What was Nick's comment as Basso left Cibecue?
(a) "Goodness is all around Cibecue."
(b) "Your work is invaluable."
(c) "I cannot work for you next season."
(d) "You are a good friend."

11. Basso says that tales merge elements of _____?
(a) Time and space.
(b) Time, space, and symbols.
(c) Time and symbols.
(d) Space and symbols.

12. What does Basso say generated a wide range of cognitive associations?
(a) Place-names.
(b) Sagas.
(c) Stories.
(d) History.

13. What does Basso say all human cultures have beliefs about?
(a) What the sun is.
(b) How language works.
(c) Who created them.
(d) How to elect leaders.

14. What does Basso say cannot give a full explanation of the connection between American Indian communities and their ecological settings?
(a) City dwelling models.
(b) Anthropomorphic models.
(c) American models.
(d) Materialist models.

15. What happened to the girl in the story told by the group, in Chapter 3?
(a) She was stung by a bee.
(b) She ate a dead horse.
(c) She ate a berry.
(d) She was bitten by a snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Basso say he had known Nick Thompson?

2. What did Basso use to explain the effect of symbolism on individuals?

3. What does speaking with names produce according to Basso?

4. What does Basso say ecological studies cannot fully account for?

5. What are the major narrative genres divided by?

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