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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. How did the brother became ill?

2. How many major genres did Cibecue narratives have?

3. What does Basso say the Western Apache discourse is a product of?

4. What are sagas meant for?

5. In what state is the Cibecue settlement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the land make people do, according to the Western Apache?

2. What does Nick Thompson encourage Basso to do in June 1980, and what did Nick maintain about the Western Apache?

3. What does "speaking with names" illustrate?

4. Where is the Cibecue settlement located?

5. What happens to children who do not learn to tie places and names?

6. Why has Basso used Apache conceptions of land?

7. What difficulty do linguists have with Western Apache?

8. What is a distinct characteristic of the Western Apache, according to Basso?

9. What was the story of the Line of White Rocks Extends Up and Out?

10. What can't materialist models not give an explanation of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how local people relate themselves to their geography and how one can understand the landscape.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and define the role of anthropology and ethnography in studying and preserving native cultures.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of Charles and Morley Cromwell in Basso's study of place-names.

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