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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 does Basso say Robert emphasized?

2. At what elevation can the Cibecue settlement be found?

3. What does Nick say Apache stories were made for?

4. What does Basso say the place-names were used for by the woman whose brother was ill?

5. What does Basso say can only be studied through the property names and place-naming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What looks after the Western Apache, according to Basso?

2. Why has Basso used Apache conceptions of land?

3. What difficulty do linguists have with Western Apache?

4. Why does Basso think the Western Apache emphasize the importance of the land?

5. What does "speaking with names" illustrate?

6. What do younger Apache feel about village life, according to Basso?

7. Where is the Cibecue settlement located?

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

9. What must ethnographers be cautious of, in "Chapter 3, Speaking With Names?"

10. What is the strength of the Western Apache, according to Basso?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the cognitive associations generated by using place-names and the significance of each.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of Nick Thompson in Basso's study of place names.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Ronnie Lupe and his role in Basso's mapping of place-names.

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