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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. How old was Lola Machuse in the book?

3. What does Basso say Chapter 2 focuses on?

4. What must ethnographers become familiar with, according to Basso?

5. How many forms of speech did the Cibecue have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Basso claim about the Apache understanding of communication?

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

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

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

7. Who was Lola Machuse?

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

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

10. Why has Basso used Apache conceptions of land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the major narrative genres for the Cibecue people and examine the purpose of each.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how industrialism changed the Western Apache in Cibecue.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the ethnographer when immersed in a foreign culture with a foreign language.

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