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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Boys are taught to be:
(a) Fierce.
(b) Peacemakers.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Vengeful.

2. Chagnon often gave a child medicine for which ailment?
(a) Dysplasia.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Diarrhea.
(d) Hiccups.

3. For the tribes everything is put into which two categories?
(a) Life and Death.
(b) Culture and War.
(c) Nature and Culture.
(d) Nature and Non-nature.

4. Which is not among the possessions of a "wealthy" woman?
(a) Machete.
(b) Hatchet.
(c) Tools.
(d) Puka shells.

5. What is the first month of the dry season?
(a) June.
(b) December.
(c) March.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is not part of the trading network?

2. What is most common for men?

3. Who tends to cook most of the food for the feasts?

4. What is a favored pastime of the tribe?

5. According to the Yanomamo, how many layers are there in the cosmos?

(see the answer key)

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