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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is maize?
(a) Wheat.
(b) An ancient god.
(c) Corn.
(d) A type of shoe.

2. Which group tends to have the largest tribes?
(a) Upper Tribes.
(b) Lower Tribes.
(c) Highlanders.
(d) Lowlanders.

3. What is used by the people to ascend upward after death?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Vines.
(c) Hammock.
(d) Dance.

4. What adjective is often used to describe tribal women?
(a) Submissive.
(b) Clumsy.
(c) Rude.
(d) Arrogant.

5. Which hallucinogen is commonly used by tribal members?
(a) Justifica.
(b) Hisiomo.
(c) Cannabis.
(d) Opium.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the tribes everything is put into which two categories?

2. What is the name of Chagnon's helper?

3. Which word is often used to describe tribe members?

4. The Yanomamo are well known for:

5. What item is commonly shared in the tribe?

(see the answer key)

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