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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long are the chosen submitted to fasting?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 week.

2. What plays a major role in the lives of the Yanomamo?
(a) Fear.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Anger.
(d) Superstition.

3. Women are seldom allowed to use which item?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Pots.
(c) Makeup.
(d) Outhouse.

4. Which of the following is a common gift from one tribe to another during relocation?
(a) Curare.
(b) Plants.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Tobacco.

5. What is an important part of the tribe's mythology?
(a) Mischief.
(b) Sex.
(c) Women.
(d) Rivalry.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mortality rate is high for which sector of the tribe?

2. What word best describes the Yanomamo language?

3. What is most common for men?

4. Chagnon often has difficulty finding which of the following?

5. What is the name for a person's animal counterpart?

(see the answer key)

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