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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 a shabono?
(a) Spear.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Child.
(d) House.

2. What is the name of the tribe's nearest neighbors?
(a) Ye'kwana.
(b) Kanawaha.
(c) Yakeena.
(d) Maori.

3. Chagnon often has difficulty finding which of the following?
(a) Guide.
(b) Food.
(c) Place to sleep.
(d) Tobacco.

4. What does Kaobawa want to give to his brother?
(a) Goat.
(b) Talisman.
(c) Wife.
(d) Child.

5. According to the Yanomamo, how many layers are there in the cosmos?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Villages may be so far apart that it takes how many days to reach them on foot?

2. What is another name for "Amahiri-teri?"

3. Which is not among the vegetarian foods coveted by the Yanomamo?

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

5. How many hours per day do the members of the tribe work?

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