View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name for a person's animal counterpart?
(a) Noreshi.
(b) Noakini.
(c) Maharishi.
(d) Familiar.

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

3. What represents the spirit of a woman?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Cup.
(c) Wand.
(d) Heart.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of one of the smaller tribes Chagnon wants to visit?

2. Typically, what is the smallest number of people that live in a Yanomamo village?

3. How many seasons exist in the lives of the Yanomamo?

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

5. Which edible substance is not used for food?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 148 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample