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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tribe members jealously guard which of the following?
(a) Food.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Names.
(d) Children.

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

3. Which word is often used to describe tribe members?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Liars.
(c) Hypocrites.
(d) Tramps.

4. Which edible substance is not used for food?
(a) Turtle eggs.
(b) Arrow cane.
(c) Rhubarb.
(d) Cats.

5. What overcomes Chagnon on the first day in the field?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Culture shock.
(d) Dysentery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is most common for men?

2. The Bisaasi-teri tribe of Kaobawa live at the confluence of which two rivers?

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

4. Despite scant clothing, Chagnon refers to the people as being:

5. This group also has a larger than average share of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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