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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word best describes the Yanomamo language?
(a) Simple.
(b) Confusing.
(c) Nonexistent.
(d) Complex.

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

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

5. What is avoided by the tribe?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Jungle.
(d) White men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the tribe's nearest neighbors?

2. What fiber is most commonly used by the tribes?

3. What is most common for men?

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

5. Which edible substance is not used for food?

(see the answer key)

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