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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the average divorce rate?
(a) 20%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 35%.

2. Which is not among the vegetarian foods coveted by the Yanomamo?
(a) Tadpoles.
(b) Insects.
(c) Palm hearts.
(d) Lizards.

3. What is the Yanomamo word for "brother-in-law?"
(a) Shishka.
(b) Shoshone.
(c) Shoriwa.
(d) Hekura.

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

5. What item causes Bahimi to kill an infant?
(a) Evil spirits.
(b) Milk.
(c) Superstition.
(d) Tribal law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Smaller tribes are referred to as:

2. "Without tobacco" translates to the word:

3. What is a favored pastime of the tribe?

4. According to the Yanomamo, how many layers are there in the cosmos?

5. What is done with the ashes of the dead?

(see the answer key)

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