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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is not among the possessions of a "wealthy" woman?
(a) Machete.
(b) Puka shells.
(c) Hatchet.
(d) Tools.

2. What is the average length of a woman's ability to reproduce?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 15 years.

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

4. Men often create effigies made out of what material?
(a) Corpses.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Bark.
(d) Straw.

5. Villages may be so far apart that it takes how many days to reach them on foot?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 14 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is charged with protecting an abused woman?

2. Which is an early morning activity?

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

4. Chagnon disagrees that killers are given which of the following?

5. Men who have killed are often rewarded with which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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