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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the buhii?
(a) Food paste.
(b) Soul.
(c) Hammock.
(d) Hut.

2. The tribes have a tendency toward:
(a) Firewalking.
(b) Getting drunk.
(c) Violence.
(d) Impromptu dancing.

3. How is the leader described by Chagnon?
(a) Benevolent.
(b) Dictator.
(c) Disinterested.
(d) Peaceful.

4. A member of the Yanomamo asks Chagnon about which invention?
(a) Telephone.
(b) Atomic bomb.
(c) Television.
(d) Automobile.

5. What is done with the ashes of the dead?
(a) Cast to the wind.
(b) Consumed.
(c) Buried.
(d) Worn as face paint.

Short Answer Questions

1. Boys are taught to be:

2. A feast must include which of the following?

3. "Without tobacco" translates to the word:

4. Who are the legendary twins?

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

(see the answer key)

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