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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Women are seldom allowed to use which item?
(a) Outhouse.
(b) Pots.
(c) Makeup.
(d) Blankets.

3. Despite scant clothing, Chagnon refers to the people as being:
(a) Rigid.
(b) Puritanical.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Modest.

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

5. Which is not among the popular root crops?
(a) Sweet potatoes.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Manioc.
(d) Ohina.

6. Smaller tribes are referred to as:
(a) Lesser tribes.
(b) Under tribes.
(c) Suburbs.
(d) Splinters.

7. The Yanomamo are well known for:
(a) Passivity.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Embellishment.
(d) Spiritualism.

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

9. "Without tobacco" translates to the word:
(a) Poor.
(b) Joyous.
(c) Sorrowful.
(d) Meager.

10. How many hours per day do the members of the tribe work?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

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

12. The sacrifice of what proves manhood?
(a) Name.
(b) Virginity.
(c) Goat.
(d) Tribal leader.

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

14. What food is commonly used in ritual?
(a) Papaya.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Thyme.
(d) Plantain.

15. Children often become:
(a) Currency.
(b) Orphaned.
(c) Cause for war.
(d) Traded away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Villages may be so far apart that it takes how many days to reach them on foot?

2. Where does the female counterpart live?

3. Boys are taught to be:

4. Women dread:

5. Men often create effigies made out of what material?

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