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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item is commonly shared in the tribe?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Women.
(d) Clothing.

2. Chagnon often has difficulty finding which of the following?
(a) Guide.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Place to sleep.
(d) Food.

3. What is the name for a person's animal counterpart?
(a) Noreshi.
(b) Noakini.
(c) Familiar.
(d) Maharishi.

4. What is a "shabori?"
(a) Hat.
(b) Shaman.
(c) Father.
(d) Ceremonial chalice.

5. What are corpses wrapped in if they die during an epidemic?
(a) Animal hide.
(b) Palm fronds.
(c) Blessed blankets.
(d) Bark.

6. What is an important part of the tribe's mythology?
(a) Mischief.
(b) Women.
(c) Sex.
(d) Rivalry.

7. Who/what did the twins capture?
(a) God.
(b) Serpent.
(c) Shaman's daughter.
(d) Devil.

8. What fiber is most commonly used by the tribes?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Wool.
(c) Soft wood.
(d) Reeds.

9. Which word is often used to describe tribe members?
(a) Tramps.
(b) Liars.
(c) Hypocrites.
(d) Beggars.

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

11. What is the name of one of the smaller tribes Chagnon wants to visit?
(a) Shamatari.
(b) Bisaasi-teri.
(c) Shiitake.
(d) Kanawaha.

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

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

14. Which of the following is a common gift from one tribe to another during relocation?
(a) Curare.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Plants.

15. There is no word in the Yanomamo language for:
(a) Peace.
(b) Love.
(c) Enjoyment.
(d) Rivalry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one main chore for girls?

2. For the tribes everything is put into which two categories?

3. Who is immune to attack?

4. Women are seldom allowed to use which item?

5. What is a common occurrence in the tribe?

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