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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Typically, what is the smallest number of people that live in a Yanomamo village?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

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

3. Women experience what occurrence rarely?
(a) Menstruation.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Work.
(d) Birth.

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

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

6. Who is charged with protecting an abused woman?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Fathers.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Shaman.

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

8. What is the name of Chagnon's helper?
(a) Kaobawa.
(b) Koamashima.
(c) Reewaba.
(d) Keneisha.

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

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

11. The term "brother" is often used to describe:
(a) Uncles.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Other non-related men.
(d) Wild cats.

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

13. Most wars fought by the tribes involve which of the following?
(a) Disrespect.
(b) Women.
(c) Hunting ground.
(d) Land.

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

15. Which hallucinogen is commonly used by tribal members?
(a) Hisiomo.
(b) Justifica.
(c) Opium.
(d) Cannabis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a shabono?

2. What item causes Bahimi to kill an infant?

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

4. What fiber is most commonly used by the tribes?

5. Clothing for the Yanomamo consists mainly of which of the following?

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