Yanomamo: The Fierce People Test | Final Test - Easy

Napoleon Chagnon
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Yanomamo: The Fierce People Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kaobawa's presence suggests what?
(a) Alliance.
(b) Remorse.
(c) Intimidation.
(d) Apology.

2. A feast must include which of the following?
(a) Vegetables and plantains.
(b) Meat and fresh water.
(c) Meat and vegetables.
(d) Wine and music.

3. Chagnon is surprised to find more people living in what type of situation?
(a) Larger cities.
(b) Hotels.
(c) Huts.
(d) Family homes.

4. Larger villages are known for having secret:
(a) Affairs.
(b) Rituals.
(c) Trade partnerships.
(d) Hunting grounds.

5. Which adjective best describes Chagnon's opinion about the continued pristine condition of some villages?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Admirable.
(d) Astonishing.

6. What kind of connections are possessed by Hukoshadadama?
(a) Tenuous.
(b) Genealogical.
(c) Rumored.
(d) Fragile.

7. Each village of capable of what?
(a) Contacting the dead.
(b) Basket weaving.
(c) Sustaining itself.
(d) Warfare.

8. Which is not part of the trading network?
(a) Food.
(b) Women.
(c) Tools.
(d) Water.

9. What percentage of male deaths is the result of violence?
(a) 35%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 65%.

10. One tribe is almost always _______ to/with another.
(a) Peace.
(b) Infuenced
(c) In debt.
(d) At war.

11. Chagnon refers to adults over which age losing a parent, sibling or child?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

12. Who is not allowed to eat the "choice foods?"
(a) Children.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Women.
(d) Animals.

13. What is the first thing a neighboring tribe does upon entering a village?
(a) Sniff out potential enemies.
(b) Strike a pose.
(c) Offer food.
(d) Present gifts.

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

15. What was the cause of death?
(a) Murdered in raid.
(b) Respiratory infection.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Bit by a poisonous snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nearby villagers are often accused of which act?

2. What skill had some of the tribe attained in Chagnon's absence?

3. Which is not another name for the tribe?

4. Which tribesman had died in the interim?

5. A member of the Yanomamo asks Chagnon about which invention?

(see the answer keys)

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