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

2. Which animal frightens the warriors?
(a) Leopard.
(b) Lion.
(c) Jaguar.
(d) Jackal.

3. What is expected to be installed to assist in the new influx of people?
(a) Phone systems.
(b) Airstrips.
(c) Traffic lights.
(d) Electricity.

4. Yanomamo are likely to move to promote what?
(a) Health.
(b) Indulgences.
(c) Safety.
(d) Greed.

5. What might have caused the illnesses to the tribes?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Miners.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Severe cold.

6. What event was significant to the Yanomamo?
(a) Gold rush.
(b) Cutting down the rainforest.
(c) Industrial revolution.
(d) Hurricane.

7. What fraction of adults have lost a parent, sibling or child to violence?
(a) 2/5.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 1/2.

8. What percentage of men are credited with killing more than one person?
(a) 60%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 30%.

9. What adjective describes the neighbors as they wait for acceptance?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Bored.
(c) Impatient.
(d) Eager.

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

11. What is often attributed to neighboring and/or rival tribes?
(a) Pestilence.
(b) Witchcraft.
(c) Unexpected rainfall.
(d) Calling down the moon.

12. The theft of what type of food is cause for warfare?
(a) Indigenous.
(b) God-given.
(c) Cultivated.
(d) Hunted.

13. According to the Yanomamo, how many alternatives are there to warfare?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

14. Chagnon was missing from the tribal region during which two decades?
(a) 70s and 80s.
(b) 60s and 70s.
(c) 70s and 90s.
(d) 80s and 90s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chagnon is surprised to find more people living in what type of situation?

2. What was the new name given to Chagnon?

3. When did Kaobawa's most beloved child die?

4. It takes a long time to develop what between tribes?

5. Who is the leader of the tribe?

(see the answer keys)

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