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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who initially accompanies Chagnon?
(a) Rerebawa.
(b) Dedeheiwa.
(c) Kaobawa.
(d) Hukoshadadama.

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

4. What is the name of the warrior that was shot?
(a) Hukoshadadama.
(b) Moawa.
(c) Dedeheiwa.
(d) Wadoshewa.

5. Which is not typically taken during a raid?
(a) Women.
(b) Food.
(c) Tools.
(d) Children.

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

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

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

9. Violent men are often rewarded for which attribute?
(a) Prowess.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Reverence.

10. Which is not a time when violence tends to break out?
(a) During feasts.
(b) During trading expeditions.
(c) During exchanges.
(d) During visits.

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

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

13. When did Kaobawa's most beloved child die?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1991.

14. What item is put into the care of the men?
(a) Fire building.
(b) War paint.
(c) Plantain soup.
(d) Weapons preparation.

15. What number is estimated by Chagnon of Yanomamo people that have died?
(a) 1100.
(b) 1500.
(c) 700.
(d) 2200.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who explains the way a successful raid is determined?

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

3. Which is the first tribe referenced in Chapter 7?

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

5. Which tribesman had died in the interim?

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