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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What adjective best describes older women?
(a) Caring.
(b) Anti-social.
(c) Caustic.
(d) Doting.

3. It is important for children to learn about which of the following at a young age?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Nature.
(c) Superstition.
(d) Brotherly love.

4. Tribe members jealously guard which of the following?
(a) Children.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Food.
(d) Names.

5. What is avoided by the tribe?
(a) Jungle.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Mountains.
(d) White men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last month of the dry season?

2. The mortality rate is high for which sector of the tribe?

3. Which hallucinogen is commonly used by tribal members?

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

5. What is one main chore for girls?

Short Essay Questions

1. Examine the weapons used by the Yanomamo.

2. What indicates the passage of boy into manhood?

3. Explain the Yanomamo concept of babies and their souls.

4. Describe the Yanomamo language.

5. Examine morning routines during peace and war times.

6. Explain the basic structure of the village including the shabono.

7. What expression is used among the Yanomamo for romantic love?

8. What are the Yanomamo views on cannibalism?

9. Examine the part of the diet of the Yanomamo that includes wild game.

10. Discuss the mortality rate, its cause and resolution.

(see the answer keys)

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