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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) Shaman.
(b) Fathers.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Sisters.

2. What is often expected in exchange for assistance from another tribe?
(a) Money.
(b) Sacrificial goat.
(c) First born son.
(d) Sex.

3. There is no word in the Yanomamo language for:
(a) Peace.
(b) Enjoyment.
(c) Rivalry.
(d) Love.

4. What hallucinogen is consumed by tribe members after the period of fasting?
(a) Jusitia.
(b) Opium.
(c) Ebene.
(d) Hemp.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a favored pastime of the tribe?

2. The Bisaasi-teri tribe of Kaobawa live at the confluence of which two rivers?

3. What does Kaobawa want to give to his brother?

4. It is important for children to learn about which of the following at a young age?

5. Which animal is least desired as food?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how aggressive behavior affects the tribal life.

2. Describe the climate and how it affects the tribe.

3. What is a "noreshi?" Why is it important?

4. Discuss the location and traveling habits of the Bisaasi-teri tribe.

5. Examine the differences in the lives of girls and boys.

6. Explain the items created out of technology in the Yanomamo tribe.

7. How might a woman deal with an abusive husband?

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

9. What are the Yanomamo views on cannibalism?

10. Examine the process of becoming a shaman. What are other terms for shaman?

(see the answer keys)

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