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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. Which word is often used to describe tribe members?
(a) Liars.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Hypocrites.
(d) Tramps.

2. What is another name for "Amahiri-teri?"
(a) God.
(b) Chieftain.
(c) Earth.
(d) Cannibal.

3. What is used by the people to ascend upward after death?
(a) Dance.
(b) Vines.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Hammock.

4. Which is not among the popular root crops?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Sweet potatoes.
(c) Manioc.
(d) Ohina.

5. What is the name for a male spirit?
(a) Hekura.
(b) Nashimi.
(c) Warlock.
(d) Seraphim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Typically, what is the largest number of people that live in a Yanomamo village?

2. What is one main chore for girls?

3. Boys are taught to be:

4. For the tribes everything is put into which two categories?

5. Typically, what is the smallest number of people that live in a Yanomamo village?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the general concept of raising boys to be warriors.

2. Describe the Yanomamo language.

3. Explain how aggressive behavior affects the tribal life.

4. Describe how a girl is treated at the onset of the menstrual cycle.

5. What are the hallucinogens used and how are they prepared?

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

7. What is the main dietary staple of the tribes?

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

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

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

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