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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. "Without tobacco" translates to the word:
(a) Poor.
(b) Joyous.
(c) Sorrowful.
(d) Meager.

2. What overcomes Chagnon on the first day in the field?
(a) Scurvy.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Culture shock.
(d) Typhoid.

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

4. Which edible substance is not used for food?
(a) Cats.
(b) Rhubarb.
(c) Arrow cane.
(d) Turtle eggs.

5. Chagnon often gave a child medicine for which ailment?
(a) Dysplasia.
(b) Hiccups.
(c) Diarrhea.
(d) Malaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. There is no word in the Yanomamo language for:

2. Women are seldom allowed to use which item?

3. What food is commonly consumed by the tribe?

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

5. Which is not among the possessions of a "wealthy" woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Yanomamo separate everything on earth?

2. Describe the Yanomamo language.

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

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

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

6. Describe the work ethic of the tribe.

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

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

9. What is the common practice in regards to sharing within the tribe?

10. Describe the difference between the Yanomamo and their northern neighbors.

(see the answer keys)

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