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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. A feast must include which of the following?
(a) Vegetables and plantains.
(b) Wine and music.
(c) Meat and fresh water.
(d) Meat and vegetables.

2. Which is the first tribe referenced in Chapter 7?
(a) Bisaasi-teri tribe.
(b) Motawa tribe.
(c) Mishimishimabowei-teri tribe.
(d) Hukoshadadama tribe.

3. It takes a long time to develop what between tribes?
(a) Trade routes.
(b) Animosity.
(c) Communication.
(d) Trust.

4. Chagnon disagrees that killers are given which of the following?
(a) Special stature.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Reverence.
(d) Rewards.

5. A member of the Yanomamo asks Chagnon about which invention?
(a) Automobile.
(b) Television.
(c) Telephone.
(d) Atomic bomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yanomamo are likely to move to promote what?

2. What is the hope when trading women?

3. What/who plays an important part in the events?

4. What number is estimated by Chagnon of Yanomamo people that have died?

5. Which is not a time when violence tends to break out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the most common reasons for declaring war?

2. Discuss the three main ways in which alliances are formed between tribes.

3. Why do the tribal leaders lie to each other?

4. How many people has Moawa killed? How is he viewed by his people?

5. What major event had great impact on the culture? Why?

6. Explain how social rules differ for a feast.

7. How does Chagnon compare Kaobawa and Moawa?

8. What has changed about medical care for the Yanomamo?

9. What is Chagnon's opinion of an outbreak of violence during a feast?

10. Describe the formation of trust between tribes.

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