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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Women dread:

2. What is a "shabori?"

3. What is another name for "Amahiri-teri?"

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

5. Which hallucinogen is commonly used by tribal members?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what other ways is poison used?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the basic facts of the Yanomamo.

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

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

10. How do the Yanomamo separate everything on earth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine why it was an important event when Chagnon was given a tribal name. Also examine why it was significant when Chagnon received a second and different name. Why did Chagnon feel honored? How would you have felt in the author's shoes?

Essay Topic 2

The Yanomamo avoid the rivers, presumably because of their superstitions. Use at least three sources of mythology to explore the types of spirits/gods, etc. that inhabit various waters.

Essay Topic 3

Amongst the tribes, thievery is common, although it is often referred to as "borrowing." Examine the moral aspects of this behavior and how it affects the relationships in the tribe as well as those with other villages.

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