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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 through 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kate's response to Alex's idea that the natives are primitive because they haven't invented the wheel?
(a) They are indeed primitive, but kindly.
(b) There are many kinds of intelligence.
(c) They have much more sophisticated tools.
(d) They have no need for wheels in their environment.

2. What practical joke does Alex recall Kate playing on him?
(a) She gave him chocolates filled with hot sauce.
(b) She gave him a collapsing chair.
(c) She gave him an exploding candy bar.
(d) She gave him a leaky glass.

3. Why does Alex refuse to eat tapir?
(a) He believes they are holy.
(b) They remind him of his dog.
(c) He believes they are disgusting.
(d) He believes they are like rats.

4. What did the Amazon natives do with their captives in the past, according to Professor Leblanc?
(a) They made them rulers.
(b) They kept them as slaves.
(c) They killed them.
(d) They ate them.

5. Why does Nadia refuse to stay behind when the expedition departs?
(a) She is afraid of Mauro Carias.
(b) She wants to have an adventure.
(c) She wants to stay with Alex.
(d) She wants to be near her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are piranhas useful?

2. Why does Mauro Carias keep a black jaguar imprisoned?

3. Why does Kate believe the Amazon is dangerous to anthropologists?

4. What does Alex believe are his own worst qualities?

5. What item does Alex still have after Morgana's theft?

(see the answer key)

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