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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Padre Valdomero knew his encounter with the beast was real, because ______________________ lingered.
(a) The terror.
(b) The sound.
(c) The odor.
(d) The memory.

2. Padre Valdomero believes the Amazon natives are advanced on a _________________plane.
(a) Emotional.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Physical.

3. What is Nadia's advice about mosquitoes?
(a) Let them attack.
(b) Always wear insect repellent.
(c) Wear layers of protective clothing.
(d) Kill them one at a time.

4. What is a surucucu?
(a) A poisonous lizard.
(b) A poisonous frog.
(c) A poisonous spider.
(d) A poisonous snake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alex refuse to eat tapir?

2. What kind of death does Kate say is preferable to others?

3. What is the jaguar fed?

4. Who is Rahakanarewa?

5. What resource was taken most frequently from the rainforest during the 19th century?

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