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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Speaking With Names.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do sagas focus on?
(a) Fun stories.
(b) Ancient times.
(c) Long stories.
(d) Modern times.

2. What does Basso say names of places tended to indicate?
(a) A larger population.
(b) A good imagination
(c) Wetter climates in early generations.
(d) A smaller clan.

3. What must ethnographers become familiar with, according to Basso?
(a) Local symbolism.
(b) National symbolism.
(c) Local dialect.
(d) Local culture.

4. What do tales force individuals to do?
(a) Kill themselves.
(b) Exile themselves.
(c) Admit social failings.
(d) Have fun.

5. What does Keith Basso say places were creating a means of in "Chapter 1, Quoting the Ancestors"?
(a) Historical imagination.
(b) Personal worth.
(c) Events.
(d) People.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Basso say is used to expand the imagination?

2. How many forms of speech did the Cibecue have?

3. What does Nick say Apache stories were made for?

4. How many places did the three men travel, according to Chapter 1?

5. What were the Apaches looking for that named the place Basso and Charles Henry were at?

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