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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. What does Basso say the enforcement of norms occurs through for the Cibecue?
(a) Parents.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Language.
(d) Stories.

2. What does Basso say historical tales are often about?
(a) The person that tells them.
(b) The clan.
(c) Stories of miseries.
(d) The person they are told to.

3. When does "Chapter 2, Stalking with Stories" start?
(a) June 1984.
(b) June 1980.
(c) June 1981.
(d) June 1982.

4. What does Nick say Apache stories were made for?
(a) To entertain.
(b) To humiliate.
(c) To make an impression on the individual.
(d) To put to sleep.

5. What did Basso use to explain the effect of symbolism on individuals?
(a) Apache conceptions of land.
(b) Apache conceptions of history.
(c) Apache conceptions of people.
(d) Apache conceptions of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Basso says that tales merge elements of _____?

2. What does Basso say ecological studies focus on?

3. What does Basso say is difficult for linguists to explain?

4. What does Basso say the place-names were used for by the woman whose brother was ill?

5. Why couldn't Lola say that the brother did nothing wrong or openly censure him, according to Basso?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do local peoples relate to their geography?

2. What does Basso advise people to pay attention to, in "Chapter 2, Stalking with Stories?"

3. Who was Lola Machuse?

4. What was the story of the Line of White Rocks Extends Up and Out?

5. What happened to Louise's brother, and what did the Apaches say?

6. What is a distinct characteristic of the Western Apache, according to Basso?

7. What must ethnographers be cautious of, in "Chapter 3, Speaking With Names?"

8. Why has Basso used Apache conceptions of land?

9. What can't materialist models not give an explanation of?

10. What difficulty do linguists have with Western Apache?

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