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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. What does speaking with names produce according to Basso?

2. What does Basso say ecological studies focus on?

3. Who did Nick Thompson claim needed printed maps?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the land make people do, according to the Western Apache?

2. What difficulty do linguists have with Western Apache?

3. Where is the Cibecue settlement located?

4. What does Basso claim about the Apache understanding of communication?

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

6. What happened at the end of the summer of 1981?

7. What happens to children who do not learn to tie places and names?

8. Who was Lola Machuse?

9. What is the strength of the Western Apache, according to Basso?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine cultural constructions discussed by Basso and how they can be understood.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Ronnie Lupe and his role in Basso's mapping of place-names.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the ethnographer when immersed in a foreign culture with a foreign language.

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