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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal is least desired as food?
(a) Armadillo.
(b) Snake.
(c) Monkey.
(d) Grub.

2. Which of the following is not one of the items made by the tribe?
(a) Baskets.
(b) Sleeping mats.
(c) Arrows.
(d) Hammocks.

3. What is done with the ashes of the dead?
(a) Consumed.
(b) Cast to the wind.
(c) Worn as face paint.
(d) Buried.

4. The mortality rate is high for which sector of the tribe?
(a) Teens.
(b) Women.
(c) Infants.
(d) Men.

5. Typically, what is the largest number of people that live in a Yanomamo village?
(a) 250.
(b) 75.
(c) 100.
(d) 300.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first month of the dry season?

2. What is a favored pastime of the tribe?

3. What hallucinogen is consumed by tribe members after the period of fasting?

4. Storing people in a tree assists:

5. What is the buhii?

(see the answer key)

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