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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The theft of what type of food is cause for warfare?
(a) Cultivated.
(b) Hunted.
(c) Indigenous.
(d) God-given.

2. What is used by the people to ascend upward after death?
(a) Dance.
(b) Vines.
(c) Hammock.
(d) Prayer.

3. What is the buhii?
(a) Hut.
(b) Soul.
(c) Food paste.
(d) Hammock.

4. What is often attributed to neighboring and/or rival tribes?
(a) Witchcraft.
(b) Calling down the moon.
(c) Unexpected rainfall.
(d) Pestilence.

5. What is avoided by the tribe?
(a) White men.
(b) Jungle.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Rivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which tribesman had died in the interim?

2. What fraction of adults have lost a parent, sibling or child to violence?

3. What is a shabono?

4. How many arrow points were taken from Matowa?

5. According to the Yanomamo, how many layers are there in the cosmos?

(see the answer key)

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