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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plays a major role in the lives of the Yanomamo?
(a) Fear.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Superstition.
(d) Anger.

2. Which group tends to have the largest tribes?
(a) Lowlanders.
(b) Upper Tribes.
(c) Highlanders.
(d) Lower Tribes.

3. What does Kaobawa want to give to his brother?
(a) Wife.
(b) Talisman.
(c) Goat.
(d) Child.

4. What is the name of the tribe's nearest neighbors?
(a) Maori.
(b) Kanawaha.
(c) Ye'kwana.
(d) Yakeena.

5. Which is not among the vegetarian foods coveted by the Yanomamo?
(a) Palm hearts.
(b) Tadpoles.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Insects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word is often used to describe tribe members?

2. Which is not among the popular root crops?

3. What is maize?

4. "Without tobacco" translates to the word:

5. What word best describes the Yanomamo language?

(see the answer key)

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