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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Larger villages are known for having secret:
(a) Hunting grounds.
(b) Affairs.
(c) Trade partnerships.
(d) Rituals.

2. Which of the following is a common gift from one tribe to another during relocation?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Curare.
(c) Plants.
(d) Monkeys.

3. What is an important part of the tribe's mythology?
(a) Mischief.
(b) Sex.
(c) Women.
(d) Rivalry.

4. What is a shabono?
(a) Spear.
(b) House.
(c) Child.
(d) Monkey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is done with the ashes of the dead?

2. Which is not among the things children are taught to identify at an early age?

3. What is the last month of the dry season?

4. Typically, what is the smallest number of people that live in a Yanomamo village?

5. Who/what did the twins capture?

(see the answer key)

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