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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is most common for men?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Violent death.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Bad teeth.

2. What is a favored pastime of the tribe?
(a) Storytelling.
(b) Taking hallucinogenic drugs.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Fishing.

3. What is a "shabori?"
(a) Father.
(b) Ceremonial chalice.
(c) Hat.
(d) Shaman.

4. What overcomes Chagnon on the first day in the field?
(a) Culture shock.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Typhoid.

5. Children often become:
(a) Traded away.
(b) Orphaned.
(c) Cause for war.
(d) Currency.

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

7. How many hours per day do the members of the tribe work?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

8. It is important for children to learn about which of the following at a young age?
(a) Brotherly love.
(b) Superstition.
(c) Nature.
(d) Revenge.

9. What is a common occurrence in the tribe?
(a) Castration.
(b) Arranged marriage.
(c) Euthanasia.
(d) Runaways.

10. Who is charged with protecting an abused woman?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Shaman.
(c) Fathers.
(d) Brothers.

11. Chagnon often gave a child medicine for which ailment?
(a) Dysplasia.
(b) Hiccups.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Diarrhea.

12. Clothing for the Yanomamo consists mainly of which of the following?
(a) Palm fronds.
(b) Shorts.
(c) Pelts.
(d) Strings.

13. How many gourds are used in the ritual?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

14. What item is commonly shared in the tribe?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Women.
(c) Food.
(d) Water.

15. This group also has a larger than average share of which of the following?
(a) Children.
(b) Root crops.
(c) Abducted women.
(d) Modern tools.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the legendary twins?

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

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

4. The Yanomamo are well known for:

5. Most of the clearing in the garden is done using which tool?

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