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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first month of the dry season?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) December.

3. Which word is often used to describe tribe members?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Liars.
(c) Hypocrites.
(d) Tramps.

4. What hallucinogen is consumed by tribe members after the period of fasting?
(a) Ebene.
(b) Opium.
(c) Hemp.
(d) Jusitia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item causes Bahimi to kill an infant?

2. The Bisaasi-teri tribe of Kaobawa live at the confluence of which two rivers?

3. What is the name of the tribe's nearest neighbors?

4. Where does the female counterpart live?

5. Who/what did the twins capture?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the work ethic of the tribe.

2. Explain the items created out of technology in the Yanomamo tribe.

3. How do the Yanomamo separate everything on earth?

4. Examine morning routines during peace and war times.

5. What expression is used among the Yanomamo for romantic love?

6. Describe the difference between the Yanomamo and their northern neighbors.

7. Describe the Yanomamo view on jaguars and cannibalism.

8. Examine the Yanomamo way of storytelling.

9. What is the basic explanation of the Yanomamo cosmos?

10. Examine the differences in the lives of girls and boys.

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