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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many seasons exist in the lives of the Yanomamo?

2. Chagnon quickly realizes he may have to abandon which task?

3. What are corpses wrapped in if they die during an epidemic?

4. What food is commonly used in ritual?

5. What is maize?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Yanomamo separate everything on earth?

2. Examine the process of becoming a shaman. What are other terms for shaman?

3. What is a "noreshi?" Why is it important?

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

5. How might a woman deal with an abusive husband?

6. Explain the basic structure of the village including the shabono.

7. Describe the Yanomamo view on jaguars and cannibalism.

8. What is the main dietary staple of the tribes?

9. Examine the Yanomamo way of storytelling.

10. What types of food would most likely be found in the tribe's gardens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do women ensure their own safety? How do women ensure the safety of their children? Which are most likely to be captured? Is there anyone above capture? If so, who? Why are those people above capture?

Essay Topic 2

The tribe tends to be extremely aggressive. Explain the aggression and how it helps and/or hinders the tribe. What is the cause of the aggression? How does the aggression relate to fear and anger?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the genealogy of the Yanomamo is recorded. Who is considered to be the head of the line? Which side is more important - the mother's side or the father's side? What restrictions are there on marriage within the tribe? What other cultures practice similar rules?

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