___ 1. One of the objectives of the Kura- Bakair’ organization is:
(a) to banish all anthropologists from Brazil; (b) to appropriate the Brazilian gold mines; (c) to guard and preserve the cultural traditions of the Bakair’; (d) to take over the Brazilian government
ANS: c
___ 2. Picchi observes that most indigenous leaders, such as headmen, stress: (a) forced labor; (b) consensual leadership; (c) authoritarian leadership; (d) communism
ANS: b
___ 3. The most effective way to access news quickly among the Bakair’ is to: (a) make a few calls on your cell phone; (b) go to the river when the women are washing clothes; (c) listen to the messages played by drummers; (d) listen to men as they repair masks
ANS: b
___ 4. Bakair’ masks: (a) are very small; (b) are one meter long and a half a meter wide;
(c) are always round; (d) are always rectangular
ANS: b
___ 5. ______________ among the Bakair’ depends on spoken, chanted, and sung explorations of key myths.
(a) Insanity; (b) Dreaming; (c) Ritual power; (d) A successful marriage ceremony
ANS: c
___ 6. Two kinds of Bakair’ masks represent distinct personalities. Kwamba is:
(a) a jaguar; (b) an otter; (c) an intruder; (d) a trickster and joker
ANS: d
___ 7. The faces of the Bakair’ ritual masks most often represent:
(a) dead Bakair’ Indians; (b) various insects; (c) jaguars; (d) fish
ANS: d
___ 8. The Bakair’ believe in the existence of a sacred realm that is inhabited by supernatural beings who live inside such things as animals and plants and who behave in much the same way as humans do. These beings can be seen by people, but they typically stay hidden. We call this belief system:
(a) anecdotal; (b) irrelevant; (c) animism; (d) anthropomorphism
ANS: c
___ 9. When Picchi went before a committee for an interview about her doctoral dissertation, one of the first questions a senior member of her committee asked was:
(a) ÒSo, just how do you intend to observe an all-male mask ritual?Ó
(b) ÒSo, do you have a key informant among the Bakair’?Ó
(c) ÒSo, just how do you intend to present yourself when you arrive in BrazilÓ?
(d) ÒSo, are the Bakair’ still Indians?Ó
ANS: d
___ 10. A surrealistic experience Picchi had when she returned to Pakuera in 1999 was: (a) walking into a dirt plaza in front of the caduete and seeing a satellite dish; (b) a local offering her a Marlboro cigarette; (c) seeing an American flag lying next to a lemonade stand that a Bakair’ effort to welcome her back; (d) watching a mariachi band perform la Bikina
ANS: a