How do the women in the 'Maasai Women' movie respond to the male-dominated, male-centered society in which they live?
A. They do not perceive their society as 'male-centered' or that their own lives are controlled by men.
B. They know that they have their own superior spiritual female power and so 'allow' the men the illusion of 'running things.'
C. They express a lot of anger and resentment about the structure of their society, but feel powerless to make any move to change things.
D. They readily accept their lives as the way 'things have always been,' and seem content to live according to their culture's rules.
E. Influenced by modern Western/European ideas, the younger Maasai women are beginning to insist on more rights of 'self-defemination' for themselves and their daughters.
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The myth told in the movie 'Maasai Women' that explains why women are so controlled by and dependent upon men centers on which of the following ideas or themes?
A. that First Woman was created from the flesh of First Man; thus women would have no existence at all were it not for the prior presence of men
B. that women neglected their own herds of animals, which then became wild, leaving women dependent on the animals owned by men
C. that women, being by nature the weaker sex, are not capable of doing the hard physical labor of herding cattle or building homes that Maasai life depends upon
D. that First Woman was created from the soft flesh of the cow, while First Man was created from the study bone
E. that the herds originally owned by women were stolen from them by men, who thus assumed control of Maasai life through force and treachery
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Among the Maasai, the three stage age set system serves which of the following functions in the society?
A. The age set create strong bonds of cooperation and loyalty among men who must work together to run the affairs of the tribe.
B. The system prevents young men from competing with their elders for women or political power.
C. It assigns important tasks for each set to do, which make good use of the particular physical or social capabilities of each age group.
D. The system cuts across kinship lines, integrating males from several different descent groups.
E. The age-set system serves all of these functions for the Maasai.
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In a Maasai girl's rite of passage to adulthood, (as seen in the movie 'Maasai Women'), which of the following events mark her 'separation' from her child status?
A. She is 'circumcised' or undergoes a clitoridectomy.
B. She gives away her jewelry to a younger sister.
C. Her head is shaved.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above: In this patrilineal society, leaving her village upon marriage is what separates her from her childhood
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1 How do the women speaking for themselves, in the 'Maasai Women' movie, feel about female circumcision for themselves and for their daughters.
A. They express happiness about it; their daughters look forward to it as their entry into womanhood.
B. They regard the painfulness of this operation as a difficult but necessary experience for girls to go through in order to 'toughen them up' for adult life.
C. They resent the whole idea and practice of female circumcision as something they are forced to do in their male-dominated society.
D. They dislike the practice, but accept it, with an air of resignation, as something that must be done simply because it is their custom.
E. They are just now beginning to question the traditional thinking about this practice as they come to understand the true health risks involved
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Among the Maasai of East Africa, the 'moran' or warrior age set
A. are encouraged to marry and start families soon after initiation in order to start producing the future warriors
B. live as a group apart and hidden from the rest of the community
C. must keep their heads shaved to symbolize their continued incompleteness and immaturity
D. are not allowed to marry, so they must have their mothers do all the work that is appropriately women's work
E. are the group responsibile for herding and protecting the cattle from predators or raiders
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As seen in the movie, 'Maasai Women,' when important occasions call for a blessing ritual, Maasai do which of the following?
A. They draw a 'safety circle' in the air in front of the faces of individuals to be blessed.
B. They pass around a gourd of previously blessed water, from which everyone present takes a sip.
C. They smear or spray milk on the faces of the individuals to be blessed.
D. The laibon, or prophet, places his hand upon the head of each person to be blessed.
E. The headman of the village makes an offering at the main ancestor shrine on behalf of his people.
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