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The questions below are in reference to the article "Talking about Tribe" (see the Archives). This test is to meant be taken before you have read the article.

 
1. Is the term "tribe" based on scientific calculations?
Yes
No

2. Most scholars prefer other terms to "tribe"
True
False

3. "Tribe" refers to groups of at least 500 people.
True
False

4. To most people, "tribe" means living in an uncomplicated condition with little technology.
True
False

5. Hutu and Tutsi are examples of the misuse of the word tribe.
True
False

6. When an African people did not identify themselves as a tribe, European colonizers encouraged them to do so.
True
False

7. When Africans use the word tribe, they mean it in the same way as people do in the West.
True
False

8. Urging Westerners and the media to reject the word tribe is an attempt to deny the reality of ethnic divisions.
True
False

9. Hutu and Tutsi people share the same language and culture.
True
False

10. Hutu and Tutsi actually refer to positions occupied in the society, and to Africans they were not rigid classifications.
True
False

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