Leanna Wolfe Summer 2006
Anthropology 121
Quiz #5
The Initiation of a Maasai Warrior
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Is male circumcision practiced in your family? Why?
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2. When do the Maasai circumcise their males?
3. How is a Maasai male expected to behave during his circumcision ceremony?
4. What does being circumcised imply?
5. T/F Maasai men are prohibited from engaging in sexual intercourse prior to being circumcised.
6. What areas does a Maasai young man shave in preparation for his circumcision?
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his head b. his pubic hair c. his arms d. his chest e. his legs
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7. Who sharpens the ritual knives?
a. the circumciser b. the young man’s father c. the young man’s mother d. the young man himself e. his betrothed wife
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What happens if a man fails to be brave during his circumcision ceremony?
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9. T/F Circumcision ceremonies can be very emotional for those bearing witness.
10. T/F It is acceptable for Maasai women to cry and kick during their own circumcision ceremonies.
11. How does the Maasai circumcision function as a rite of passage?
12. What does it mean to be a Maasai warrior?
13. What happens to young men whose circumcision becomes botched?
14. T/F Premarital sex is uncommon amongst the Maasai.
15. What do the Maasai believe happens when older and younger people make love?
Female Circumcision
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What is a clitoridectomy? What might be the male equivalent?
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2. What does the infibulation procedure involve?
3. How is circumcision (both male and female) an identity marker?
4. T/F Infibulation functions to control female sexual behavior.
5. T/F The Dogon of Mali believe that boys must have their foreskins removed to become truly male.
6. T/F The Dogon believe that girls who are clitoridectomized will have safe childbirths.
7. At what age are clitoridectomies performed in Africa?
8. Does male circumcision affect a man’s sexual pleasure?
9. Does female clitoridectomy affect a woman’s sexual pleasure?
10. T/F Many African women consider sex a duty to their husbands rather than a pleasure for themselves.
11. What is lactation amenorrhea?
12. Should anthropologists become activists in the area of female circumcision?
FGM: Maasai Women Speak Out
1. Should FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) be banned?
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T/F Amongst the Maasai FGM ceremonies function as rites of passage.
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T/F Recently Maasai parents attempting to arrange the circumcision of their daughters have been sent to jail.
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Why are female circumcision ceremonies now often conducted in private?
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What practices has the Maasai Education Discovery organization implemented to reduce the practice of FGM?
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What are some of the long term health complications that FGM can cause?
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T/F MED advocates the maintenance of the female rite of passage ceremony without performing FGM.
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T/F Traditionally the Maasai have believed that female circumcision has a positive affect on a girls’ morality.
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How has conversion to Christianity impacted the Maasai practice of FGM?
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What is the relationship between FGM and marriage for Maasai girls?
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