Exam Practice Hawaiian

What is the purpose of lore?

A and B

9) Choose the best perspective or worldview of the peoples of Oceania regarding their environment.

A. Anything but small

4) Ku and Lono are two of the four great male gods of Hawaii. Ku and Lono are dualities and each represent aspects of the environment as well as human behaviour. Ku and Lono each represent which of the following respectively?

A. Farming and Fertility B. War and Peace C. Summer and Rainy season (Winter) D. All of the above

2) What is the translation of aikapu

A. sacred eating B. eating taboo C. religion/way life D. all of the above

3) Niaupio an mating ritual forbidden to commoners. Niaupio was allowed only by the highest ranking of chiefs to create which of the following?

A. to create god-like children to walk the earth B. to procreate highest-ranking, honorable, and powerful lineage(s) C. to solidify political relations D. All of the above

1) Imihaku speaks to the path of leadership and the equanimity needed for leadership. The two paths that one has to manage as a leader are the paths of

B. Ku and Lono

6) What does Epeli Hauofa say about the views of from the level of national governments versus that from the level of ordinary people?

B. The views often differ markedly

8) What is the idea of smallness and tiny confined spaces relative to to?

B. perception

7) What is the core of all oceanic cultures that is not taken into account by economists?

D. The ancient practice of reciprocity