The first Europeans to contact the people of the Subarctic were __________.
a. British fur traders in the 1600s
b. French fur traders in the 1500s
c. Russian fur traders in the 1700s
d. Norse explorers around A.D. 1000
Sovereignty refers to __________.
a. the authority of a group to govern itself
b. the breaking of treaties
c. the inability of native peoples to be self-sufficient
d. the relocation of native peoples to reservations
The first Europeans to make the earliest documented contact with the New World were
__________.
a. Columbus and crew in 1492
b. Vikings in AD 500
c. Portuguese in 1400
d. Norse, around AD 1000
Great Basin religion __________.
a. involved many complex group ceremonies
b. used dreams and vision quests to gain spirit helpers
c. included the Round Dance, a world renewal ceremony
d. a and b
e. b and c
Where did Geronimo die?
a. Arizona
b. Oklahoma
c. California
d. Nevada
For modern Kwakwaka”wakw ___________.
a. drowning is still a major cause of death
b. logging is the preferred occupation
c. there are few health problems.
d. fishing is no longer possible
The loss of Native American languages means __________.
a. loss of their worldviews
b. little to most Indians
c. loss of their reservations
d. all of the above
North America includes __________
a. Canada and U.S. only
b. the U.S. only
c. Greenland
d. Chile and Venezuela
Which domesticated animals were kept by early Puebloan groups?
a. Sheep and goat
b. Turkey and dog
c. Cats and dogs
d. No domesticated animals were kept
In the Arctic infanticide might be practiced if __________.
a. there was a famine
b. the mother decided she had too many children
c. the baby had the wrong name
d. the baby was a boy
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) __________.
a. began in the Department of the Interior in 1849
b. began in the War Department
c. began to put Indians on reservations
d. was never an official government agency
The French/Indian War, which ended in 1763, __________.
a. ignored the British
b. was won by the British
c. ended with settlers respecting terms of the treaty
d. was a dispute over Central America
The Inuit of Quebec believed __________.
a. the purpose of religion was to regulate behavior
b. time and space were circular
c. in transformation and reincarnation
d. all of the above
Methods used to preserve data on Native North Americans include __________.
a. colonial and mission records
b. census data
c. land records
d. diaries
e. all of the above
The Yokuts of the San Joaquin Valley __________.
a. lived in a few small groups
c. had one chief for each village
b. lived in villages of about 350 people
d. were generally hostile to their neighbors
Paleo-Indians ___________.
a. arrived from Europe across the Atlantic
b. hunted only small animals
c. left fluted projectile points
d. included Eskimos
Which of the following was TRUE about Hopi cultivation?
a. All crops were planted at the same time of the year.
b. Just one seed was put into each planting hole.
c. Women did the work but men owned the field.
d. all of these
e. none of these
Slaves in the NW Coast __________.
a. were usually male
b. were not important to their owners
c. were symbols of status
d. a and c
e. none of the above
Regarding sexual activities, the Cheyenne __________.
a. valued sexual abstinence among men
b. valued sexual promiscuityfor both sexes
c. did not approve of two-spirits
d. discouraged sexual activity except between the ages of 15 and 20
The Ghost Dance __________.
a. is a classic example of a “revitalization” movement
b. was encouraged by the federal government because it calmed the Indians
c. was never militarized
d. was never very popular on the Plains or in the Great Basin
Totem poles are traditionally made to show __________.
a. rank and memorials
b. achievements and exploits
c. family history
d. all of the above
The low estimates for pre-contact Native American populations proposed by Europeans
Native Americans can be defined __________.
a. were quite accurate
b. justified European occupation.
c. explain today’s small population
d. made Europeans sympathetic to Indians
Popular views or stereotypes of Native Americans include ___________.
a. the noble savage
c. the great warrior
b. the bloodthirsty savage
d. the first ecologist
e. all of the above
The modern Nez Perce __________.
a. live on one small reservation in Oregon
b. have refused to open a casino.
c. have no real tribal government
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
The Seminole __________.
a. is the native term for the Cherokee
b. is the native term for the Natchez
c. represents a mixture of “runaway” Indian ethnicities
d. were relocated to Oklahoma, where they currently reside
Today the Navajo __________.
a. sell pottery, silver work, sandpaintings, and textiles
b. have interests in coal, gas, oil, timber, and gravel
c. have increased irrigated agriculture
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
According to scientific theory, the Navajo came to the Southwest from which direction?
a. the northwest
b. the southeast
c. the southwest
d. the northeast
North America may be divided into six geographic areas that include __________.
a. Iceland
b. the Riverine and Foothills
c. the Pacific Coast
d. no deserts
Major characteristics of the Great Basin include __________.
a. no agriculture and general poverty
b. use of the pinyon nut as a critical food item
c. a lack of enduring traditional cultures
d. almost no hunting due to desert conditions
The Plateau __________.
a. supported a high population density
b. included 8 major languages groups
c. was impacted by European diseases even before actual contact
d. all of the above
In the late 1990s the Makah tribe in northwest Washington state resumed traditional seal
hunting
It is likely that Native Americans arrived in the Americas in one large migration. T/F
Jealousy among the several wives of a husband was generally not an issue of problem
on the Plains T/F
The major economic pursuit in the Southeast was hunting and gathering. T/F
The Arctic people had a high infant mortality rate. T/F
The most important animals hunted in the Subarctic for meat were bison and deer.
The most important weapon in the Arctic was the harpoon.
The fur trade was never important to Europeans or to Indians
Native American women seldom held positions of power and were generally treated as
inferior, much like European women.
None of the European powers encouraged the slave trade. T/F
Pawnee society was organized into an upper class and commoners, with the addition of
social outcasts.
On the Plateau there is much evidence of Paleoindian cultures because of flooding. T/F
Subarctic people were primarily hunters and fishermen.
Cree medicine used sucking cures, spells, and some pharmacology.
Due to economic abundance created by the horse, two classes emerged on the Plains.
T/F
The Nez Perce creation story involved Raven and a monster’s heart.
Arctic material culture and technology were dominated by the use of skins.
Evidence of Paleoindian Period human occupation is sparse because most sites today
are covered with volcanic deposits
The Yokuts fought constantly, which limited their trade networks. T/F