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In the 1870s American Indian policy __________.
a. shifted from segregation to assimilation
b. extended treaty-making into the 1890s
c. allowed Indian children to remain on reservations to maintain their culture
d. added land to most Indian reservations
Which of the following was true about the Sun Dance?
a. It was a private ceremony for one or two families
b. It took place in summer or early autumn.
c. It was an easy form of recreation for participants.
d. All of these
e. None of these
The Apachean groups, inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert, and the farmers of northern
Mexico are all __________.
a. non-Puebloan Southwestern groups
b. Puebloan Southwestern groups
c. Direct descendents of the Puebloan Southwestern groups
d. Great Basin groups that traded with Southwestern groups
The Nez Perce lived in ___________.
a. villages by rivers
b. semisubterranean pithouses and longhouses
c. tipis
d. all of the above
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
Most travel along the Northwest Coast was conducted by __________.
a. foot
b. horseback
c. toboggan
d. canoe
The Archaic Hohokam __________.
a. had a complex culture with large-scale irrigation
b. lived in hundreds of towns
c. c. had ballcourts
d. d. all of the above
The California culture area ___________.
a. had a low population because the mountains and deserts are too difficult to live in
b. used potatoes as a staple food, which is why some were known as diggers
c. was known for fine basketry
d. had little diversity because it was too difficult to get to
The city of Salamanca, New York, is an example of __________.
a. collaboration between native peoples and the government for oil exploration
b. how non-Indians fear Indians' taking back land or having to pay Indians a fair price
for land.
c. how natives are being absorbed into the dominant culture.
d. how non-Indians want to be fair to Indians.
The most important aquatic animal and land animal to the Quebec Inuit were
__________.
a. walrus and bears
b. seals and caribou.
c. whales and foxes
d. seals and bears
The basic social unit in Great Basin society was the __________.
a. lineage
b. band
c. nuclear family
d. clan
The word "Hopi" means __________.
a. brave
b. strong
c. good or peaceful
d. Warlike
Women in Great Basin society __________.
a. could not hunt or be shamans
b. often stayed single to avoid starvation
c. had generally low status
d. gathered and processed most of the plant food
Seeking a vision to get a spiritual helper could involve which of the following among
Plains Indians?
a. fasting
b. prayer
c. body mutilation
d. all of these
e. none of these
The two most essential economic activities of an Aleut village were __________.
a. hunting caribou and polar bears
b. fishing and herding island sheep
c. fishing and sea mammal hunting
d. growing crops in the short summer and hunting seals
The Green Corn Ceremony __________.
a. was a 2 week long event held in early spring
b. required only a few representatives of each town to celebrate
c. was a time of continuous feasting
d. was the major ceremony of most Southeast Indians
Hopi children __________.
a. were strictly disciplined and expected to behave
b. were visited by monster katsinas if they were bad
c. could not keep any pets
d. played very little
One of the most important aquatic resources for Northwest Coast populations
was__________.
a. kelp
b. salmon
c. coral
d. whale
Captain Jack or Kintpuash ___________.
a. raised a national debate about the treatment of Indians
b. was a Modoc leader who accepted reservation life for his people
c. was a Modoc leader executed for fighting the U.S.
d. all of the above
e. a and c
The Hopi believe the earth contains just __________ world(s).
a. 2
b. 8
c. 1
d. 4
In the late 1800s anthropology __________.
a. realized Native Americans were here to stay
b. decided to be less scientific and more helpful to native people
c. practiced "salvage ethnography" to preserve Indian cultures
d. none of the above
The repartimiento system __________.
a. was a way to Christianize Indians
b. gave land back to Indians
c. replaced the enconmienda system
d. helped Europeans obtain furs from Indians
The Cree diet included __________.
a. fish in the summer but not in the winter
b .kelp
c. whale meat
d. all of the above
Some of anthropology's origin ideas for Native Americans include ___________.
a. Lost Tribes of Israel
b. the Australian migration theory
c. alien invasion
d. all of the above
The Chumash economic system included ___________.
a. money made of shell-beads
b. craft specialists
c. extensive trade and a complex market system
d. a and c
e. all of the above
Potlatches __________.
a. may have replaced warfare
b. did not affect NW coast economics
c. were never destructive
d. involved only people of the same class
A typical Yokuts village ___________.
a. was made up of several rows of tipis
b. consisted of large and small huts covered with tule mats
c. had reciprocal moieties
d. b and c
e. a and c
Which of the following did buffalo (bison) provide for Plains Indians?
a. robes, shields, containers
b. scrapers, axes, awls
c. sinew for sewing and bowing
d. all of these
e. none of these
The average Arctic family ate __________.
a. Fish
b. caribou, if available
c. seal
d. all of the above
Two musical instruments of the Western Woods Cree are __________.
a. drums and bull-roarers
b. drums and rattles
c. rattles and flutes
d. bull-roarers and flutes
The three major items of Arctic clothing are __________.
a. snowshoes, mittens, and hooded parkas
b. hats, pants, and fur shirts
c. hats, mittens, and sealskin overalls
d. pants, mukluks, and hooded parkas
The Arctic has been populated by humans since about 5000 years ago.
A striking characteristic of the Subarctic was their permanent towns and houses. T/F
The 1971 Alaska Native claims Settlement Act established 13 native corporations and
helped improve housing and health care.
The single most important animal for food in the Arctic was the whale.
The most popular theory among scientists for Native Americans' populating the New
World is the in situ theory.
Europeans first came to the New World because they wanted the resources.
In the NW Cost land animals were less important as resources than ocean mammals
European diseases devastated American Indians because the New World was relatively
free of contagious, infectious diseases. T/F
By the early 1800s researchers had lost interest in Native Americans.
Pontiac became famous for what two reasons? (2-3 sentences)
A good way to avoid being labeled a witch among the Hopi was to be a typical Hopi,
acceptable to everyone and not a loner or a prophet. T/F
In 1832 the U.S. Supreme Court denied Indian sovereignty
For the Hopi, the primary economic system was agriculture. T/F
Political power in Southeast cultures was generally divided into two opposite units, Red
and White, acting as a checks and balance system. T/F
Of the 5000 Chumash today, all are recognized by the federal government. T/F
