Totem Poles

Totem Poles

By Tiffany Dennis

Multiple Choice

Where would the original totem poles face?

• the water

• the chief's home

• a mountain

Multiple Choice

True or False: There is only one kind of totem pole.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Clans would normally have a crest figure.  These crest figures were usually...

• something from nature (generally an animal)

• a god

• a symbol of wealth

Multiple Choice

All the following are true about memorial poles EXCEPT

• They were built for holidays

• Ashes of lost leaders would be placed in a box at the back of the pole.

• They used to be called mortuary poles.

Multiple Choice

Why would a legend pole be carved?

• To continue oral histories and tell stories

• To show strength and power

Multiple Choice

True or False:  When poles became old, Native Americans allowed them to disintegrate slowly to reflect the life cycle.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

According to the speaker, why did the arts slow down with Native Americans?

• They had become westernized.

• They didn't have any teachers.

• There were no more trees.

Multiple Choice

What symbol is NOT shown on the totem pole for the park?

• whale

• bison

• Mother Earth

• small totem pole

Multiple Choice

True or False:  Totem pole art has not changed over time; instead its art has remained the same with little change to its form.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What are the three types of tribes in this area?

• Tlingit

• Haida

• Tsimshian

• Blackfoot

Multiple Choice

When the people of Metlakatla grew up they were fearful of....?

• the mayor of the town

• speaking their own language

• their teachers

Multiple Choice

Ravens and eagles are often depicted together in wood carvings.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a good way of learning about different culture?

• Reading books

• Asking about it

• Looking at art 

Multiple Choice

How long has Jack Hudson taught in the school district?

• 37 years 

• 20 years

• 40 years

Multiple Select

What kinds of things would Jack Hudson carve?

• spoons

• masks

• bowls

• pencils 

Multiple Choice

Each carving has a story to tell behind it.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Each carving has a story to tell behind it.

• true

• false

Multiple Select

Other than ravens and eagles, what other animals are usually depicted in carvings?

• wolves

• killer whales

• monkeys

• elephants

• spiders

Multiple Choice

There are many steps that go into creating a carving.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Creating a design for the carving is rather easy for everyone. 

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a core part of the culture?

• relationship with the land

• relationship with each other

• relationship with the ocean

• relationship with animals