Lesson 45 TOEFL

The name that the Anasazi used for themselves?

• means "basketmakers" in the Navajo language

• is unknown today

• was given to them by archaeologists

• means "ancient ones" in the Anasazi language

How long did the Early Pueblo Culture last?

• 200 years

• 300 years

• 550 years

• 1000 years

Where did the Anasazi move during the Great Pueblo Period?

• To settlements on ledges of canyon walls

• To pueblos in the south

• Onto the tops of the mesas

• Onto the floors of the canyons

According to the passage, the Anasazi buildings were made primarily of

• mud

• blocks of wood

• sandstone

• the skins of animals

According to the passage, the Anasazi entered their buildings on the ledges

• by means of ladders

• from underground chambers

• by means of stone stairways

• through doors on the first floor

According to the passage, kivas were used for all the following purposes EXCEPT

• clan meetings

• food preparation

• religious ceremonies

• tribal councils

According to the passage, the LEAST likely reason that the Anasazi abandoned Mesa Verde was

• drought

• overpopulation

• war

• crop failure

Where in the passage does the author mention specific accomplishments of the Basketmakers?

• Lines 7-9

• Lines 10-13

• Lines 14-15

• Lines 23-25

According to the passage, a hammered dulcimer is made in the shape of

• an hourglass

• a heart

• a trapezoid

• a teardrop

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT an ancestor of the Appalachian

dulcimer?

• The box zither

• The santir

• The scheitholt

• The epinette