Quiz #4: 10-12-2021 to 10-15-2021

In which region did the Tlingit live?

• Great Basin

• Eastern Woodlands

• Northwest Coast

• Southwest Coast

Totem poles were typically made of ________ trees.

• oak

• pine

• birch

• cedar

What was the average height of a totem pole?

• 25 feet

• 125 feet

• 60 feet

• 600 feet

The word totem comes from the Algonquin word meaning ____________.

• the group of friends.

• the open family gathering.

• the friendship gathering.

• the kinship group.

A potlatch is a

• special feast.

• journey to find new lands.

• hunting expedition.

• way to agree with people you have different opinions with.

During a potlatch

• the guests gave the host a gift.

• the host gave the guests gifts.

• no gifts were exchanged.

• both the host and guests exchanged gifts.

Members of the Tlingit tribe often traded their excess food with neighboring tribes in return for other goods.

• true

• false

What was the name of the event where millions of salmon swim from the salty water of the Pacific Ocean to the freshwater rivers to lay their eggs?

• salmon race

• salmon dancing

• salmon run

• salmon coloring

Shelters were used by the people of the Pacific Northwest for __________ years.

• 4

• 40

• 400

• 4,000

What were the main paint colors used to decorate totem poles?

• Orange, red, brown, yellow

• Green, yellow, orange, white

• Red, orange, yellow, gray

• Black, red, white, blue-green