Native American Literary Traditions - Review #1

How much do you remember about the Native American Literary Traditions unit?

• All of it

• Most of it

• Some of it

• Wait, what? We studied Native American Literary Traditions?!

1. Bigfoot is an example of a

• Legend

• Myth

• Novel

• Short Story

2. The literary device that uses repetition of sounds and/or letters is called

• Personification

• Theme

• Symbolism

• Alliteration

3. "Song of the Sky Loom" is a work from which Native American tribe?

• Navajo

• Tewa

• Cherokee

• Osage

4. The Laguna Pueblo people were based primarily in what geographic area?

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Midwest

• Northwest

5. The assigning of human characteristics to an inanimate and/or non-human object is called

• Imagery

• Personification

• Pueblo

• Styling

6. One of the videos we watched featured two notorious "trickster" characters. What were they?

• Cat and Dog

• Raven and Crow

• Coyote and Raven

• Bird and Mouse

7. Most creation myths were shared by

• Cave drawings

• Word of mouth

• Website

• Papyrus

8. The techniques a writer or speaker uses to create a mental picture in the mind of the reader are collectively called

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Legend

• Alliteration

9. Which two Native American tribes were responsible for the creation myths we studied this week?

• Cherokee and Sioux

• Seminole and Chicasaw

• Osage and Navajo

• Tewa and Laguna Pueblo