Peoples of the Southeast Quiz

Which geographic feature had the greatest effect on the Cherokee people? (page 5)

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River delta

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

Use the image to answer the question. Which nation’s people made these items? (p.g. 13)

• the Catawba

• the Seminole

• the Cherokee

• the Mississippians

How is a person’s clan determined in the cultures of the Southeast? (p.g. 7)

• by birth

• by a test

• by personal choice

• by a religious leader

In Southeast nations, why were parts of towns designated as red and white? (p.g. 7)

• One part was responsible for farming, and the other was responsible for hunting.

• One part was responsible for war, and the other was responsible for peace.

• One part was for villagers, and the other was for travelers.

• One part was for men, and the other was for women.

What was the purpose of the sport of stickball? (p.g. 9)

• to bring children into adulthood

• to gain political standing

• to choose a new chief

• to settle disputes

What is celebrated at the midsummer busk? (p.g. 10)

• the corn harvest

• the invention of stickball

• the initiation into a new clan

• the formation of the Creek Confederacy

If something is ________________, it is beyond the world and laws of nature that can be seen or observed. (p.g. 9)

• civil

• supernatural

• ritual

• busk

The walls of a winter house often had a roof of bark shingles or _______________. (p.g. 8)

• busk

• straw

• thatch

• busk

The Catawba people surrounded their villages with _______________. (p.g. 6)

• fences

• borders

• sticks

• palisades

The mounds were used for many purposes, including religious ____________________ and burial of the dead. (p.g. 4)

• ceremonies

• practices

• rituals

• holidays