Vanishing Beast Quiz

The main purpose of the article “The Vanishing Beasts” is to

• persuade readers to visit the Great Plains.

• introduce readers to the Fort Peck Sioux.

• tell the history of the buffalo in America

• explain what causes ice ages

The section “Deadly Hunters” helps readers understand that American Indians _______ the buffalo.

• sold

• respected

• exterminated

• neglected

Talia Cowen writes of buffalo, “More than 30 million of these majestic beasts once ruled the continent.” Her use of the word majestic shows that she thinks buffalo are ___________.

• threatened

• dangerous

• . ancient

• impressive

European newcomers to the Great Plains valued buffalo for

• the food and medicine they provided

• the money their hides were worth.

• their spiritual significance.

• . their role in the Plains ecosystem.

Adaptable means something has the ability to...

• stay the same

• change

What is a synonym for an animal's hide?

• organs

• skin

• muscle

True or False...The buffalo helped make the plains what they are today.

• True

• False

True or False....The newcomers killed millions of buffalo in order to gain land from the Native American tribes.

• True

• False

True or False...Because the buffalo were not adaptable, they had difficulty surviving after Earth started warming 11,000 years ago.

• True

• False

The skins or ________ were sold to make a profit.

• Hides

• Skulls

• Majestic

• Bison