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Native American Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lifestyle of each Indian nation depended a lot on:

a)

how the members dressed

b)

where the members lived

c)

which crops the members planted

d)

how long the members' hair grew

2.

Which is NOT a way Plains Indians used horses?

a)

Warriors rode horses in battle.

b)

Indians carried things on horses.

c)

Men rode horses to hunt buffalo.

d)

Women ground horse meat into flour.

3.

The Plains Indians respected Earth because:

a)

it protected them and gave them everything they needed to survive

b)

it was round

c)

they feared the Great Spirit

d)

it was flat

4.

Which is NOT a job farming tribes had to do to survive?

a)

build wagons

b)

plant crops

c)

repair homes

d)

hunt buffalo

5.

Indians used buffalo to make:

a)

food, books, tools

b)

paper, tipi covers, blankets

c)

food, tools, clothing

d)

soap, shields, poles

6.

Nomadic or Farming: moved around to hunt for food

a)

Nomadic

b)

Farming

7.

Nomadic or Farming: had no permanent homes

a)

Nomadic

b)

Farming

8.

Nomadic or Farming: lived in earthlodges

a)

Nomadic

b)

Farming

9.

Nomadic or Farming: took their tipis with them when they moved

a)

Nomadic

b)

Farming

10.

Nomadic or Farming: left their village twice a year to hunt

a)

Nomadic

b)

Farming

11.

Nomadic or Farming: dug storage pits in their homes to keep dried food

a)

Nomadic

b)

Farming

12.

Nomadic or Farming: planted and harvested crops

a)

Nomadic

b)

Farming

13.

Name means "the people"

a)

Pawnee

b)

Omaha

c)

Ponca

d)

Cheyenne

14.

Had a sacred pole used for special ceremonies

a)

Lakota

b)

Arapaho

c)

Cheyenne

d)

Omaha

15.

Lived in land now called Minnesota and North Dakota

a)

Arapaho

b)

Lakota

c)

Ponca

d)

Pawnee

16.

Believed in a Great Spirit called Tirawa

a)

Ponca

b)

Cheyenne

c)

Otoe-Missouri

d)

Pawnee

17.

Lived along the Niobrara River

a)

Ponca

b)

Cheyenne

c)

Pawnee

d)

Omaha

18.

Became expert horse riders and buffalo hunters

a)

Lakota

b)

Oteo-Missouri

c)

Arapaho

d)

Cheyenne

19.

Made up of two Indian nations

a)

Oteo-Missouri

b)

Lakota

c)

Ponca

d)

Omaha