WorksheetsDances with Wolves
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 58mins
How does Dunbar's interaction with Two Socks symbolize his relationship with nature?
She cuts her arm and is mourning over the loss of her husband.
He becomes closer to nature; instead of shooting the wolf he fed it from his hand.
His fire and smoke symbolize unity.
By riding his horse back and forth in front of the enemy.
What does Spivey do with the journal?
Uses it to start a fire.
Finds it and decided to read it.
Make a paper airplane with it.
Looks at the pictures and uses it as toilet paper.
Instead of politics or territory, the Sioux fight for these reasons...
Nature and the right to enjoy it.
Preserve food and protect women and children.
They are scared of others.
Because the Chief commands it.
Who decided when Stands with a Fist could remarry?
John Dunbar
Smiles a Lot
Kicking Bird
Wind in his hair
How is the controversy over Dunbar's hat solved?
The man gave Dunbar a good trade, a knife.
Kicking Bird decided that Dunbar's hat should be returned.
Stands with a Fist demanded his hat.
Dunbar decided the man could keep his hat.
At the beginning of the movie Dunbar makes a request, what was the request?
He wanted to transfer locations.
He wanted to marry Stands with a Fist.
He wanted Cisco.
He wanted to keep is injured leg.
Who was Wind in His Hair's former best friend?
Kicking Bird
Stands with a Fist's husband
John Dunbar
Sir Knight
What condition did Dunbar find his new outpost?
Poor condition
Great condition
Satisfactory condition
Excellent condition
What does Dunbar do to symbolize he has accepted the Sioux culture and become one of them?
He wears the clothing they made for him.
He marries Stands with a Fist.
He grows his hair long.
He dances traditional dances around the fire.
What does Kicking Bird share with Dunbar?
Pipe
Food
Sugar
Sword
What Spanish item does the Sioux have?
A helmet
A flag
A tent
A tradition
What does Stands with a Fist tell Dunbar?
Shoots the buffalo coming after him.
Her place is with him.
She wants to stay with her tribe.
She does not want to get married.
Where does Dunbar choose to live once he becomes friends with his neighbors?
With the Sioux.
At the outpost.
With Pawnee.
At the Ranger's Station.
What is the symbolic value of the journal floating down the river?
Dunbar embraced his new life, he got married.
Dunbar embraced his new life; his "white" past floating away.
Dunbar does not embrace his new life with the Sioux.
Dunbar disagrees with Sir Knight's opinion.
What does Dunbar do with his extra supplies?
He buries them.
He gives them to the Sioux.
He organizes them.
He uses all the supplies.
What symbolizes the end of Stands with a Fist's mourning?
She is scared and runs away.
She wears a new outfit.
She braids her hair.
She kisses Dances with Wolves.
According to Dunbar's guide, Native Americans are "_________ and _________."
workers/thieves
thieves/beggars
artistic/lazy
fighters/thieves
What do the women do while the men are off fighting?
Clean meat, prepare food and take care of homestead.
Follow behind the men to ensure their safety.
Wash their clothes.
Build a fire.
What is Wind in His Hair's initial view of the whites?
He is scared whites will destroy the Sioux.
Fashionable and formidable.
Weak and won't survive the winter.
He wants to become friends.
Who does Ten Bears send to see Dunbar?
Kicking Bird and Wind in His Hair
Wind in His Hair
Smiles a Lot and Kicking Bird
Stands With a Fist's husband
How does Dunbar dress for the wedding?
His military outfit with Sioux details.
He wears a tuxedo.
He wears a suit.
His military outfit.
How is the wolf used as a symbol at the end of the movie?
Nature always survives and will heal.
Death is a part of life.
Life and death go hand and hand.
Life is a part of life.
Why can't Dunbar follow the thieves?
He hit his head and has no horse to follow.
He wants to stay with the military and finish his duty.
He just got married and does not have to go.
He decided to hunt for buffalo.
Before shooting himself, the commander says, "Long live the ______."
Queen
King
Prince
Princess
What does the commander at Fort Hayes call Dunbar?
Sir John
Commander in Chief
Sir Knight
Sergeant
What does Wind in His Hair declare?
The "whites" will suffer.
Stands with a Fist must stay.
Godspeed my friend.
They will always be friends.
What must Dunbar get at the outpost?
Clothes
Pictures
Journal
Food
Why is Kicking Bird upset?
He is unable to find gift for Dunbar and Stands with a Fist.
The chief ordered him to leave the tribe.
His wife is mad at him.
Dunbar refuses to say how many whites are coming.
How does Dunbar get his guide to help him at the outpost?
Demands that he help.
Refuses to let him leave.
Ask the Pawnee to help him.
Holds him at gunpoint.
What must Dunbar repeat?
Why the whites are coming and how many are coming.
Why he named the wolf White Socks.
How he killed the buffalo that was charging toward Smiles a Lot.
How he rode Cisco across the field.
What is wrong with the first Buffalo they find?
They are dirty and will not survive the winter.
They have already been killed for their hide.
They are sick and weak.
They have been killed by the Pawnee.
How does Stands with a Fist get her name?
She was competing for her husband's attention. She decided to fight the other women to win his hand.
She struck Kicking Bird because he was mean to her.
When she was younger she worked hard everyday. One day she decided she was tired of the woman that kept beating her, so she stood with a fist and hit her.
She struck John Dunbar when he was attempting to rescue her at the river.
Why is Stands With a Fist so distraught?
John was ran over by the buffalo.
John refused to marry her.
Kicking Bird was mad at her.
She is afraid the whites will take her back by force.
What is Dunbar charged with?
Being a robber.
Being a traitor.
Being a thief.
Being a murderer.
According to Ten Bears, who no longer exists?
Kicking Bird
John Dunbar
Dances with Wolves
Stands with a Fist
What part of the buffalo must Dunbar eat raw?
Heart
Stomach
Kidneys
Tongue
According to Dunbar, how will the white soldiers use him?
They will require him to murder the Sioux.
They will make him clean up after them, a slave.
They will make him leave his wife.
They will hunt him down in order to find the Sioux.
Dunbar now sees the Sioux as _____ and _______.
friends/neighbors
enemies/thieves
thieves/neighbors
robbers/mean
How long is the hunt?
5 days
2 days
4 days
3 days
When will Dunbar and Stands with a Fist leave the tribe?
During the summer months.
Before winter.
After Easter.
When the snow "breaks."
What casualties do the Sioux suffer during the hunt?
More than the stars in the sky.
There were no casualties.
Three men injured and half a dozen horses killed.
Five men were killed.
What does Two Socks take from Dunbar's hand?
Toy
Food
Stick
Nothing
Kicking Bird says what is most important?
Fighting each other.
The love of nature.
The gift of happiness.
The trail of a true human being.
What does Dunbar give to Wind in His Hair?
Jacket
Gun
Horse
Food
Who is acting as a guide for the soldiers?
The Sioux
The Pawnee
The military guide
The guide dog
Who shoots Cisco?
White soldier
Sioux
Pawnee
Sir Knight
What does Dunbar tell Kicking Bird?
The "whites" are just passing through.
He is leaving the tribe.
The Pawnee are really nice.
He does not want to stay married.
Who saves Kicking Bird's wife?
Stands with a Fist
Wind in His Hair
John Dunbar
Kicking Bird
Who killed Stands with a Fist's family?
The Blackfoot tribe.
The Pawnee.
The buffalo.
The soldiers.
What does Dunbar find in his water supply?
A dead deer.
A school of fish.
A lot of gold.
A dead man.
What can the wolf be seen as a symbol of?
Freedom
Loyalty
Love
Nature
What is Stands with a Fist doing when Dunbar first meets her?
She was celebrating her birthday.
She was planning a dinner party.
She cut both of her arms and was mourning over the loss of her husband.
She was washing clothes in the river.
Dunbar raising his arms to his side at the beginning of the movie can be seen a ________ figure."
"a military figure."
"an alien figure."
"a Christ like figure."
"a war hero figure."
What does Dunbar give to Kicking Bird?
Pipe
Jacket
Hat
Letter
At the beginning of the movie when Dunbar is riding across the field, a soldier comments to the other soldier, "Looks like a _______."
Party
Solution
Show
Suicide
How does Dunbar answer Kicking Bird's question about why he wants to join their war party?
He needs to go because he is afraid for the Sioux.
He has been a warrior longer than many Sioux.
He wants to help defend the women.
He is a man of war.
What does Dunbar do when he realizes the buffalo are near?
He grabs his gun.
He takes pictures.
He runs and hides.
He tells the Sioux.
What happens to the Pawnee chief?
The military feeds him and gives him land.
He is shot several times by the Sioux after being surrounded.
He is rewarded by the Sioux.
He lives a long life.
Who kills the soldier who clubbed Smiles a Lot?
John Dunbar
Kicking Bird
Sir Knight
Wind in His Hair
Stone Calf tells Dunbar that it is not polite to speak of what?
Women
Dogs
Dead
Skype
What condition is the army post after Dunbar gets there?
Good
Awful
Ruined
Poor condition
What special request does Kicking Bird make to Dunbar?
To watch over his family.
To cook his dinner.
To return to the fort.
To save the buffalo.
What happens to Two Socks?
He runs away.
He is kidnapped.
He is fine.
He is shot.
What is the name Dunbar gives the wolf?
Brown Fur
Grey tails
White Paws
Two socks
How does Kicking Bird first pronounce Dunbar's name?
Dumb bear
Dun bear
Dune bear
Shun bear
Who has Dunbar's journal?
Wind in His Hair
Kicking Bird
Smiles a Lot
No one
The Sioux point out that the whites "______ without asking."
Give
Take
Demand
Appear
How do the villagers react to seeing Dunbar for the first time?
They are excited.
They are shocked.
They are mad.
They are scared and form a defense.
What device fascinates Kicking Bird and Wind in His Hair?
Coffee Grinder
Telephone
Picture
Gun
Who steals Cisco?
Pawnee
Sir Knight
Soldiers
Stands with a Fist
What is the only word Dunbar can think of after the hunt?
Wow
Amazing
Harmony
Superior
What is the first word Dunbar shares with his Sioux visitors?
Coffee Grinder
Tatonka
Horse
Gun
How numerous will the white settlers be?
Less than can be counted, like the stars.
About a thousand.
More than can be counted, like the stars.
Less than a thousand.
What does Kicking Bird give to Dunbar?
Knife/sword
Coffee Grinder
Hug
Food
Spivey says, "Turned ______ didn't ya?"
"Traitor"
"Pawnee"
"Bad"
"Injun"
How does Dunbar distract the enemy?
By starting a fire and signaling with smoke.
By hiding in the bushes.
By riding his horse back and forth in front of the enemy.
By yelling at them.
What position does Kicking Bird hold in the village?
Chief
Cook
Warrior
Holy Man
At the beginning of the movie, why do the doctors leave the tent?
Coffee Break
Morning Break
Lunch Break
Dinner Break
How do the Sioux prepare for the Buffalo hunt?
By watching the buffalo, painting the horses and themselves.
Singing and dancing around a fire.
Meeting and discussing their plan of attack.
Hoping they will be able to capture many buffalo.
What does Kicking Bird want to know about the whites?
If the white man can hunt?
If the white man enjoys parties?
How to prepare for the white settlers?
How many white settlers are coming?
How does Dunbar's guide give his position away to the Pawnee?
Loud/Obnoxious
Smell/Stench
Fire/Smoke
Noise/Laughter
Dunbar's guide Timmons tell him, "Put that in your __________."
Bank
Book
Letter
Bag
What does Dunbar learn about the presence of the buffalo?
They provide the Sioux with what the need to live.
They provide entertainment for everyone.
They provide the Pawnee with weapons.
The fort is their favorite place.
Who is Cisco?
Kicking Bird's horse.
Commander-in-Chief.
John Dunbar's horse.
John Dunbar's real name.
What are the doctors in the field hospital ready to do to Lt. Dunbar?
Take a coffee break.
Take a vacation.
Take off his leg.
Take a pledge.
What does Dunbar do to more closely resemble a Sioux?
Wear his uniform.
Shave his mustache and gets a name.
Dance with a wolf.
Celebrate nightfall.
Where is Dunbar going to be stationed?
Fort Meyers
Fort Hedgewick
Fort Maverick
Fort Hayes
. How does Dunbar save “Smiles a lot?”
Kills the Pawnee.
Puts out the fire.
Shoots the charging buffalo.
Keeps him from drowning.
What makes one warrior like two?
His smile.
His weapons.
His nature.
His clothes.
Dunbar says that he has "always wanted to see the ______ before it's gone."
Sioux
Sunrise
Frontier
Mountains
What war is going on in the beginning of the movie?
World War I
Civil War
World War II
Korean War
What had the lieutenant been doing just prior to his first visual contact with an Indian who appears to be stealing his horse?
Bathing
Sewing
Reading
Sleeping
What is the name of the first native Dunbar encounters?
Ten Mules
Wind in His Hair
Stone Calf
Kicking Bird
Dunbar buries his rifles and ammunition in the nearby prairie? What item does he use to mark the spot where he buried his weapons?
A cross
A tin can
A wooden stake
A bone
After Dunbar is given orders to be stationed at Fort Sedgewick, the Major who issued the order killed himself. This implies that:
He was upset with the end of the Civil War.
He wanted the position at Sedgewick for himself.
Frontier forts are stressful and many commit suicide.
No one will know that Dunbar was stationed there.
The native group that John Dunbar visits with and learns about is part of which tribe?
Pawnee
Mohawk
Blackfeet
Sioux
