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Church and Native Americans: The Real Story

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Spanish settled mainly in the southern ______________ _____________ and ______________________.

a)

U.S.; Mexico

b)

mountains; Mexico

c)

America; Canada

d)

hemisphere; Caribean Sea

2.

Which of the following religious orders were not noted in the article?

a)

Jesuits

b)

Franciscans

c)

Marianists

d)

Dominicans

3.

What did Pope Paul II declare concerning the Native Americans to the missionaries in North America?

a)

The Native Americans need to learn English

b)

The Native Americans must not be deprived of their liberty and land

c)

The Native Americans must not marry with the Europeans

d)

The Native Americans are to lead the missionaries to other tribes

4.

Which country explored and occupy present day Canada?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

England

5.

Who was the the Dominican friar who told Pope Paul II about the Native Americans being abused by the Spanish conquerors?

a)

Junipero Serra

b)

Christian Hoeken

c)

Bartolome de las Casas

d)

Pierre Biard

6.

Which pope addressed the Native Americans in Arizona in 1987 and said the message of Jesus is love for all people?

a)

Pope Francis

b)

Pope Benedict XV

c)

Pope Paul II

d)

Pope John Paul II

7.

Who is the famous Jesuit who explored the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes?

a)

Blessed Tekakwitha

b)

Jaques Marquette

c)

Junipero Serra

d)

Sebastian Rale

8.

This priest warned Sioux that the US government would probably break any treaty and protected the Sioux against exploitation

a)

Jean de Smit

b)

Juan de Padilla

c)

Steve Cron

d)

Eusebius Kino

9.

His nickname was "Padre on Horseback", founded missions in Arizona, and improve Native American farming techniques.

a)

Jacques Marquette

b)

Eusibius Kino

c)

Benjamin Petit

d)

Bartolome de las Casas

10.

Which priest traveled with the Potowatomi on the "Trail of Tears" supporting them with food, comfort, sacraments, and counseling?

a)

Benjamin Petit

b)

Pierre Jean de smet

c)

Junipero Serra

d)

Juan de Padilla

11.

When the Native Americans came to the end of the "Trail of Tears", which priest met them with shelter and supplies?

a)

Jaques Marquette

b)

John Paul II

c)

Christian Hoeken

d)

Doug Greer

12.

Who is the Franciscan priest who established 21 missions in California that safeguarded the Native Americans from Spanish settlers who wanted to exploit them?

a)

Pierre Biard

b)

Junipero Serra

c)

Jean de Smit

d)

Jaques Marquette

13.

Who is the Jesuit priest who baptized Saint Kateri Tekakwitha and evangelized to the Iroquois?

a)

Juan de Padilla

b)

Eusebius Kino

c)

Benjamin Petit

d)

Jacques Lamberville

14.

This Jesuit was a gifted linguist who translated scripture for the Native Americans. The British wanted him dead and put a bounty on him.

a)

Sebastian Rale

b)

Jaques Marquette

c)

Troy Nevin

d)

Pierre Biard

15.

This priest ministered to the Abenaki tribe in the Maine area and were so loyal to the Roman Catholic Church, they rejected Protestant ministers.

a)

Jacques Lamberville

b)

Peter Damian

c)

Pierre Biard

d)

Junipero Serra