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Indigenous Religions

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term "indigenous" usually describes religions that...

a)

Belong Everywhere

b)

Developed into World Religions

c)

Belong to a small clan

d)

Belong in a particular place

e)

Easily transfers to a new area

2.

Once labelled "Primitive", these religions ...

a)

are complex and satisfying for local people

b)

are basic with no spiritual depth

c)

are so old they have no significance now

d)

were only practiced by a small group within the society

3.

Now described as "Primal" because ...

a)

They are really old

b)

It emphasises their connection to the local community

c)

of the intense spiritual experiences described by followers

d)

it's shorter than primitive

4.

The Inuit believe humans and animals have souls ...

a)

so they only eat fish

b)

so they treat hunted animals as respected adversaries

c)

so they worship animals

d)

so they feared animals

5.

The Inuit believe in the goddess Sedna/Takanaluk, the goddess of ...

a)

Underwater mammals

b)

The Sea

c)

Winter

d)

All Life

6.

Shaman were the Spiritual Leaders of tribes, they ...

a)

Interpreted signs and talked to spirits

b)

Directed the actions of the tribe

c)

Healed the sick

d)

Talked to other tribes

7.

The Plains Indians of North America called their Shamans ...

a)

Shamans

b)

Witch Doctors

c)

Medicine Men

d)

Pokemon

8.

The Plains Indians midsummer Sun Dance celebrated ...

a)

The turning of the year

b)

The bounty of the earth

c)

The courage and initiative of hunters

d)

Their tribe surviving another year

9.

How many identities did the divinity of many Plains Indians have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

What animal depicted the Trickster identity of Plains Indians divinity?

a)

Mountain Lion

b)

Eagle

c)

Coyote

d)

Rattlesnake

e)

Raccoon

11.

What did the Trickster introduce into the world?

a)

Laughter

b)

Death

c)

Pain

d)

Desolation

12.

Some Plains Indians believed that animals used to be ...

a)

Spirits

b)

Angels

c)

Humans

d)

Pirates

13.

Plains Indians believed time was ...

a)

A flat line

b)

Always changing

c)

A recurring cycle

d)

A mystery

14.

After death Plains Indians believed ...

a)

That people were reincarnated as an animal

b)

Became haunting chosts

c)

That people were reincarnated as a bird

d)

They went to a type of heaven

15.

Followers of Indigenous Religions did not see them as spiritual beliefs, but part of everyday life.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Indigenous Religions evolved to ...

a)

meet the needs of the tribes they came from

b)

guide interaction with other tribes

c)

make one tribe superior to another

d)

encourage a class divide in the tribe

17.

The Lakota and what other Plains Indian tribe saw divinity as a single force

a)

Hopi

b)

Dakota

c)

Mohawk

d)

Apache