WorksheetsNative American Lit
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is "oral tradition"?
The practice of talking about tribal traditions
Sharing stories in many different ways
The practice of passing down stories by telling them aloud
Passing down stories via ancient scrolls
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a creation myth?
One character plays a trick on another
The world is created
Cultural beliefs and practices are explained
There is a good and an evil character
Which of the following is a common trickster character?
Bison
Buffalo
Deer
Coyote
What is the purpose of a trickster tale?
To warn children about things that could hurt them
To teach important lessons about how people should and shouldn't behave
To explain how various things around the earth were created
To teach children how to play tricks on each other
True or False: All Native American tribes have the same beliefs.
True
False
"The World on the Turtle's Back" is an example of a
trickster tale
creation myth
warning tale
animal tale
What is a conquistador?
A Spanish colonizer
A person who travels a lot
The leader of an expedition
A colonist from England
In many accounts, Native Americans have been documented doing what for Europeans?
Teaching them to dance
Giving them food
Helping build ships with them
Giving them weapons
Why do the Native Americans want to kill Cabeza de Vaca?
He killed some of their men
He stole from them
They learned of his plan to kill them
The Europeans were spreading diseases
