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Te Tiriti ō Waitangi: Y10 Exam Prep

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?

a)

6th February 1840

b)

6th February 1842

c)

5th February 1840

d)

5th February 1841

2.

How many Maori chiefs signed the MAORI copy?

a)

None

b)

540

c)

39

d)

40

3.

How many Maori Chiefs signed the ENGLISH copy?

a)

38

b)

39

c)

50

d)

60

4.

Of the following, who was AGAINST the Treaty?

a)

Chief Kawiti

b)

Hone Heke

c)

James Busby

d)

William Hobson

5.

Why was Kawiti against the Treaty?

a)

He believed in the Catholic religion more.

b)

He couldn't read the Treaty.

c)

He didn't like Hobson's hat

d)

He didn't believe that Maori should be signing a treaty to give away governorship of their own land.

6.

What word means 'Being in Charge'?

a)

Sovereignty

b)

Protection

c)

Friendship

d)

Communication

7.

Who translated the Treaty into te Reo?

a)

William Hobson

b)

Hone Heke

c)

Henry Williams

d)

Tamati Waka Nene

8.

Who was Henry Williams?

a)

A Christian Missionary

b)

A Catholic Priest

c)

A French sealer

d)

A Portuguese whaler

9.

Which of the following is NOT true?

a)

Some Maori wanted the treaty to stop settlers from being violent and lawless.

b)

Many Maori were now christians and listened to the advice of the Missionaries about the treaty.

c)

Some Maori signed the treaty because they wanted to give away their land.

d)

Many Maori just wanted the British out of NZ.

10.

Which word should Henry Williams have used to translate Sovereignty properly to the Maori Chiefs?

a)

Kawanatanga

b)

Mana

c)

Tiriti

d)

Waitangi

11.

Why was Hone Heke angry after the Treaty? (three reasons)

a)

None of the promises of the treaty had been kept

b)

The chiefs had lost their mana

c)

He didn't get any blankets

d)

The Nga Puhi had lost their trade because Kororareka was no longer the capital of NZ.

12.

What does the English version of the Treaty say that the Maori doesn't?

a)

Maori can choose to sell their land to the Crown

b)

Maori can ONLY sell their land to the Crown

c)

Maori can never sell their land

d)

Maori have to give all of their land away

13.

What does 'Taonga' mean?

a)

Treasure

b)

Treaty

c)

Tree

d)

Protection

14.

When was the Waitangi Tribunal formed?

a)

1845

b)

1920

c)

1975

d)

2001

15.
Why was the Treaty of Waitangi created?
a)
Because the British wanted Aotearoa as part of its empire
b)
To trick Maori into letting the British colonise NZ
c)
To start a war between the British and Maori
d)
As a receipt for buying land of the Maori
16.
What Maori Rangatira signed the treaty first? 
a)
Hone Heke
b)
Kawiti
c)
Tītokowaru
d)
Te Rauparaha
17.
What does the FIRST section of the treaty focus on?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Land Ownership
c)
Equal Rights for Maori and British Citizens
d)
British Soverignty
18.
What does the SECOND section of the treaty focus on?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Land Ownership
c)
Equal Rights for Maori and British Citizens
d)
British Soverignty
19.
What does the THIRD section of the treaty focus on?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Land Ownership
c)
Equal Rights for Maori and British Citizens
d)
British Soverignty
20.
What is a Treaty?
a)
An casual agreement
b)
A deal
c)
A handshake
d)
A formal agreement.
21.
What is a missionary?
a)
A spy on a missionary.
b)
Someone who travels to spread Christianity.
c)
A travelling soldier.
d)
A trader.
22.
What is a settler?
a)
Someone who moves to a new country to live.
b)
Someone who sits down a lot.
c)
Someone who has settled down.
d)
People who build houses.
23.
What is the Maori word for chief?
a)
Kawanatanga
b)
Rangatiratanga.
c)
Rangatira
d)
Atua
24.
What is an Iwi?
a)
Army
b)
Business
c)
Family
d)
Tribe
25.
What is a monarchy?
a)
A country ruled by the people.
b)
A country ruled by a King or Queen
c)
A country ruled by Jacinda Ardern.
d)
None of these
26.
In Aotearoa, who are the tangata whenua?
a)
Palangi
b)
Pakeha
c)
British
d)
Maori
27.
An immediate result of the Treaty was that...
a)
Queen Victoria gained the sole right to "purchase land".
b)
Maori could sell land to anyone including the French.
28.
What did Maori have taken from them after the signing of the Treaty?
a)
Rights to control their Land
b)
Knowledge
c)
Cultural capital
29.

Who were some of the first European settlers in NZ?

a)

Sealers

b)

Whalers

c)

Builders

30.

Who was the ‘Official British Resident’ at the Treaty signing?

a)

James Busby

b)

William Hobson

31.

Who was the Lieutenant Governor at the Treaty signing?

a)

James Busby

b)

William Hobson

32.

Which image best suits the term Tino Rangatiratanga?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Which concept does this image most closely relate to?

a)

Missionaries

b)

Trade

c)

Settlement

d)

Raupatu

34.

Which image below is a best fit for the term settlement?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Which of the images below best portrays the term taonga?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

"The Maori version of Treaty promised Maori '........' over their lands, people and treasures." Select the best term from the list below to fill this space.

a)

Taonga

b)

Mana

c)

Tino Rangatiratanga

d)

Raupatu

37.

"..?..' was a huge reason that the Europeans and Maori first interacted and formed relationships". Which term below best fills the missing blank?

a)

Trade

b)

The Treaty

c)

Redress

d)

Sovereignty

38.

Why was Kawiti against the Treaty?

a)

because he didn't trust the English

b)

because he had already had land taken away from him and his iwi

c)

because he didn't want Hone Heke to win

d)

he was for the Treaty

39.
Which of these is NOT a reason why the British wanted a Treaty?
a)
To stop the French making a colony in NZ
b)
To establish British rule in NZ
c)
To make sure NZ didn't join Australia
d)
To protect Māori from settlers' bad behaviour
40.
Why did some Maori want to sign a Treaty with Britain?
a)
To trade.
b)
To keep control of their land.
c)
They believed the missionaries.
d)
All of these reasons.
41.

Give a reason why the British wanted to migrate to New Zealand prior to the Treaty?

a)

Religion

b)

Whaling

c)

Trading

d)

All of the above

42.

Name a resource that the British bought to New Zealand that the Maori traded their own goods for?

a)

Muskets

b)

Pottery

c)

Stamps

43.

What does the word kawanatanga mean?

a)

Lordship

b)

Governorship

c)

State

44.

Which iwi once owned most of the South Island, including Stewart Island?

a)

Ngā Puhi

b)

Ngāti Apa

c)

Ngai Tahu

d)

Te Arawa

45.

Which mountain is sacred to Ngāi Tahu?

a)

Aoraki

b)

Taranaki

c)

Ruapehu

d)

Tongariro

46.

As early as 1849 Ngāi Tahu chiefs complained about....

(select all that apply)

a)

The forceful and unfair ways the Crown and British settlers were purchasing their lands.

b)

The breaking of the agreement set out in the Treaty

c)

The British / the Crown purchasing all land in the South Island.

d)

The settlement built on Stewart Island.

47.

In 1975, the Waitangi Tribunal had been set up. What is it and what can it do?

(select all that apply)

a)

The tribunal looks at the issue, and recommends an action to the government.

b)

It's a group put together to hear and settle arguments (disputes) to do with the Treaty of Waitangi.

c)

The tribunal looks at the issue, and forces the government to take action based on their findings.

d)

The group listens to disputes, and writes them down for the government to read later.

48.

In what year did the Ngāi Tahu iwi lodge a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal, seeking the return of Aoraki?

a)

1820

b)

1920

c)

1946

d)

1986

49.

What was the outcome of Ngāi Tahu's Aoraki claim?

(select all that apply)

a)

The Waitangi Tribunal recommended that the government return the mountain to the iwi, and the government agreed.

b)

The government paid the iwi a settlement valued at $170 million.

c)

The Waitangi Tribunal recommended that the government return the mountain to the iwi, but the government did not return it.

d)

A Deed of Settlement was signed, stating that the issue had been resolved.

50.

As a result of the Aoraki settlement with Ngāi Tahu, what did the Crown do?

(select all that apply)

a)

The Crown expressed its 'profound regret' that the sacred mountain had been unfairly purchased.

b)

The Crown apologised 'unreservedly' for the suffering and hardship it had caused by not honouring its Treaty obligations.

c)

The Crown sent a letter of apology to the people of New Zealand.

d)

The Crown set up a memorial at Parihaka to honour those who had died.