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Native Americans

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main food of the Tlingit of the Pacific Northwest?

a)

Fruit

b)

Salmon

c)

Buffalo

d)

Corn

2.

What was the main food of the Lakota of the Great Plains

a)

Buffalo

b)

Squash

c)

Salmon

d)

Fish

3.

What was the main food of the Hopi of the Desert Southwest?

a)

Buffalo

b)

Salmon

c)

Corn

d)

Deer

4.

What were the main foods known as the 3 sisters?

a)

Salmon, oysters, berries

b)

Corn, Bean, Squash

c)

Buffalo, Deer, Beaver

d)

Fruit, Corn, Deer

5.

What type of houses did the Lakota live in?

a)

Teepees-made of sticks and deer skin

b)

Longhouse-made of tree and bark

c)

Pueblos made of adobe bricks

d)

Large wooden homes made of cedar planks

6.

What type of houses did the Hopi live in?

a)

Teepees-made of sticks and deer skin

b)

Longhouse-made of tree and bark

c)

Pueblos made of adobe bricks

d)

Large wooden homes made of cedar planks

7.

What type of houses did the Tlingiti live in?

a)

Teepees-made of sticks and deer skin

b)

Longhouse-made of tree and bark

c)

Pueblos made of adobe bricks

d)

Large wooden homes made of cedar planks

8.

What type of houses did the Iroquois live in?

a)

Teepees-made of sticks and deer skin

b)

Longhouse or wigwam-made of tree and bark

c)

Pueblos made of adobe bricks

d)

Large wooden homes made of cedar planks

9.

Where did the Tlingit live?

a)

Eastern Woodland Areas/New York State/Near Great Lakes

b)

Desert Southwest/Arizona and nearby states

c)

The great plains/ The Dakotas

d)

The Pacific Northwest/Washington State to Alaska

10.

Where did the Hopi live?

a)

Eastern Woodland Areas/New York State/Near Great Lakes

b)

Desert Southwest/Arizona and nearby states

c)

The great plains/ The Dakotas

d)

The Pacific Northwest/Washington State to Alaska

11.

Where did the Lakota live?

a)

Eastern Woodland Areas/New York State/Near Great Lakes

b)

Desert Southwest/Arizona and nearby states

c)

The great plains/ The Dakotas

d)

The Pacific Northwest/Washington State to Alaska

12.

Where did the Iroquois live?

a)

Eastern Woodland Areas/New York State/Near Great Lakes

b)

Desert Southwest/Arizona and nearby states

c)

The great plains/ The Dakotas

d)

The Pacific Northwest/Washington State to Alaska

13.

What is a matriarchy?

a)

a society let by women

b)

a group of elders

c)

a group of people who live in teepees

d)

a society that is at war

14.

Which group lived in the desert southwest?

a)

Tlingit

b)

Hopi

c)

Lakota

d)

Iroquois

15.

Which group made totem poles to show their family history?

a)

Tlingit

b)

Hopi

c)

Lakota

d)

Iroquois

16.

Which group made Kachina dolls?

a)

Tlingit

b)

Hopi

c)

Lakota

d)

Iroquois

17.

Which group formed a confederacy for peace?

a)

Tlingit

b)

Hopi

c)

Lakota

d)

Iroquois

18.

Which group used horses most?

a)

Tlingit

b)

Hopi

c)

Lakota

d)

Iroquois

19.

Why did Native Americans of the Desert Southwest need to farm?

a)

They liked buffalo

b)

They were vegetarian

c)

There was a lot of rich soil

d)

There was not a not of plants or animals living naturally in that area

20.

What was important to Native American life?

a)

Respecting Nature and the environment

b)

Fighting for food

c)

Working together

d)

Using things from nature

21.

Which region had lots of rain with neither very hot nor very cold weather?

a)

Desert Southwest

b)

Great Plains

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Pacific Northwest

22.

Which region has very hot days with very little rain?

a)

Desert Southwest

b)

Great Plains

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Pacific Northwest

23.

Which area has rolling hills covered with grass?

a)

Desert Southwest

b)

Great Plains

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Pacific Northwest

24.

Which region had weather similar to Michigan?

a)

Desert Southwest

b)

Great Plains

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Pacific Northwest

25.

Where were Iroquois and Algonquin languages spoken?

a)

Desert Southwest

b)

Great Plains

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Pacific Northwest

26.

Why did Indians of the Great Plains use horses more than other groups?

a)

Horses helped them hunt for buffalo more easily which was their main food source

b)

Horses helped them plow their fields for farming

c)

Horses were a better way for them to meet people from other tribes

d)

Horses did not require much care and were easier to ride than cows

27.

Which is true about all of the Native American groups?

a)

They depended upon their environment to survive

b)

They worked together with other members of their tribe to get what they needed

c)

They used natural resources to make the things they needed

d)

All of the above are true

28.

Which group lived in area 1?

a)

Pacific Northwest-Tlingit

b)

Desert Southwest-Hopi

c)

Great Plains-Lakota Sioux

d)

Eastern Woodlands Iroquois

29.

Which group lived in area 2?

a)

Pacific Northwest-Tlingit

b)

Desert Southwest-Hopi

c)

Great Plains-Lakota Sioux

d)

Eastern Woodlands Iroquois

30.

Which group lived in area 3?

a)

Pacific Northwest-Tlingit

b)

Desert Southwest-Hopi

c)

Great Plains-Lakota Sioux

d)

Eastern Woodlands Iroquois

31.

Which group lived in area 4?

a)

Pacific Northwest-Tlingit

b)

Desert Southwest-Hopi

c)

Great Plains-Lakota Sioux

d)

Eastern Woodlands Iroquois