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Ch. 3 Early Dakota

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mni Sota Makoce

a)

the Dakota word where the word Minnesota comes from

b)

land where the waters are so clear they reflect the clouds in the sky

c)

kinship

d)

ohanwaste

e)

human capital

2.

Dakota means

a)

friend

b)

ally

c)

snakes

d)

Ojibew

3.

Sioux means

a)

snake in Ojibwe

b)

Snake in Dakota

c)

ally

d)

friend

4.

The word Sioux comes from these languages

a)

Dakota

b)

Ojibwe

c)

French

d)

English

5.

Ohiyesa's name means

a)

the victor

b)

the avenger

c)

the Ghost Wife

d)

The Great Sioux Nation

6.

Ohiyesa became

a)

a doctor

b)

an author

c)

an astronaut

d)

Charles Eastman

7.

Storytellers

a)

make sure the oral traditions of the Dakota do not fade away

b)

have a talent for making the stories come alive

c)

are living books

d)

are respected by the Dakota

8.

Tipi

a)

a cone shaped home

b)

made by stretching animal skins over a from of wooden poles

c)

were transported by women

d)

were owned by the men

9.

Dakota children honored their parents privacy by

a)

keeping their eyes lowered at all times

b)

making them elaborate gifts

c)

singing songs to them

d)

harvesting rice for them

10.

ohanwaste means

a)

generosity

b)

the habit of giving without expecting anything in return

c)

kinship

d)

extended family

11.

kinship means

a)

human capital

b)

income

c)

generosity

d)

close connections with one's relatives

12.

How do the Dakota show ohanwaste?

a)

sharing food from an animal killed on a hunt

b)

sharing meat with anyone who came by their tipi

c)

giving food freely, holding nothing back for themselves

d)

tapping maple trees for sugar in the winter

13.

tiospaye includes

a)

extended family

b)

tribe

c)

neighbors

d)

only your family

14.

ohanwaste means

a)

generosity

b)

kinship

c)

extended family

d)

income

15.

tiospaye means

a)

immediate family

b)

extended family

c)

generosity

d)

respect

16.

kinship means

a)

generosity

b)

resect

c)

close connections with one's relatives

d)

income

17.

income means

a)

money

b)

other benefits received in payment for goods and services

c)

respect

d)

human capital

18.

Do the Dakota use money?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

d)

I don't know

19.

human capital means

a)

knowledge and skills individuals have that enhance their ability to earn income

b)

generosity

c)

respect

d)

extended family

20.

How can people improve their human capital?

a)

practicing their skills

b)

receiving education and training

c)

staying healthy and being productive

d)

connecting with people who help them

21.

Money ___ part of the Dakota culture

a)

was

b)

was not

22.

How did the Dakota people get what they need?

a)

They gathered it

b)

They made it themselves

c)

They traded for it

d)

They bought it

23.

How is human capital important to the Dakota culture

a)

Hunting was highly valued, good hunters provided meat for many people

b)

Powerful and money was highly valued. Rich members of the Dakota tribe were valued

c)

The best looking and best dressed Dakota were the most popular for no reason

d)

Treating the poor with cruelty was highly valued by the Dakota. The rich, powerful Dakota would use their human capital to be mean

24.

wo ohoda means

a)

generosity

b)

respect

c)

extended family

d)

kinship

25.

wo ohoda includes

a)

expressing courtesy toward others

b)

expressing consideration toward others

c)

expressing respect toward others

d)

expressing disrespect toward others

26.

The Dakota word for generosity is

a)

tiospaye

b)

wo ohoda

c)

tipi

d)

Mni Sota Makoce

e)

ohanwaste

27.

The Dakota word for a cone shaped home is

a)

ohanwaste

b)

wo ohoda

c)

tiospaye

d)

tipi

28.

The Dakota word for Mni Sota Makoce means

a)

Minnesota

b)

cone shaped home

c)

generosity

d)

extended family

29.

The Dakota word for extended family is

a)

ohanwaste

b)

wo ohoda

c)

tiospaye

d)

tipi

30.

ohwanwaste

a)

generosity

b)

respect

c)

extended family

31.

tiospaye

a)

extended family

b)

generosity

c)

respect

32.

wo ohoda

a)

generosity

b)

extended family

c)

respect

33.

How many bands are there in the Dakota nation or Oyate?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

7

d)

10

e)

Infinite

34.

Dakota view time like a

a)

line

b)

circle

c)

cross

d)

box

35.

Dakota would harvest rice in the

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

36.

Dakota would harvest maple sugar in the

a)

fall

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

summer

37.

The Dakota would grow crops in the

a)

spring

b)

summer

c)

winter

d)

fall

38.

Dakota would usually hunt bison in the

a)

summer

b)

fall

c)

winter

d)

spring

39.

What is a travois?

a)

a transport device made by stretching animal skin between two poles

b)

a bag worn over the shoulder

c)

a bag for holding arrows

d)

a cradle for a baby

40.

Who owned the tipi?

a)

Dakota men

b)

Dakota women

c)

They belonged to the whole tribe

d)

The extended family

41.

Why did the Dakota move so often during the year?

a)

because they wanted to rest and relax

b)

because they wanted to get away from bad weather - in the winter they went to where it was warm

c)

because they had to live close to their food sources

d)

because they had to get away from their enemies

42.

What happened if a hunter was injured or killed on a hunt?

a)

His companions stayed with him until help arrived

b)

His companions left him to go get help

c)

His companions carried him home

d)

HIs companions left him

43.

What did the Dakota use to make their sleds?

a)

plastic and stickers

b)

metal and wood

c)

buffalo ribs and hickory saplings

44.

What did the Dakota use to carry their babies?

a)

satchel

b)

cradleboard

c)

parfleche container

d)

travois

45.

What was a parfleche container made of?

a)

folded rawhide

b)

painted rawhide

c)

animal skin with the fur, tissue, and fat removed

d)

wood

46.

What are the typical shapes of a parfleche container?

a)

box

b)

envelope

c)

flat case

d)

cylinder

e)

dome

47.

How would the Dakota decorate the parfleche container?

a)

painted it with geometric shapes

b)

sewed beads onto it

c)

trimmed it with fur

d)

painted pictures of animals on it

48.

What made hunting bison in winter easier

a)

The bison were slower due to the cold

b)

The bison all followed one leader

c)

The bison walked in a narrow path

d)

The bison were hungry

49.

How do the Dakota show respect to the storyteller?

a)

They bring gifts of food

b)

They listen respectfully

c)

They pay her money

50.

According to the story The Badger and the Bear, who do the Dakota value?

a)

The badger

b)

The bear

51.

The bear devoured the meat. When he was done, he ambled away without a word. Ambled means

a)

to walk

b)

to be silent

c)

to hunt

d)

to steal

52.

The lesson of The Badger and the Bear is

a)

Be generous

b)

Be greedy

c)

Be strong and brave and you will defeat your enemy

d)

Be aware

53.

The lesson of the Ghost-Wife is

a)

respect your family

b)

keep your voice low, speak softly

c)

keep your word/keep your promise

d)

do as you please

e)

follow the rules

54.

a quiver is for holding

a)

a baby

b)

a tipi

c)

an arrow

d)

meat

55.

What kind of trees would the Dakota tap for sugar in the spring?

a)

Maple

b)

Oak

c)

Birch

d)

Hickory

56.

Dakota means

a)

ally

b)

friend

c)

snake

d)

storyteller

57.

ohanwaste means

a)

generosity

b)

kinship

c)

respect

d)

income

58.

tiospaye includes

a)

extended family

b)

cousins

c)

all relatives

d)

aunts and uncles

59.

wo ohoda means

a)

respect

b)

generosity

c)

extended family

d)

cone shaped home

60.

Some ways the Dakota show wo ohoda - or respect - is by

a)

speaking softly

b)

moving carefully to not trip or fall on another person

c)

keeping eyes lowered to respect privacy

d)

keeping their meat for themselves

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