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Indigenous Storytelling

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is courteous if you find an Australian Aboriginal story you wish to tell to always...

a)

keep the story a secret

b)

ask permission from the source before sharing it.

c)

only tell the story word for word

d)

share the story with as many people as possible.

2.

Through stories Aboriginals taught children...

a)

important lessons to protect them.

b)

ceremonies to prepare boys who are about to enter manhood.

c)

which berries are safe to eat

d)

All of the above

3.

When telling a story the storyteller would...

a)

explain the meaning of the story as they told it.

b)

see who understood the story making them the clan leaders

c)

give no explanation into the meaning of the story.

d)

try to be as animated as possible.

4.

Interestingly Women were in charge of telling boys stories about becoming a man.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Oral storytelling traditions include the use of..

a)

song/dance

b)

art/ craft and storytelling

c)

giving instructions/ directions

d)

All of the above

6.

Which is not a way that Indigenous Australians share and pass on stories?

a)

body art

b)

painting on rock or bark

c)

through sign

d)

message stick

7.

Historically storytelling was more common...

a)

during the summer months when it was too hot to hunt.

b)

in the winter when the hunting & gathering slowed.

c)

In the evening- under the cover of dark

d)

in the morning before going hunting.

8.

Certain stories are protected & only told to select audiences & never written down.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Why is it rude to ask qs when being told a story according to traditional Indigenous Culture?

a)

questions imply disbelief.

b)

questions imply you are not listening properly.

c)

you must wait until the end before asking qs.

d)

the storyteller will not have any answers.

10.

It is Ironic to write a blog post about oral traditions because...

a)

the internet is evil.

b)

Indigenous people don't share stories by writing them down

c)

blog posts share information with non Indigenous people

d)

blog posts are obsolete.