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Native American Cultural Studies Midterm Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Menominee come from according to their origin story?

a)

Out of the Menominee River as a Bear who turned to human form

b)

Out of the wild rice

c)

Out of the skies

d)

Out of the soil at Marinette, WI

2.

Who are the oldest living residents of Wisconsin?

a)

English

b)

Germans

c)

Mohican

d)

Menominee

3.

Oneida creation Story says that from Mother Earth was created?

a)

From Asia across the Bering Strait

b)

From the muskrat who went down to the sea bottom to get dirt

c)

The cradle of civilization in the Middle East

d)

From Iceland and Norway

4.

The left handed twin in the Oneida story represent?

a)

Opposite of the good side of humanity

b)

The good side of humanity

c)

The Europeans

d)

The Animals

5.

The Ho-Chunk creation story says the Ho-Chunk came from?

a)

Mauna and Wakjexi

b)

The skies

c)

The earth

d)

The seas

6.

All of the origin stories have one common element?

a)

The focus of a great father as a higher power.

b)

The connection of Native tribes to the earth and the resources it provides.

c)

The belief in reincarnation as an animal.

d)

The belief that all strength comes from the oceans.

7.

Tobacco is used in traditional Native American culture as

a)

A regularly consumed product in the form of cigarettes.

b)

A symbolic way of expressing gratitude.

c)

An abused product that impacts health.

d)

A form of forgiveness.

8.

Many Native peoples have fought what according to Winona LaDuke?

a)

The conquering of territories that once belonged to Native Americans.

b)

The production of food on reservations.

c)

The genetic engineering of their traditional foods.

d)

The production of patented foods on reservations.

9.

The area of Cahokia (near what is St. Louis today) had a population that was

a)

Less than major cities of Rome and London but still large numbers.

b)

More than major cities of Rome and London at the same time.

c)

Equaled the major cities of Rome and London.

d)

Greater than the cities of New York and Los Angeles today.

10.

Why was there a lack of preservation and recognition of advanced societies at Cahokia?

a)

The lack of artifacts found at Cahokia.

b)

The lack of technologies that indicate an advanced society.

c)

The lack of trade networks in Cahokia.

d)

Belief that European societies were superior as indicate in Manifest Destiny.

11.

The false belief that European Americans were superior to Native populations and therefore destined to expand westward in America is called?

a)

Doctrine of Superiority

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Doctrine of Barbarism

d)

Missionary beliefs in cultural evolution

12.

Cultural evolution falsely assumes

a)

all peoples are equal.

b)

people evolve at different rates.

c)

some people are superior to others due to their level of evolution.

d)

cultures are all equal but people can be less evolved than other people.

13.

The best way to describe Native American beliefs on creation is?

a)

Each Nation/Tribe has their own beliefs on creation.

b)

All Native Americans believe that the Bering Strait theory is correct.

c)

Native Americans have a strong belief in evolution.

d)

Creation stories and Origin stores are the same.

14.

Creation stories are different in Native American cultures than origin stories in that?

a)

Creation stories only apply to Native Americans.

b)

Creation stories describe how all people came to be on earth.

c)

Creation stories are more detailed than origin stories.

d)

Creation story tells how a nation/tribe came to their homeland.

15.

Native Americans homes can best be described as what?

a)

All the same structures.

b)

Structures built with the common architecture of the era.

c)

Structures built to the needs of the culture and the environment they lived in.

d)

Structures that always had to be movable to follow game and gathering practices.

16.

Cultures among the Native American populations that followed their food were called what?

a)

Hunter-Gatherer societies

b)

Industrial societies

c)

Market economies

d)

Farming societies

17.

How best can you describe clans in Native American cultures?

a)

They are all the same for every nation/tribes.

b)

Clans are the family relationships between tribes.

c)

Clans define the roles of the members of the nations/tribes.

d)

Clans describe the people who are of the most importance within a nation/tribe.

18.

Native American governments

a)

are under one government.

b)

are established by the states in which they live.

c)

are sovereign or each nation/tribe has its own government.

d)

are difficult to understand.

19.

Each tribe has ____ constitution(s).

a)

it's own

b)

the same

c)

no

d)

many

20.

The best way to describe the relationship between the federal and state governments and nations/tribes is?

a)

They must follow all local police ordinances.

b)

They are under the jurisdiction of the state government.

c)

They are a part of the states which they reside in.

d)

They are a nation within a nation.

21.

What is the absolute law of the land for Native Americans?

a)

State laws

b)

The US Constitution

c)

Treaties

d)

Local ordinances

22.

What is a treaty?

a)

An agreement between two or more nations.

b)

An agreement between two people.

c)

A disagreement between two nations that leads to peace.

d)

An agreement that is broken after a given time period.

23.

Which statement is true about treaties with Native Americans and the US Government?

a)

The agreements generally benefited the Native nations or tribes.

b)

The agreements were rarely kept with the nations or tribes by the US.

c)

Agreements were kept just as written between the nations or tribes and the US.

d)

Agreements led to nations or tribes gaining land from the US.

24.

Treaties are "living documents" that are meant to be upheld to this day.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

In what years were treaties created between the US and Native nations?

a)

1640-2010

b)

1776-1789

c)

1778-1871

d)

2000-2020

26.

Are treaties with Native nations violated today?

a)

Never

b)

Yes, but they are expired.

c)

No, treaties with Native nations are followed according to the Constitution.

d)

Yes, on a regular basis.

27.

The Iroquois Confederacy is acknowledged as a influence on our democracy?

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The Iroquois Confederacy was located in?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Europe

c)

Ohio

d)

New York

29.

The Canons of Construction were needed due the fact that treaties were signed?

a)

Under duress

b)

Without a shared language which often led to no understanding by Natives

c)

Often signatures were just an x

d)

Often the person signing the agreement had no authority to do so

e)

All of the above are correct

30.

The Removal Treaty of 1830 took place during whose Presidency

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

George Washington

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

31.

Each of the following tribes were part of the Removal Act of 1830 that led to the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma?

a)

Mohicans, Seneca, Cayuga, Ojibwe

b)

Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Creek

c)

Lakota, Pottawatomie, and Hopi

d)

Ojibwe, Lakota, Hopi, and Ho Chunk

32.

The Removal Act of 1830 was intended to do what?

a)

Remove all Eastern tribes to west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

Remove all Eastern tribes to west of the Mississippi River

c)

Remove all Eastern tribes north to Canada

d)

Remove all Eastern tribes south to Mexico

33.

What is true about the Trail of Tears for all tribes?

a)

Only the five civilized tribes experienced the "Trail of Tears"

b)

No tribes experienced the "Trail of Tears"

c)

Only the tribes form the furthest east experienced the "Trail of Tears"

d)

Most tribes experienced removal in the form of a "Trail of Tears"

34.

The Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans numbered how many on the East coast prior to their "Trail of Tears?"

a)

200,000+

b)

50,000+

c)

25,000+

d)

10,000+

35.

How many of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans survived the "Trail of Tears" to where they are in Wisconsin today?

a)

100,000

b)

25,000

c)

10,000

d)

A few hundred

36.

The Oneida numbered how many after their Trail of Tears?

a)

1,500

b)

2,500

c)

22,000

d)

100,000

37.

The "Trail of Tears" included what for tribes that experienced this?

a)

Walking to new territories improperly clothed.

b)

Insufficient supplies that led to starvation.

c)

Harsh conditions and lack of preparation for long journeys.

d)

All of the above

38.

Andrew Jackson wanted the removal of tribes for which of the following?

a)

Land Development

b)

European Growth and Settlements

c)

Natural Resources (including Gold)

d)

All of the above

39.

The Dawes Act primarily did what?

a)

Gave more land to Native Americans.

b)

Gave more land to Native Americans.

c)

Divided up Native Americans land into individual ownership (thus the term allotment).

d)

All answers are correct.

40.

What happened to all the remaining land owned by Native Americans after Allotment (Dawes Act)?

a)

Opened up the remaining Indian land to white settlement.

b)

Was sold at auction to the highest bidder among Native Americans.

c)

Became reservation land for Native Americans communal use.

d)

All answers are correct.