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Iroquois and Algonquian

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Iroquois live in?

a)

Longhouse

b)

Teepee

c)

Hut

d)

House

2.
Who was in charge of the whole longhouse clan?
a)
The women
b)
The men
c)
The oldest woman
d)
The oldest man
3.
What are the three sister crops?
a)
Beans, Corn, Broccoli
b)
Corn, Squash, Bananas
c)
Cotton Candy, Ice Cream, Chocolate Milk
d)
Beans, Squash, Corn
4.
The Iroquois believed that
a)
Only some living things had a spirit
b)
No living things had a spirit
c)
All living things had a spirit
d)
What's a spirit?
5.
Which is NOT one of the six nations of the Iroquois
a)
Mohawk
b)
Snaknesti
c)
Seneca
d)
Cayuga
6.
The Iroquois lived in what we call this state today
a)
New York
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Vermont
7.

Another name for "People of the Longhouse" is

a)

Algonquin

b)

Tuscarora

c)

Haudenosaunee

d)

Cree

8.

Who selected the sachem for the Iroquois?

a)

all the women of the village

b)

all of the girls

c)

the oldest woman in a clan

d)

the mothers

9.

The early Iroquois villages were located near

a)

oceans

b)

mountains

c)

lakes

d)

deserts

10.

A beaded belt used by American Indian tribes for ceremonial purposes

a)

sachem

b)

wampum

c)

wigwam

d)

Mahicans

11.

A dome-shaped Algonquian home

a)

sachem

b)

wigwam

c)

wampum

d)

Mahicans

12.

An Algonquian tribal leader

a)

sachem

b)

wampum

c)

wigwam

d)

Mahicans

13.

What is a powwow?

a)

An Algonquian boat

b)

An Algonquian home

c)

An Algonquian meeting

d)

An Algonquian tribe

14.

What was often put in the middle of a wigwam?

a)

beds

b)

baskets

c)

a fire pit

d)

canoes

15.

A council meeting held to solve a problem or make a decision is called a ________.

a)

shaman

b)

sachem

c)

moccasins

d)

powwow

16.

The spiritual leader of the Algonquians.

a)

shaman

b)

sachem

c)

moccasins

d)

powwow

17.

Flat shoes worn by Algonquians.

a)

moccasins

b)

palisades

c)

values

d)

environment

18.

A boat made by burning out the center of a log.

a)

moccasins

b)

sailboat

c)

dug out canoe

d)

wigwam

19.

Algonquian women were allowed to vote and be part of the government.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Algonquians would get food by fishing, hunting, farming, and gathering plants.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The Iroquois created

a)

Baseball

b)

Football

c)

Soccer

d)

Lacrosse

22.

A spiritual leader who helped the sick and believed he or she could control the spirits is called a _____________.

a)

chief

b)

papoose

c)

shaman

d)

sachem

23.

What a person or group believes to be right or wrong is called _______________.

a)

moccasins

b)

creation story

c)

values

d)

evil

24.

The _________ lived in DOWNstate New York.

a)

Iroquois

b)

Algonquians

c)

Tuscarora

25.

The leader of an Algonquian village is called a ________.

a)

sachem

b)

shaman

c)

wampum

d)

papoose

26.

Our surroundings and conditions that affect the planet is called the _____________.

a)

values

b)

sachem

c)

atmosphere

d)

environment

27.

White or purple beads strung on a rope and used at ceremonies, as gifts, or in exchange for furs is ____________.

a)

wampum

b)

sachem

c)

moccasins

d)

shaman

28.

A baby was typically carried in a __________.

a)

car seat

b)

papoose

c)

dugout canoe

d)

wigwam

29.

A council meeting held to solve a problem or make a decision is _________.

a)

a powwow

b)

the Three Sisters

c)

Sachem

d)

shaman

30.

Flat shoes made of soft leather are _______.

a)

wigwams

b)

wampums

c)

papoose

d)

moccasins

31.

A boat made by burning out the center of a log is called _______.

a)

a dugout canoe

b)

a sail boat

c)

a tree log canoe

32.

A group of people who join together to help each other is a _________.

a)

Fireside family

b)

Algonquian

c)

Confederacy

d)

Iroquois

33.

Wigwam is a hut made out of tree branches and bark.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Iroquois people lived in upstate New York

a)

True

b)

False

35.

A clan is one family that lives in a longhouse.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The Five Iroquois Nations are the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. The Tuscarora joined later.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

The Great Law of Peace was the Algonquian Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

The celebration held in August when the three sisters were ready to be eaten.

a)

Long house

b)

Green Corn Festival

c)

Maple Festival

d)

Creation Story

39.

"People of the Longhouse" are called the...

a)

Haudenosaunee

b)

Green Corn Festival

c)

Partitions

d)

Three Sisters

40.

The liquid part of the maple tree, used to make maple syrup is...

a)

maple syrup

b)

corn

c)

sap

d)

long house

41.

The celebration of the maple tree giving forth its sap is called...

a)

Green Corn Festival

b)

Three Sisters

c)

Spirit Dream

d)

The Maple Festival

42.

The house the Iroquois lived in is called a...

a)

long house

b)

dugout canoe

c)

wigwam

d)

palisade

43.

The physical separations in the long house are called...

a)

partitions

b)

deer skin

c)

branches

d)

shelves