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Cultural Heritage Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is cultural heritage?

a)

A collection of modern technology

b)

A collection of places, things, and traditions

c)

A collection of animals and plants

d)

A collection of sports and games

2.

How do artists help us understand culture?

a)

By creating music

b)

By documenting and passing down the culture through art

c)

By writing scientific papers

d)

By designing buildings

3.

What are folktales, myths, and legends important for?

a)

Teaching important lessons

b)

Teaching mathematics

c)

Teaching cooking skills

d)

Teaching computer programming

4.

What makes up a community's cultural heritage?

a)

History, traditions, beliefs, and customs

b)

History, technology, science, and sports

c)

History, fashion, food, and music

d)

History, movies, video games, and art

5.

What did Diane Gonzales Bertrand do to solve the problem of lack of Tejano heritage in books?

a)

Started a Tejano heritage school

b)

Started a Tejano heritage festival

c)

Started a Tejano heritage museum

d)

Started writing books with Tejano elements and characters

6.

What did Tomie dePaola write a series of books reflecting?

a)

His Indian cultural heritage

b)

His Italian cultural heritage

c)

His French cultural heritage

d)

His Chinese cultural heritage

7.

What did Laura Ingalls Wilder write stories about?

a)

Her family's adventures as detectives

b)

Her family's adventures as astronauts

c)

Her family's adventures as settlers

d)

Her family's adventures as pirates

8.

What do artists create to express the traditions of different people?

a)

Statues, photographs, and paintings

b)

Music, dance, and theater

c)

Sculptures, pottery, and drawings

d)

Poetry, novels, and short stories

9.

What does Kadir Nelson hope people will see in his art?

a)

The strength of the human spirit

b)

The weakness of the human spirit

c)

The intelligence of the human spirit

d)

The creativity of the human spirit

10.

What did Gordon Parks use photography to capture the impact of?

a)

Poverty and racism

b)

Wealth and equality

c)

Happiness and peace

d)

Health and education

11.

Which sentence best states a central idea about the work of Tomie dePaola?

a)

Tomie dePaola sang songs about immigrants.

b)

Tomie dePaola carved statues of famous settlers.

c)

Tomie dePaola shared his culture through essays.

d)

Tomie dePaola wrote books about many heritages.

12.

Kadir Nelson and Carmen Lomas Garza’s works both __________.

a)

celebrate their individual heritage

b)

teach children about new cultures

c)

describe how the West was settled

d)

focus on Mexican-American history

13.

How did Diane Gonzales Bertrand include Tejano elements in her stories?

a)

Her characters speak with Irish accents.

b)

She writes poems about the pioneer days.

c)

The stories are about important Americans.

d)

Pieces of Mexican and Texan culture are used.