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Native American Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Indian tribes hunted buffalo?

a)

Jumano

b)

Comanche

c)

Karankawa

2.

The Karankawa ...

a)

Hunted buffalo, elk, and bear and gathered nuts and berries.

b)

Raised small gardens.

c)

were hunter-gatherers who traded with other groups across Texas.

d)

were hunters, fishers, & gatherers, nomadic and traveled in canoes

3.
This Native American Tribe were known as skilled horseback riders.
a)
Comanche
b)
Kickapoo
c)
Caddo
d)
Pueblo
4.
How did American Indians in Texas get things they needed?
a)
trading
b)
hunting
c)
farming
d)
all of the above
5.

Which tribe made dugout canoes?

a)

Caddo

b)

Coahuiltecans

c)

Karankawa

d)

Comanche

6.

What title was given to the leader of the Caddo tribe and the Comanche tribe?

a)

Elder

b)

Warrior

c)

Chief

d)

Hunter

7.

What type of home did the Comanche live in?

a)

Bee-hive hut (wigwam)

b)

wickiups

c)

adobe

d)

teepee

8.
A ________________ is someone who travels from place to place at different seasons.
a)
nomad
b)
artifact
c)
confederacy
d)
adobe
9.
The European wiped out the Karankawa and Jumano tribes with ______________.
a)
trading and spying
b)
disease and fighting
c)
fighting and trading
d)
foods and trading
10.
The Comanche got almost everything they needed from the __________________.
a)
Beads
b)
Pottery
c)
Corn
d)
Buffalo
11.

The structure seen in this image is an example of which type of Native American dwelling?

a)

chickee

b)

plank house

c)

wigwam

d)

tepee

12.

Which region is blue?

a)

Coastal Region

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

13.

One argument made by scientists is that a land bridge between North America and Asia thousands of years ago contributed to the arrival of —

a)

the Ice Age in Texas

b)

rice and corn in Texas

c)

American Indians to Texas

d)

Spanish conquistadors to Texas

14.

9.What affect did La Salle's exploration of Texas have on the Spanish?

a)

It caused the Spanish to abandon settlements in Texas

b)

It began a war between Spain and France

c)

It caused Native Americans turned against Spanish explorers

d)

Spain started to take settlement of Texas more serious.

15.

Which group likely viewed the construction of new Spanish missions with suspicion?

a)

Catholic priests

b)

American Indian tribes

c)

Conquistadors

d)

Anglo settlers

16.

What title was given to the leader of the Caddo tribe and the Comanche tribe?

a)

Elder

b)

Warrior

c)

Chief

d)

Hunter

17.

Which tribe made dugout canoes?

a)

Caddo

b)

Coahuiltecans

c)

Karankawa

d)

Comanche

18.

Being __________________ means you stay in one place.

a)

sedentary

b)

immigrant

c)

migrant

d)

nomadic

19.

What does "Karankawa" mean?

a)

Animal lovers

b)

Dog lovers

c)

Hunters

d)

Fish lovers

20.
How did American Indians in Texas get things they needed?
a)
trading
b)
hunting
c)
farming
d)
all of the above
21.
This tribe used teepees for shelter.  Teepees were easy to take with them since they were nomads.
a)
Karankawa
b)
Caddo
c)
Comanche
d)
Pueblo
22.
Which Native American Tribe were considered skilled fisherman?
a)
Caddo
b)
Karankawa
c)
Apache
d)
Comanche
23.

Which region is green?

a)

Coastal region

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

24.

Which region is blue?

a)

Coastal Region

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

25.

What region does this map represent?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains & Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

26.

What region is located between the Rio Grande and the Pecos Rivers?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains & Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

27.

This region is located between the Red River and Colorado River?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains & Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

28.

Every major river runs through which region?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains & Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

29.

The (a)   region contains the cities of Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Dallas.

30.

The (a)   region contains the cities of Forth Worth and Wichita Falls.

31.

The (a)   region contains the cities of Amarillo and Lubbock.

32.

The (a)   region contains the city of El Paso.

33.

Which region's major industries include ranching, farming, fishing, oil and gas, and lumber?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains & Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

34.

Which 2 regions major industries are ranching, farming and oil & gas?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountains & Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

35.

What is the highest point in Texas?

a)

El Capitan

b)

Guadalupe Peak

c)

Edwards Plateau

d)

Davis Mountains

36.

Which of the following statements best explains why the Mountains and Basins region is not good for farmers?

a)

The land is too high

b)

There is too much wildlife

c)

The soil is too rocky

d)

There are too many tourists

37.

What large body of water touches the Coastal Plains region?

a)

Gulf of Florida

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

38.

Which of the following is a natural landmark in the Coastal Plains region of Texas?

a)

Palo Duro Canyon

b)

Grand Prairie

c)

El Capitan

d)

Padre Island

39.

What type of vegetation might you find in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas?

a)

Cotton

b)

Cacti

c)

Pecan trees

d)

Pine trees

40.

The ............... lived in the Coastal Plains region of Texas in the piney forests.

a)

Caddos

b)

Karankawas

c)

Coahualitecans

d)

Apache

41.

Lipan Apache were ................................. because they

stayed in the same place part of the year, but then they used to move to another place.

a)

nomadic

b)

sendentary

c)

semi-sendentary

42.

The Karankawas were (a)   This means they used to move to one place to another looking for food.

43.

The travois that Comanches used to move their belongings to one place to another was pulled by...

a)

dogs or horses

b)

other members of the group

c)

buffalo

44.

The Lipan Apache originally lived in the High Plains

region. However, they were driven south and west by the

........................ Indians, into the desert areas.

a)

Caddo

b)

Comanche

c)

Jumano

d)

Tigua

45.

Comanches lived in this region of Texas.

a)

Great Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Mountains

d)

Basins

46.

The Apache name means

a)

Friend

b)

Enemy

c)

Fighter

d)

Love

47.

Apaches lived in Mountain and Basis and ________ regions of Texas.

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

48.

Their name means people of the wolf.

a)

Apache

b)

Kiowa

c)

Tonkawa

d)

Comanche

49.

The Coahuiltecan lived in this region of Texas.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

50.

Jumano traded with partners along this river.

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Red

c)

Sabine

d)

Brazos

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