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Native American Shelters Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Native Americans lived in longhouses?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Apache

c)

Navajo

d)

Sioux

2.

Which Native Americans lived in plank houses?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Iroquois

c)

Chinook

d)

Navajo

3.

Which Native Americans lived in tepees?

a)

Apache

b)

Navajo

c)

Sioux

d)

Iroquois

4.

Which Native Americans lived in igloos?

a)

Inuit

b)

Apache

c)

Cherokee

d)

Navajo

5.

Name two resources Native Americans used to build their shelters.

a)

Wood and stone

b)

Clay and grass

c)

Animal skins and wood

d)

Metal and plastic

6.

Native Americans used various resources to make their clothing. Which of the following is one of them?

a)

Animal hides

b)

Plastic

c)

Synthetic fibers

d)

Metal

7.

Where did the Native Americans get the materials to build their houses?

a)

From local natural resources

b)

Imported from other regions

c)

Purchased from European settlers

d)

Manufactured in factories

8.

These Native Americans lived in a region that was mostly flat.

a)

Plains Indians

b)

Inuit

c)

Iroquois

d)

Apache

9.

These Native Americans lived in a region known for making totem poles.

a)

Inuit

b)

Navajo

c)

Haida

d)

Apache

10.

These Native Americans lived in a region that had little water and plants.

a)

Inuit

b)

Apache

c)

Pueblo

d)

Iroquois

11.

These Native Americans lived in a region where buffalo were their main resource. Fill in the blanks with the Native American groups who lived in each of the numbered locations.

a)

Sioux

b)

Apache

c)

Iroquois

d)

Cherokee

12.

Totem poles are carved out of ________________________.

a)

wood

b)

stone

c)

metal

d)

plastic

13.

The _____________ made dolls of their gods called Kachinas to give to their children.

a)

Pueblo

b)

Inuit

c)

Cherokee

d)

Seminole

14.

These homes were called ____________, because 60 people could live there.

a)

plank houses

b)

longhouses

c)

wigwams

d)

adobes

15.

The Native Americans of the Northwest ate seafood often, especially __________.

a)

trout

b)

salmon

c)

tuna

d)

catfish

16.

Each tribe had a sophisticated society of __________.

a)

clubs religion and farmind

b)

Familes, markets and government

c)

armies,protection and security

d)

livestock,farming and tools

17.

How did nomadic Native American tribes adapt to the cold climate?

a)

They relied on fire and heated rocks to stay warm.

b)

They hibernated during the winter months to conserve energy.

c)

They used animal furs and hides for clothing and shelter, built temporary structures, and migrated to warmer regions during winter.

d)

They used ice and snow to insulate their clothing and shelters.

18.

Each Native American group developed its own ________, or way of living.

a)

culture

b)

language

c)

territory

d)

economy

19.

How did natural resources affect the cultures of Native Americans?

a)

It influenced what they ate.

b)

It influenced what shelters they built.

c)

It influenced what types of clothes they wore.

d)

all of the above

20.
Word used to describe people who move from place to place during different seasons to find available food. 
a)
cultural regions
b)
artifacts
c)
nomadic
d)
cultures
21.
The Plains region had flat and grassy land. Which animal do you think they hunted most based on their geography?
a)
Fish
b)
Buffalo
c)
Squirrles
d)
Mountain Lions
22.

Use the image to answer the question. Which region was this Native American shelter MOST LIKELY in?

a)
the Southwest
b)
the Arctic
c)
the Plains
d)
the Northeast
23.

Which animal was the most important to the people of the Great Plains region?

a)

Rabbits

b)

Deer

c)

Buffalo

d)

Turkeys

24.

In Native American culture, who was mostly responsible for hunting?

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Children

d)

Elders

25.

Arctic Native Americans like the Inuit used shelters made out of ice called ______.

a)

Igloos

b)

Longhouses

c)

Tepees

d)

Hogans