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Native Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This region depended on the buffalo to meet their needs.

a)

Everglades of Florida

b)

Central California

c)

Great Plains

d)

New England

2.

What is the name of the tribe that lived on the space that is now St. Margaret's Episcopal School?

a)

Acjachemen

b)

Chumash

c)

Hopi

d)

Crow

3.

Salmon was the main food source for natives in this region.

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

4.

The Inuit were natives from this region.

a)

Utah

b)

Scandinavia

c)

Hawaii

d)

Arctic

5.

Who was the Hunkpapa of the Dakota Sioux who successfully resisted the expansion of white settlers into his territories?

a)

Red Cloud

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Geronimo

d)

Dances With Wolves

6.

The Woodland Indians of the North-East lived in what type of house?

a)

Teepee

b)

Igloo

c)

Longhouse

d)

Mission

7.

Which description below best describes the Great Plains Indians?

a)

they were good farmers

b)

they moved from place to place hunting bison.

c)

they lived in permanent settlements and hunted game in the forests.

d)

they built longhouses and lived mostly on fish.

8.

When Columbus arrived in the Caribbean in 1492, what name was given to the main indigenous tribes that he encountered?

a)

Taino

b)

Japangu

c)

Maya

d)

Carib

9.

Which of the following Native American products became the most profitable for European traders?

a)

Tabacco

b)

Rice

c)

Cotton

d)

Corn

10.

Pocahontas made alliances with which group of settlers in 1613

a)

Juan Silva and the Spanish

b)

Jonas

Saltkalvis and the Lithuanians

c)

Jan Smet and the Dutch

d)

John Smith and the English

e)

Jean Sorel and the French

11.

Pismo State Beach is named after the Chumash word 'Pismu', which means what in English?

a)

Sun

b)

Tar

c)

Ocean

d)

Beautiful

12.

What is the current population of Native American people in the U.S. today? (White around 191-195 million; Black around 51.6 million; Asian around 21.4 million; and Hispanic or Latino around 68.1 million)

a)

About 10 million

b)

About 20 million

c)

About 30 million

d)

About 40 million

13.

What percentage of Native American people live below the poverty line in 2025?

(18.4% for Black Americans, 15% for Hispanics, 7.6% for Whites, and 7.5% for Asian Americans)

a)

2%

b)

12%

c)

15%

d)

25%