This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Regions > Native American > Native American Literature – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Native American Literature Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Leopard:The leopard turns to the blacksmith for help because A) The blacksmith has helped him with problems in the past. B) He knows the blacksmith can make powerful teeth and claws. C) He needs a human to help him figure out what to do next. D) The blacksmith will be so scared of him, he will cooperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He knows the blacksmith can make powerful teeth and claws. 2. Which of the following explains a tribal song? A) Drum beat accompanied by dancing. B) Poem recited aloud. C) Lyrics containing cultural wisdom. D) Music without lyrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lyrics containing cultural wisdom. 3. The blind old man, who stumbled over fallen logs, wanted the young man's eyes. A) Needs revision. B) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needs revision. 4. A student takes an author's writing and copies it word for word without using quotes or parenthetical citations. Is the student guilty of plagiarism? A) YES. B) NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 5. What type of story would most likely tell how the Earth was formed? A) Origin and Emergence. B) Trickster. C) Historical Narrative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Origin and Emergence. 6. The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work, also referred to as the author's message ..... A) Memoir. B) Symbolism. C) Paradox. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theme. 7. Native American Literature uses a lot of human characters, but they also utilize what: A) Videos. B) Drawings. C) Make-believe characters. D) Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animals. 8. Leopard:The leopard first reacts to the animals' betrayal by A) Snarling. B) Hiding. C) Fighting. D) Weeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weeping. 9. HWWM:Why do the animals want the Great Buzzard to return to them? A) They are worried that he would get lost and not find his way home. B) He is clearly not following their instructions. C) They know he is getting too tired to keep flying. D) He is making too many mountains on the land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is making too many mountains on the land. 10. The boy exclaimed "My friend, we are now comrades for life." A) Correct. B) Needs revision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needs revision. 11. "When Grizzlies Walked Upright" highlights the theme of: A) Marriage. B) Rituals. C) Happiness. D) Disobedience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disobedience. 12. How were Native American stories and poems originally passed down? A) Through dreams. B) Through written texts. C) Through morse code. D) Through oral tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through oral tradition. 13. A pattern that appears in literature and repeated through the ages is known as a(n) ..... A) Example of oral literature. B) Metaphor. C) Archetype. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archetype. 14. Which of the following is NOT a typical symbol / archetype in Native American Literature? A) Trees. B) Cardinal Directions. C) Water. D) A Cross. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Cross. 15. What type of story would give the Native American's version of the coming of the Europeans? A) Earth Diver Story. B) Origin & Emergence Stories. C) Trickster Tale. D) Historical Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historical Narrative. 16. What is a myth's role in a culture? A) A myth is a factual account of historical events. B) A myth is a projection of an individual's dreams. C) A myth represents a culture's relationship with the surrounding world and universe. D) A myth is a simple and straightforward narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A myth represents a culture's relationship with the surrounding world and universe. 17. The Iroquois contributed which idea listed below to the U.S. Constitution? A) Federalism. B) Double Jeopardy. C) Jury of Peers. D) Power in the hands of the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalism. 18. The first interactions between the English Settlers and the Native Americans was: A) War. B) Trading. C) Storytelling. D) Introductions over dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trading. 19. A group of people with a strong common interest/ a group of close-knit and interrelated families A) Imagery. B) Allegory. C) Elder. D) Clan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clan. 20. What type of story is a type of folk tale that features an character who engages in deceit, violence, and magic? A) A trickster tale. B) A myth. C) An epic saga. D) A creation myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A trickster tale. 21. Which twin rules in the day time? A) Left handed twin. B) Right handed twin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right handed twin. 22. What invention was created by the Native Americans? A) Rubber balls. B) Candle wax. C) Paper. D) Herbal medicines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rubber balls. 23. In "When the Storm God Rides, " the god lives A) Under the Gulf of Mexico. B) On Mount Shasta. C) In New York state. D) In a wigwam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the Gulf of Mexico. 24. Which tribe of the Iroquois nation wrote "The World on the Turtle's Back" ? A) Onondaga. B) Oneida. C) Mohawk. D) Cayuga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onondaga. 25. Restore to life or consciousness. A) Revive. B) Allegory. C) Foreshadow. D) Introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revive. 26. The right-handed twin takes control of A) His brother's life. B) All poisonous plants. C) The earth's animals. D) The daylight realm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The daylight realm. 27. What role did spiritual beliefs play in Native American cultures? A) Spiritual beliefs had no impact on daily life. B) They were mainly focused on monotheism. C) They were central, with rituals, ceremonies, and connections to nature. D) Spiritual beliefs were limited to individual tribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were central, with rituals, ceremonies, and connections to nature. 28. This type of story explains how the world and things in it came to be. A) Nursery rhyme. B) Legend. C) Fable. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myth. 29. A very old, imaginative pattern that appears in literature across cultures and is repeated through the ages A) Archetype. B) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archetype. 30. Sky Tree:What does the role of the water animals in the creation of Earth suggest about Native American attitudes toward other living creatures? A) They respect the power of all living creatures in the world. B) They believed humans were superior to all other living creatures. C) They felt the animals and all other living creatures deserved to die. D) They were afraid of all other living creatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They respect the power of all living creatures in the world. 31. The number two/duality is important in Native American poetry because A) We naturally group ideas into pairs and it signifies completeness. B) Two was a magical number given to the Native Americans by the gods. C) Two was the most common lucky number. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We naturally group ideas into pairs and it signifies completeness. 32. Hutash turned the Chumash who fell from the Rainbow Bridge into ..... A) Dolphins. B) Otters. C) Sharks. D) Whales. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dolphins. 33. In "When Grizzlies Walked Upright, " the SKy Spirit was angry because: A) The Grizzlies created children with his daughter. B) His daughter disappeared for years. C) His daughter stuck her head out of the hole in the sky. D) The Grizzly bears ruined his home at the base of the mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Grizzlies created children with his daughter. 34. The Iroquois Confederacy was formed ..... years prior to the U.S. Constitution? A) 500. B) 300. C) 600. D) 400. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 600. 35. Are tricksters an archetype? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 36. HWWM:The one task that some of the plants and animals fail to do is A) Stay awake and keep watch for seven nights. B) Create mountains and valleys for the land below. C) Help humans to learn how to multiply at a steady rate. D) Connect the new piece of land to the four cords. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stay awake and keep watch for seven nights. 37. A pattern, symbol, or character type that repeats across cultures is called a(n): A) Type. B) Archetype. C) Poem. D) Origin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archetype. 38. All are genres found in Native American oral tradition except: A) Trickster tales. B) Songs. C) Speeches. D) Myths. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speeches. 39. Although animals play important roles in Native American myths, it is human beings that are given divine powers. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 40. Which of the following is an example of an Earth Diver story? A) "The Sky Tree". B) "How America Was Discovered". C) "The Sun Still Rises in the Same Sky". D) "Coyote Finishes His Work". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The Sky Tree". 41. What is one thing most Native American cultures had in common with one another? A) Storytelling. B) Battle cries. C) Dance ritutuals. D) Tent making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Storytelling. 42. What is a creation myth? A) Stories that ancient tribes made up to entertain people while explaining how the world began. B) Stories that provide an account of how the universe was made. C) Stories that people made up about how the world began because they didn't have any scientific facts. D) Stories that provide an account of how the world began through the use of a symbolic narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stories that provide an account of how the world began through the use of a symbolic narrative. 43. ..... is when a specific symbol, story, or pattern shows up in myths across multiple cultures around the world. A) Synecdoche. B) Archetype. C) Foreshadowing. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archetype. 44. ..... is used to compare to undying nature. A) Creation myths. B) Imagery. C) Oral. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 45. What is a common characteristic of Native American myths? A) They exclude women from the narratives. B) They disregard the laws of nature. C) They often involve supernatural events. D) They focus on historical events. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They often involve supernatural events. 46. Which of the following brings about the death of Coyote's cow? A) Revenge. B) Desperation. C) Anger. D) Greed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greed. 47. What did the Sky Chief's wife have in her hand when she fell from Skyland in Earth on Turtle's Back? A) Flowers. B) Shoes. C) Seeds. D) A crown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seeds. 48. Language and tone are determined by ..... A) Your mood. B) The author's purpose. C) The audience. D) BOTH B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BOTH B and C. 49. Which folktale features a culture's gods and heroes? A) Myth. B) Fairy tale. C) Animal tale. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myth. 50. What two figurative languages devices do Native Americans use primarily: A) Personification & Imagery. B) Metaphors & Similes. C) Metaphors & Personification. D) Imagery & Allusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphors & Similes. 51. How did Native Americans migrate to the Americas? A) By crossing the Atlantic Ocean in boats. B) By using underground tunnels. C) By migrating from Asia over the Bering Land Bridge. D) By following the migration of European settlers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By migrating from Asia over the Bering Land Bridge. 52. When the twins create animals and plants, this is meant to represent ..... A) Balance in nature. B) Primordial sacrifice. C) Conflict between good and evil. D) The origin of evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Balance in nature. 53. What natural land form's creation is explained in "When Grizzlies Walked Upright?" A) Mount Shasta. B) The Mississippi River. C) Mount Everest. D) Mount Sinai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mount Shasta. 54. Trickster stories attempt to ..... A) Teach a specific moral or message. B) Argue that naturalism in necessary. C) Entertain the reader. D) Teach how the world was created. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teach a specific moral or message. 55. Which statement is NOT true of oral societies? A) All history and literature is memorized. B) All examples are translated, written down, and preserved for future generations. C) Relies on performance rather than the written word. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All examples are translated, written down, and preserved for future generations. 56. Archetypal characters appear in literature across different cultures in a specific period. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. "The Earth on Turtle's Back" highlights the theme of: A) Helplessness. B) Determination. C) Luck. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determination. 58. Which type of story would be most likely to tell of the history of the tribe? A) Historical Narrative. B) Culture Hero Story. C) Earth Diver Story. D) Trickster Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical Narrative. 59. What do Native American creation stories primarily explain? A) Historical events of tribes. B) The origin of different animals. C) The origins of the world and humanity. D) The conquest of other tribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The origins of the world and humanity. 60. Native American tribes were often part of different ..... A) Stables. B) Nations. C) Countries. D) Factions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nations. Next →Related QuizzesRegions QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesNative American Literature Quiz 2Native American Literature Quiz 3Native American Literature Quiz 4Native American Literature Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books