This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Regions > Native American > Native American Literature – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Native American Literature Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best complete the sentence?The connection of slang used to today can be seen though the ..... of popular music. A) Prevails. B) Evokes. C) Relativisms. D) Centrality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relativisms. 2. What does the woman grab as she falls from the Sky World in "The World on the Turtle's Back" ? A) Her husband's hand. B) The air. C) Roots and leaves. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roots and leaves. 3. Which of the following characters would not represent the trickster archetype? A) Captain America. B) Loki. C) The Joker. D) Bugs Bunny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Captain America. 4. Which of the following is a characteristic of many Native American religions. A) Polytheistic. B) Quadrotheistic. C) Atheistic. D) Monotheistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polytheistic. 5. Which animal is considered to be the Earth-Diver? A) Sea turtle. B) Otter. C) Weasel. D) Muskrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muskrat. 6. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Trickster? A) They turn situations upside down and profane beliefs. B) They can be imitators of the gods. Sometimes they trick the gods and bring gifts to humans. C) Trickster tales teach moral lessons. D) They are always evil and try to destroy humanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are always evil and try to destroy humanity. 7. When were the most effective and enduring text versions of Native American poems and narratives written? A) Last Week. B) The 20th Century. C) The 19th Century. D) The 17th Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The 20th Century. 8. Which of the following best complete the sentence?The extra time proved to be ..... for Sally since she needed to finish her work. A) Evokes. B) Emergence. C) Prevails. D) Beneficial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beneficial. 9. What does the left-handed twin want the mountain lion to do? A) Fight the bear. B) Attack the brother. C) Scare the grandmother. D) Eat the deer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eat the deer. 10. The myth implies that, if the right-handed twin had created the world by himself, the world would be A) Perfect. B) Completely peaceful. C) Unbalanced. D) More orderly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unbalanced. 11. People live in harmony with ..... A) Hero tales. B) Nature. C) Migration legends. D) Oral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature. 12. What was the role of rituals and ceremonies in Native American literature? A) They had no relation to literature. B) They were strictly private affairs. C) They were intertwined with literature, conveying cultural values and beliefs. D) They were used to showcase dominance over other tribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were intertwined with literature, conveying cultural values and beliefs. 13. Which of the following is not something the left-handed twin created A) Poisonous plants. B) Predatory animals. C) Humans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humans. 14. What Native American literature can be found in the "Legend of the Standing Rock" ? A) Hero Initiation. B) Trickster. C) Symbolic Landmarks and Mythology. D) Oral Tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolic Landmarks and Mythology. 15. Earth on Turtle's Back explains how ..... came to be. A) The sea. B) The sky. C) The earth. D) The turtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The earth. 16. The speaker of "Song of the Sky Loom" seeks A) Favors. B) Knowledge. C) Forgiveness. D) Proof of the existence of the Earth and Sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Favors. 17. Native American creation stories typically have a known author. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. The period of time before writing was invented. A) Artifact. B) Confederacy. C) History. D) Prehistory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prehistory. 19. According to the Hindu creation story, what type of flower did Brahma split into three parts in order to create the Heavens, Earth, and Sky? A) A lotus. B) An orchid. C) A rose. D) A daisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lotus. 20. The Sky Tree is what type of story? A) Trickster tale. B) Fairytale. C) Folktale. D) Creation myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creation myth. 21. What did the English settlers trade the Native Americans for? A) Basic survival skills. B) How to grow crops. C) How to make clothing. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 22. Which of the following literary elements in present in this passage:Wind now commences to sing Wind now commences to sing. The land stretches before me, Before me stretches away A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 23. Describing something that inspires attitudes of awe or reverence among believers in a given set of religious or spiritual ideas. A) Clan. B) Sacred. C) Archetype. D) Revive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sacred. 24. Writing that appeals to any of the five senses A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 25. Why didn't Native American tribes try to drive out the Europeans? A) They were too culturally diverse. B) They believed the Europeans were good influences. C) They wanted to live peacefully with the Europeans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were too culturally diverse. 26. Who wrote this question:In how many ways does creation primarily occur? A) Victoria. B) Alanis. C) Mia. D) Adriana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Victoria. 27. Double-Face had stolen, tortured, and killed all of the old couple's children. A) Correct. B) Needs revision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 28. Which of the following is not a thing creation stories/myths do? A) Describes how the universe, life, and the earth began. B) Explains the workings of the natural world. C) Tells the legendary stories of great leaders & their quests. D) Supports and validates social customs and values. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tells the legendary stories of great leaders & their quests. 29. Which folktale features animal characters that behave like people? A) Fable. B) Fairy tale. C) Animal tale. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animal tale. 30. A character, action, or situation that is a prototype (or pattern) of human life; a situation that occurs over and over again in literature A) Symbol. B) Archetype. C) Image. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archetype. 31. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Native American storytelling? A) It contains repetition. B) It uses archaic (old) language. C) It contains ritual beginnings and endings. D) It has a very complex writing style. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has a very complex writing style. 32. Which two myths feature a Sky World? A) "Adam and Eve" & "When the Storm God Rides". B) "The World on the Turtle's Back" & "When Grizzlies Walked Upright". C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The World on the Turtle's Back" & "When Grizzlies Walked Upright". 33. When Grizzlies Walked Upright tells how ..... began. A) Ice. B) School. C) Snow. D) Human beings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human beings. 34. Native American literature is often considered the first example of American literature A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. The overall feeling of "Song of the Sky Loom" could best be described as A) Respectful. B) Fearful. C) Impatient. D) Amused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respectful. 36. What contribution was given by the Iroquois League to America today? A) Vast lands and herd of animals. B) Force Slavery. C) Ideas for U.S. Constitution. D) Displacement of the Natives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ideas for U.S. Constitution. 37. An important characteristic of American Indian literature is that it A) Is written in an ornate style. B) Is written in short sentences. C) Was originally not written but handed down orally. D) Was told to an eager audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was originally not written but handed down orally. 38. When is the left-handed twin most likely present? A) After sports. B) At harvest. C) During war. D) During planting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During war. 39. Sky Tree:Aataentsic has to leave Sky Land because she needs to A) Find a cure for the old chief. B) Create a new Earth. C) Ask the Turtle for advice. D) Follow the sky tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Follow the sky tree. 40. Why did Native Americans tell creation myths? A) To explain the universe and how life began. B) To explain their purpose on the planet. C) To acknowledge a "Supreme Being". D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 41. Which of the following is NOT a description of a creation myth? A) Describes how the universe, earth, and life began. B) Explains the workings of the natural world. C) Supports and validates local laws. D) Guides people through the trials of living. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supports and validates local laws. 42. What does this creation myth explain about the Iroquois' dance rituals? A) Iroquois dance to worship the moon. B) People dance in the same direction as the sun. C) The muskrat created the first dance. D) Only twins are allowed in the dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People dance in the same direction as the sun. 43. What does oral tradition mean? A) Dental history. B) Literature passed down through word of mouth. C) Spoken conversations between people. D) Variations in language patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literature passed down through word of mouth. 44. What is the main reason we do not have as many Native American cultural artifacts as we could? A) The Europeans destroyed much of what theycould find as a symbol of their domination. B) Native Americans destroyed them to keep them away from the Europeans. C) Native Americans did not have cultural artifacts worth preserving. D) The artifacts were destroyed in a massive earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Europeans destroyed much of what theycould find as a symbol of their domination. 45. Reverence for nature and the worship of many gods are two common themes in early Native American Literature? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 46. Which archetype explains how the Kiowa women were transformed into the Pleiades? A) The Magic Weapon. B) The Damsel in Distress. C) Supernatural Intervention. D) Yin and yang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supernatural Intervention. 47. A ..... explains the origin of something. A) Creation myth. B) Chant. C) Folktale. D) Fairy tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creation myth. 48. Native American poems should really be thought of as ..... instead of poems. A) Television shows. B) Narratives. C) Songs. D) Stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Songs. 49. Which deity did most Native American tribes commonly worship in their religious systems? A) An evil god known as the "Master Spirit.". B) Numerous lesser supernatural entities without a central deity. C) The "Great Spirit" of nature and animals. D) All-powerful and all-knowing Creators. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All-powerful and all-knowing Creators. 50. The twins' creations in this myth tell you that Iroquois culture A) Wishes more medicines were made. B) Believes in balance in nature. C) Respects the porcupine the most. D) Bases its rituals on deer meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believes in balance in nature. 51. The Iroquois Confederacy was an example of a ..... A) Monarchy. B) Dictatorship. C) Oligarchy. D) Representative democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Representative democracy. 52. What is the purpose of myths in Native American culture? A) To confuse the audience. B) To entertain the audience. C) To promote a specific religious belief. D) To inform, instruct, or warn the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To inform, instruct, or warn the audience. 53. What is the central focus of Native American mythology? A) Entertainment and humor. B) The celebration of individualism. C) The depiction of unchanging historical events. D) The conveyance of moral lessons and values. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The conveyance of moral lessons and values. 54. Native American myths originated as oral stories passed down verbally. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 55. Which element of a myth or legend is about purposely teaching a set of values? A) Character. B) Theme. C) Oral Tradition. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oral Tradition. 56. Europeans valued the stories of Native Americans. As a result, the culture and language of Native Americans were preserved. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. Which is NOT a requirement for MLA formatting? A) The Works Cited page should be the last page of the document. B) Writers should use size 12 point Times New Roman font. C) Margins should be set to 1.5 inches on top and bottom and 1 inch on the left and right. D) The writer's last name and the page number should appear on every page except the first. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Margins should be set to 1.5 inches on top and bottom and 1 inch on the left and right. 58. These myths express many themes. One common theme is ..... A) Messages to the audience about the history of each tribe. B) The connection of man to an immortal being. C) Insights about life or the human condition. D) A reference to a known person, place or thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insights about life or the human condition. 59. What types of words would you find in Native American poetry? A) Powerful Words. B) Putrid Prose. C) Passive Words. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Powerful Words. 60. "The Navajo Origin Legend" mostly explains: A) How Native Americans made corn. B) Why buckskin was sacred. C) The creation of man and woman / marriage. D) The origins of the Wind God. 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