This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > Native American > Native American Literature – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Native American Literature Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Native American literature features ..... characters. A) Believable. B) Human characters only. C) Animal. D) Only gods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animal. 2. What was the primary mode of communication for Native Americans? A) Written language. B) Sign language. C) Oral tradition. D) Telepathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oral tradition. 3. According to the Iroquois creation myth, all of the following were values of their culture EXCEPT A) Women. B) Gold. C) Animals. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gold. 4. The acronym MLA stands for ..... A) Modern Linguistic Accreditation. B) Modern Language Association. C) Multiple Languages Accepted. D) Modern Linear Acquisition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modern Language Association. 5. Early American Writings were from which years? A) ~1250-1900. B) ~1400s-1800. C) ~1300s-1500. D) 1800-2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ~1400s-1800. 6. Stories that contain a mischevious figure who makes up for physical weakness with cleverness and sharp humor A) Origin Myths. B) Trickster Tales. C) Creation Myths. D) Native Tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trickster Tales. 7. ..... is the Biblical creation story. A) "Adam and Eve". B) "The World on the Turtle's Back". C) "When the Storm God Rides". D) "When the Grizzly Walked Upright". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Adam and Eve". 8. How is Native American literature relevant to modern America? A) It tells the story of our literary past. B) It shows how all human societies have similar stories. C) It shows how we are all human. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 9. Why is the Sky Tree important to the people in Sky Land? A) It provides them with shade. B) It provides food for them. C) It provides oxygen for them. D) They used its bark to build their homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It provides food for them. 10. Leopard:What word best describes the leopard's attitude toward how the animals should live? A) Brilliance. B) Compromise. C) Cooperation. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooperation. 11. The subject of the metaphor is the A) Tenor. B) Vehicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tenor. 12. Which statement BEST describes a myth? A) Just a fictional story that has nothing to differentiate it from other fictional stories. B) A story passed orally from generation to generation. C) A fictionalized version of real events that took place. D) A fictional tale that explains the existence of something in the natural world or why something in the world is the way it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fictional tale that explains the existence of something in the natural world or why something in the world is the way it is. 13. An anonymous, traditional story that is basically religious in nature and that usually serves to explain a belief, ritual, or mysterious natural phenomenon A) Myth. B) Archetype. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myth. 14. A student reads a novel. After reading it, the student takes a section of the novel and changes a lot of the words. The student includes the changed part of the novel in his research paper. He does not include the novel in his Works Cited page. Did he plagiarize? A) YES. B) NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 15. According to the Hopi creation story, human beings were created when ..... A) They fell from the sky. B) They were created by Maasaw. C) They were made from clay by twin deities. D) They emerged from the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They emerged from the earth. 16. Which myth features a Right-Handed Twin and a Left-Handed Twin? A) "Adam and Eve". B) "The World on the Turtle's Back". C) "When the Storm God Rides". D) "When Grizzlies Walked Upright". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The World on the Turtle's Back". 17. Which of the following is an archetype in The Sky Tree? A) The life-giving tree. B) A poisonous fruit. C) A woman falling from the sky. D) None are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The life-giving tree. 18. What is one of the earliest examples of Native American writing in the United States? A) Newspaper Rock. B) Iroquois Constitution. C) Article of the Tribe. D) Sequoyah's Treaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newspaper Rock. 19. The central idea or ideas the writer wishes to share with the reader; the idea may be a lesson about life or about people and their actions A) Diction. B) Theme. C) Foreshadow. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 20. In Native American tales, humans and animals are ..... ; that is they can change from one form to another. A) Endless circle. B) Nature. C) Imagery. D) Interchangeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interchangeable. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRegions QuizzesNative American Literature Quiz 1Native American Literature Quiz 2Native American Literature Quiz 3Native American Literature Quiz 4Native American Literature Quiz 5Native American Literature Quiz 6Native American Literature Quiz 7Native American Literature Quiz 8Native American Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books