This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > Native American > Native American Literature – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Native American Literature Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... is a popular story character in Native American literature. A) Hero tales. B) Trickster. C) Nature. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trickster. 2. Sky Tree:According to this myth, woman can only have one child per year because otherwise A) Humans would try to control all of the plants and animals. B) There would be too many people for the Earth to hold. C) The plants and animals would become jealous of the humans. D) Woman would grow too old and tired to be happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There would be too many people for the Earth to hold. 3. According to the Kiowa, the Devil's Tower (in Wyoming) was created from ..... A) Young women who were escaping from a creepy deity called Orion. B) Young women who were running away from bears; then saved by a rock (or tree stump, depending on the version). C) Young women who were singing and dancing in the moonlight. D) Young women who were running from a pack of wolves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Young women who were running away from bears; then saved by a rock (or tree stump, depending on the version). 4. Historical continuity is preserved by the ..... A) Song lyrics. B) Trickster. C) Endless circle. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endless circle. 5. HWWM:The water-beetle in "How the World Was Made" is an example of which archetype? A) Earth-diver. B) The fall. C) The outcast. D) The mentor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth-diver. 6. Which of the following is true about a myth? A) Myths are usually about everyday people and their daily lives. B) All myths attempt to explain the origin of earthly life. C) Myths often feature immortal beings. D) Myths rarely convey cultural values. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myths often feature immortal beings. 7. What does the left-handed twin represent? A) Balance in nature. B) Conflict between good and evil. C) Primordial sacrifice. D) Origin of evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Origin of evil. 8. HWWM:According to this myth, Earth is a(n) A) Ball. B) Island. C) Arch. D) Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Island. 9. Which one of these names DOES NOT represent the right-handed man A) Sapling. B) Great Creator. C) Master of Life. D) The Chosen One. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Chosen One. 10. Native American literature was largely based on ..... A) The written word. B) Oral translations. C) Recorded messages. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oral translations. 11. A folk tale about an animal or person who engages in trickery, violence, and magic A) Trickster Tale. B) Setting. C) Clan. D) Endure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trickster Tale. 12. Stories that explain beliefs about the physical world are called ..... myths. A) Creation. B) Trickster. C) Native. D) Origin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Origin. 13. Which animal is a common trickster in Native American Literature? A) Ant. B) Mouse. C) Coyote. D) Bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coyote. 14. I will take your place, Brandon. A) Correct. B) Needs revision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 15. Which North American tribe(s) created the first democracy (in 1142 AD) prior to the U.S. Constitution being established? A) The Iroquois. B) The Hopi. C) The Navajo. D) The Chumash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Iroquois. 16. What are the three types of Native American narratives? A) Origin & Emergence Stories, Trickster Tales, Historical Narratives. B) Culture Hero Myths, Archetypes, Trickster Tales. C) Fantasies, Archetypal Narratives, Origin Myths. D) Folktales, Myths, Legends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Origin & Emergence Stories, Trickster Tales, Historical Narratives. 17. How is an extended metaphor different than a regular metaphor? A) It is continued throughout several sentences/lines. B) It uses "like" or "as" and a regular metaphor does not. C) It contains imagery. D) It compares three or more things. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is continued throughout several sentences/lines. 18. Simply put, an allegory is a narrative that has a symbolic meaning. That is, the whole story, its plot, characters and often setting, are all elements that signify a second correlated narrative. A) Foreshadow. B) Genre. C) Allegory. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allegory. 19. Creation myths explain A) Great battles between warriors. B) An animal that tricks others. C) Faith. D) How the world came to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How the world came to be. 20. SInce they refused to take the child the young man took him and wrapped him in his own blanket. A) Correct. B) Needs revision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needs revision. ← 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