This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > World Literature > Native American > Native American Literature – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Native American Literature Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is the most likely reason behind Aataentsic's decision to go after the tree? A) She loved her husband. B) She was trying to escape Sky Land. C) She knew the animals would help her. D) She needed to get the fruit from the tree to save herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loved her husband. 2. Which work does Bruchac give as an example of Western literature beginning with the oral tradition, similarly to Native American literature? A) Beowulf. B) The Odyssey. C) The Song of Hiawatha. D) The story of Gluskabe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Odyssey. 3. Who caught the Wife as she was falling? A) The Duck. B) The Turtle. C) The Muskrat. D) Two Swans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two Swans. 4. In the Odyssey, the hero often gets his way by lying. Which of the Native American characters from your reading most resembles the hero from the Odyssey? A) Turtle. B) Old Man Above. C) Coyote. D) Aataentsic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coyote. 5. Which of the following does NOT describe oral tradition? A) Primary means of communicating. B) Taught about social order. C) Taught about the physical world. D) Tradition of reciting recipes to younger generations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tradition of reciting recipes to younger generations. 6. (Turtle)Which word best describes the left-handed twin? A) Respectful. B) Determined. C) Mysterious. D) Stubborn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stubborn. 7. In "World on the Turtle's Back" what became the moon? A) The grandmother's head. B) The mother's head. C) The left-handed twin's head. D) The right-handed twins head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The grandmother's head. 8. "The Man to Send Rainclouds" takes place in A) New Mexico in the spring. B) New Mexico in the winter. C) California in the spring. D) California in the winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Mexico in the spring. 9. Read the following sentence from the myth. And the left-handed twin died, but he died and he didn't die.This sentence is an example of a/an A) Anecdote. B) Paradox. C) Refrain. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 10. (Fox, Coyote, and Whale)Why do Fox and Coyote go to the world of the water people? A) To rescue the Fox's wife. B) To get relief from the hot sun. C) To discuss a treaty. D) To get water to quench their thirst. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To rescue the Fox's wife. 11. Which of the following would be a good title for the excerpt from The Navajo Origin Legend? A) Gods of Corn. B) The Wind GIves Life. C) The Feather of Life. D) Corn and Buckskin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Wind GIves Life. 12. What Native American art style does Veregge use? A) Frontline. B) Dotted line. C) Formline. D) Brush strokes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formline. 13. According to "When Grizzlies Walked Upright, " why do the Modocs never kill grizzly bears? A) The grizzlies are their ancestors. B) The grizzlies are endangered. C) The grizzlies are magical. D) The grizzlies are too fierce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The grizzlies are their ancestors. 14. Fingerprints were created by A) Rushing water. B) Burning fire. C) Blowing wind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blowing wind. 15. Coyote, the trickster, was tricked by someone else. Who tricked him? (3 words) A) An old woman. B) A fox. C) The buffalo. D) A magical dwarf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An old woman. 16. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a creation myth? A) One character plays a trick on another. B) The world is created. C) Cultural beliefs and practices are explained. D) There is a good and an evil character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One character plays a trick on another. 17. "Coyote Finishes His Work" and "The Sky Tree" come from different cultures. What themes do they have in common? A) Life on earth begins with an act of sacrifice. B) Animals aid and assist humans. C) Everything is controlled by women. D) Only the earth endures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals aid and assist humans. 18. What is an example of an American folk tale? A) Hot Cross Buns. B) Captain Underpants. C) The Little Red Riding Hood. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Little Red Riding Hood. 19. Which animal was determined to succeed in "The Earth on the Turtle's Back" A) Turtle. B) Muskrat. C) Duck. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muskrat. 20. Which work does Bruchac give as an example of Western literature finding inspiration in Native American tradition? A) Beowulf. B) The Odyssey. C) The Song of Hiawatha. D) The story of Gluskabe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Song of Hiawatha. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWorld Literature QuizzesNative American Literature Quiz 1Native American Literature Quiz 3Native American Literature Quiz 4Native American Literature Quiz 5Native American Literature Quiz 6Native American Literature Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books