This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > World Literature > Native American > Native American Literature – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Native American Literature Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Story that explains the creation of the earth and human life A) Creation myth. B) Origin myth. C) Speech. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creation myth. 2. Why was story telling important to Native American people? A) It passes along history and knowledge to a younger generation. B) It is a way to pass the time. C) It was not really that important. D) It was more efficient than waiting for the internet to be invented. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It passes along history and knowledge to a younger generation. 3. A typical symbol, story pattern, or character type upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated is ..... A) Theme. B) Charcter. C) Archetype. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archetype. 4. What does the Navajo origin legend describe? A) The first marriage. B) The creation of the world. C) The creation of gods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first marriage. 5. Speech-making and ..... are important parts of their lives. A) Social functions. B) Story telling. C) Dancing. D) Singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Story telling. 6. Which one of these sayings expresses a cultural value clearly suggested by "The Earth on Turtle's Back" ? A) Might makes right. B) If you don't succeed, try, try again. C) There's no place like home. D) The meek shall inherit the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The meek shall inherit the earth. 7. "The Earth on Turtle's Back" shows the importance the Onondaga placed on A) Dreams. B) Old Age. C) Strength in Battle. D) Old Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dreams. 8. The artist Jeffrey Veregge is Native American to which tribe? A) S'Klallam Tribe. B) Kiowas Tribe. C) Caddo Tribe. D) Comanche Tribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) S'Klallam Tribe. 9. Which of the following are folk tales? A) Cinderella. B) The Three Little Pigs. C) The Raven. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Which of the following is a common trickster character? A) Bison. B) Buffalo. C) Deer. D) Coyote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coyote. 11. The main conflict in "The Man to Send Rainclouds" is A) Father Paul vs. Leon. B) Ken vs. Leon. C) Teofilo vs. Father Paul. D) Louise vs. Father Paul. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Father Paul vs. Leon. 12. Marvel Comics released its first Native American character named ..... A) Blue Moon. B) Red Fox. C) Green Ivy. D) Red Wolf & Lobo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red Wolf & Lobo. 13. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a creation/origin myth? A) One character plays a trick on another. B) The world is created. C) Cultural beliefs and practices are explained. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One character plays a trick on another. 14. How is mural different from modern art found in most museums? A) It includes comic book heroes. B) It is painted with acrylic paints. C) It is painted on a wall instead of a canvas. D) It is for sale unlike art in museums. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is painted on a wall instead of a canvas. 15. Bruchac says Longfellow's poem "Song of Hiawatha" is misnamed because A) The title tells nothing of the struggles of Native Americans. B) The poet attributes his story to the wrong native group. C) The was never an Iroquois named Hiawatha. D) Hiawatha was a Chippewa, not an Iroquois. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The poet attributes his story to the wrong native group. 16. Why is parenthetical documentation important? A) It let's readers know the importance of outside works. B) It proves that the sentence is a quote. C) It cites the source of information used in your paragraph/essay. D) None are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It cites the source of information used in your paragraph/essay. 17. Which of the following genres of American literature is defined as "traditional stories passed down from generation to generation, which explain why the world is the way it is" ? A) Myths. B) Historical narratives. C) Protest literature. D) Trickster tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myths. 18. A traditional story that deals with gods, heroes and supernatural forces. May explain a belief, a custom or a force of nature. A) Folktale. B) Oral Literature. C) Myth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myth. 19. How many superheroes have joined together to form this mural? A) 12. B) 15. C) 7. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 20. Stories are passed down from one generation to the next aloud rather than being physically recorded. A) Totem pole. B) Oral tradition. C) Conflict. D) Creation mythology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oral tradition. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWorld Literature QuizzesNative American Literature Quiz 1Native American Literature Quiz 2Native American Literature Quiz 3Native American Literature Quiz 5Native American Literature Quiz 6Native American Literature Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books