This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > World Literature > Native American > Native American Literature – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Native American Literature Quiz 7 (13 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why do the lords of the Five Nations gather at the Tree of the Great Peace? A) To have a family reunion. B) To warm themselves at the fire. C) To exchange goods and news. D) To make agreements for peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make agreements for peace. 2. An animal that has two sides to its personality A) Trickster. B) Totem. C) Turtle. D) Muskrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trickster. 3. In The Navajo Origin Legend, the ears of corn are laid out facing east and west. What part of the natural world does this arrangement represent? A) The shapes of the moon. B) The mirages of the desert. C) The rising and setting of the sun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rising and setting of the sun. 4. What do the confederate lords do prior to discussing matters at the council meeting? A) Exchange wampum. B) Express gratitude to one another and nature. C) Plant crops of maize. D) Predict the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Express gratitude to one another and nature. 5. Which of the following phrases best describes the difference in worldviews that underly Native American and Western literary tradition? A) Nature vs. nurture. B) Modern vs. ancient. C) Cycles vs. linear progression. D) Moral lessons vs. narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cycles vs. linear progression. 6. What were talking sticks used for? A) When speaking to a crowd. B) When they want it to rain. C) When they wanted others to speak. D) When they did not want to talk anymore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When speaking to a crowd. 7. A typical character, an action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature A) Theme. B) Charcter. C) Archetype. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archetype. 8. The purpose of this type of story was to explain how life/Earth came to be A) Fable. B) Creation myth. C) Fairytale. D) Divine myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creation myth. 9. Why do Native Americans believe the land is sacred? A) No one can own it and it must be respected. B) It relates to the totem of their family. C) They want to awaken us to the mystery and wonder of creation. D) They use it to teach moral lessons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No one can own it and it must be respected. 10. What do the deer antlers symbolize? A) A hunter. B) A warrior. C) A lord. D) One who loves nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lord. 11. What did Native Americans used as writing paper? A) Tree bark. B) Cave walls. C) Paper. D) Buffalo Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buffalo Skin. 12. According to the Chinese creation story, people were created from ..... A) Seeds. B) Reeds. C) Clay. D) Parasites. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasites. 13. Which of these authors was NOT Native American? A) Pauline Johnson. B) George Copway. C) William Byrd. D) Charles Eastman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Byrd. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesWorld Literature QuizzesNative American Literature Quiz 1Native American Literature Quiz 2Native American Literature Quiz 3Native American Literature Quiz 4Native American Literature Quiz 5Native American Literature Quiz 6 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books