How much do YOU know about America's original
inhabitants?
1. Native American tribe names often reflected the pride of each group in itself and its way of life.
Which tribe from eastern North American called themselves Lenape, which means genuine people?
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Sioux
Delaware
Cherokee
Pueblo
2. Boys in their early teens went through a test of strength or bravery where they went without food,
sleep, or companionship for a long period of time until they saw a vision of their ________ ?
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Deceased ancestors
Family members
Guardian spirit
Spiritual enlightenment
3. What did some Indians believe certain diseases were caused by?
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Yiruses
Bad spirits
Not enough rest
An object in the body
4. Many scientists believe that Native Americas are descended from peoples of this region.
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Southeast Asia
The Middle East
Northern Australia
Northern India
5. What did some tribes call the act of touching a live enemy and getting away?
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Counting crows
Counting coup
Counting cousins
Counting coffins
1 6. What method of communication did many Indian tribes of the Plains use as a means of
communicating with one another?
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Morse code
Smoke signals
Sign language
Drawing
7. Indians introduced the Europeans to many different foods, such as avocados, corn, peanuts,
peppers, pineapples, potatoes, squash, and tomatoes. What other plant did the Indians introduce that
was new to the Europeans?
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Aloe
Tobacco
Olive
Stinging nettle
8. What was the name that many Europeans called group of tribes consisting of the Cherokee,
Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole due to the fact that they tried to adopt the ways of white
Americans after the Revolutionary War?
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The Five Featured Tribes
The Five Feathered Tribes
The Five Holy Tribes
The Five Civilized Tribes
9. In 1924, Congress passed this Act which gave citizenship to every Indian born within the
territorial limits of the United States.
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Civil Liberties Act
Native American Act
Right to Life Act
Indian Citizenship Act
10. When Europeans arrived in North America, approximately how many languages were spoken by
Indians?
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30
100
300
3,000
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