Chapter 2 Multiple-Choice Self-Quiz (Level 1)

. Which of the following is false?

Native American religions are very diverse.

There is one form of Native American religion.

Native American religions change over time.

Native American religions are practiced in many areas today.

. The essential teachings of Native American religions are often found in

sacred narratives or myths.

books written by gods or deities.

specific statements of belief of creeds.

sermons and liturgies.

. The god Quetzalcoatl is recognized in

Cherokee religion.

all Native American religions.

Modoc religion.

Aztec religion.

. What is the Popol Vuh?

The Cherokee god of corn

The coming-of-age rite for Navajo girls

Another name for the Sun Dance

A Mayan creation narrative

. Which of the following is an important method of healing?

Sandpainting

Kinaalda

Planting Corn

Basketry

. Who was Black Elk?

A famous Lakota religious leader

One of the kachinas

One of the hero twins in Popol Vuh

The Aztec corn god

. Tales about the landscape are important to the White Mountain Apache because they

help Arizona businesses decide where to develop land.

have helped people convert to Christianity.

convey important moral teachings.

None of the above

. The Pueblo peoples are from

the Southwestern United States.

the Northwestern United States.

eastern Canada.

Alaska.

. Mabel McKay was well known for

her skill in healing the sick.

her skill in basketry.

initiating the Kinaalda.

Both a and b

. Trickster figures in mythology

teach important life lessons through their actions.

are often animals.

always rescue humanity from decline.

Both a and b

. Sandpainting has been used as a healing rite by

Navajo peoples.

Cherokee peoples.

the ancient Maya.

the Yurok peoples.

. Which of the following is an important goal of a vision quest?

Building a seaworthy canoe

Communicating with the spirit world

Baking a giant cornmeal cake

Immersing oneself in social life

. Sweat lodge ceremonies may

be used to purify the body.

take place in many different cultural contexts.

establish a bond between people who perform the ceremony together.

All of the above

. Which of the following was not one of the goals of a kachina dance, as discussed in the reading?

Teaching young people about morals and ethics

Purifying the body through sweat

Enhancing rainfall

Enhancing the fertility of the land

. Which of the following is a rite of passage?

The Kinaalda

The Vision Quest

The Jump Dance

Both a and b

. The 1819 Civilization Fund Act

aimed to educate native children in an effort to âcivilizeâ them.

led to the development of many boarding schools.

aimed to eradicate Christianity in the Americas.

Both a and b

. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mesoamerica,

the indigenous religion of the Mayan peoples was banned.

written versions of holy texts were burned.

the Maya were often forcibly converted to Roman Catholicism.

All of the above

. Who was Wovoka?

The founder of the second Ghost Dance

A mythological trickster figure

One of the Mayan hero twins

None of the above

. What happened at Wounded Knee?

American troops massacred hundreds of people who had gathered for the Ghost Dance.

Wovoka fell and hurt his knee.

The Popol Vuh was revealed to the Cherokee.

The first Kinaalda took place.

. The American Indian Religious Freedom Act was passed in

1801.

1888.

1978.

2010.

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