Lakota III & IV Culture Exchange

Question 1

What was the primary purpose of the Indian Boarding School system?

Accepted Answer

To assimilate Native children into Euro-American culture.

Question 2

The Lakota successfully fought to maintain all of their original lands after European contact.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What type of artistic work became common after contact between the Lakota and Europeans?

Accepted Answer

Ledger Art

Question 4

Frybread is a traditional Lakota food that originated before European contact.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Which of the following has been an example of the Lakota engaging in global movements?

Accepted Answer

The Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline

Question 6

Which Lakota ceremony was banned under the Indian Offenses Act of 1883?

Accepted Answer

Sweat Lodge, Sun Dance, The Powwow

Question 7

The Dawes Act of 1887 encouraged communal living among Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

The U.S. government broke promises made in the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 after the discovery in the Black Hills.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

The Sun Dance is a spiritual ceremony that was banned by the U.S. government but was later revived by the Lakota.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Which animal was introduced to the Lakota by the Spanish in the 16th century?

Accepted Answer

Horses

Question 11

The introduction of firearms by Europeans led the Lakota to abandon their traditional weapons completely.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

What European trade good replaced traditional Lakota stone tools?

Accepted Answer

Metal tools

Question 13

The Spanish introduced horses to the Americas, which significantly impacted Lakota culture.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

What was the primary impact of firearms on Lakota culture?

Accepted Answer

It improved hunting methods and intertribal conflicts.

Question 15

What is the Sun Dance, shared among many Plains tribes?

Accepted Answer

A ceremony with sacrifice and prayer

Question 16

What was one way Christian missionaries influenced the Lakota?

Accepted Answer

They introduced Christianity

Question 17

Which law passed in 1978 allowed the Lakota and other Indigenous nations to practice their religious ceremonies?

Accepted Answer

The American Indian Religious Freedom Act

Question 18

The Indian Boarding Schools were designed to assimilate Native children into Euro-American culture.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

The SRST protests in 2016 were about opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline and advocating for environmental justice.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

What role did the fur trade play in the Lakota economy?

Accepted Answer

It made the Lakota increasingly dependent on European goods.

Question 21

The Lakota language revitalization movement includes efforts to teach and preserve the Lakota language

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Who introduced horses to the Americas, which greatly influenced Lakota culture?

Accepted Answer

Spanish explorers

Question 23

Which of the following foods became a significant part of Lakota cuisine after European contact?

Accepted Answer

Frybread

Question 24

Which cultural practice was influenced by cross-cultural interactions between the Lakota and other tribes?

Accepted Answer

Plains Indian Sign Language

Question 25

Which European trade item had the most significant impact on Lakota art?

Accepted Answer

Glass beads

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