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Comprehension Check: If you Lived with the Cherokee
Comprehension Check: If you Lived with the Cherokee
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1
Hawk-fighting is is played by shaking a basket of beans and counting how many are white.
False
True
2
The Cherokee had many festivals full of music and dancing.
False
True
3
What were the names of the two chiefs?
Red and White Chief
Red and Black Chief
White and Green Chief
Red and Green Chief
4
In the center of the council house sat the...
Clan Members
A large tree
Sacred Fire
Council Leaders
5
What is the name of the dance when men wore scary masks to make their enemies look foolish?
Booger Dance
Sun Dance
Moon Dance
Ripe Corn Dance
6
Women who helped plan when to attack an enemy were called...
War Women
Peace Women
Beloved Women
Council Women
7
Revenge was the main reason the Cherokee went to war with other tribes.
False
True
8
A girl's job was to...
Make weapons
Cook and make baskets
Hunt
Help make canoes
9
When hunters were going off on big hunt, the whole village took part in animal dances.
False
True
10
A boy's job was to...
Keep peace in the village
Basket Weaving
Learn skills to hunt and become a warrior
Cook
11
If the medicine didn't work to heal you when you were sick, who did they call?
One of the Chiefs
Seqouya
Priest
The Medicine Man
12
How many different pieces of wood were in the sacred fire?
5
4
6
7
13
The Friendship Celebration was about:
visiting different tribes
ending a war
planting new crops
making new friendships and forgetting old grudges
14
Stickball was rough and tumble, you could even lose your life during the game.
True
False
15
The Cherokee had regular mealtimes: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
True
False
16
How were the trails made that they used in the forests?
Animals
Machines
Animals and Cherokee feet
17
The Cherokee believed their 8th clan were the
Horses
Deer
Bears
Buffalo
18
If you played stickball and lost, you would lose part of your land.
False
True
19
The Cherokee lived far away from the center of the village and the sound of the beating drum.
True
False
20
Blowguns and darts were were used to hunt...
Small animals
Large animals
21
As a result of the wars with European settlers, what did the Cherokee lose a lot of?
Their hunting equipment
Their land
Their beliefs
22
Cherokee were taught in a school.
True
False
23
The Cherokee rarely scalped their enemies.
False
True
24
Vocabulary time! What is the definition of a symbol?
things that we do for fun
things that stand for other things
a person who protects people from enemies by fighting wars
to gather and do something special
25
How did the Cherokee get their names?
One of the Chiefs
By special talents, things they've done, or traits
How smart you are
A book of names
26
The White Chief was called the...
War Chief
Peace Chief
27
Vocabulary time! What is the definition of celebrate?
things we do for fun
things that stand for other things
people who came to an area to live
to gather and do something special
28
Vocabulary time! What is the definition of a warrior?
things that stand for other things
people who came to an area to live
A person who protects people from enemies by fighting wars
things we do for fun
29
As the Cherokee embarked on the Trail of Tears, how many died out of the 4,000 who traveled?
1 out of 10 people
1 out of 4 people
1 out of 50 people
1 out of 100 people
30
There was only one Cherokee village in North America.
True
False
31
The Cherokee had two houses: a summer house and a winter house.
False
True
32
What sat in the middle of the Cherokee village?
The Council House
7 Arbors
Wall of pointed, wooden posts
A family garden
33
How long did the journey on the Trail of Tears last?
2 Years
Six Months
1 Month
1 Year
34
When European settlers came, what became in high demand for trading?
Animal Skins
Tomahawks
Corn
Blowguns
35
How many clans were in the Cherokee tribe?
8
4
7
6
36
Who were more likely to be selected to be Cherokee priests?
Twins
Triplets
A girl
A boy
37
Vocabulary time! What is the definition of recreation?
people who come to an area to live
things that stand for other things
things we do for fun
to gather and do something special
38
What sport is stickball most alike?
Hockey
Bowling
Baseball
Lacrosse
39
The Cherokee could change their names throughout their lives.
True
False
40
Their winter houses had...
A hole in the roof
Thick mud walls
Stilt legs
Animal skin doors to let in the breeze
41
How were Cherokee children punished?
Grounded
Put in jail
Spanked
Ignored and teased
42
Who created the Cherokee language?
Sequoya
The Red Chief
Cherokee Priests
Settlers
43
When new settlers came, Cherokee began using what type of tool?
Metal tools
Bones
Parts of animals
Stones
44
Cherokee priests had the same training as warriors.
True
False
45
How many different plants did they use for medicine?
400
300
100
200
46
Cherokee villages were built near...
Deserts
Rivers
Islands
Glaciers
47
The Cherokee language is based on:
symbols and letters
syllables and letters
syllables and symbols
letters and sounds
48
Vocabulary time! What is the definition of a settler?
a person who protects people from enemies by fighting wars
people who come to an area to live
to gather and do something special
things that stand for other things
49
Why did the U.S. force the Cherokee to move?
Money
Settlers wanted more of their land
50
The Cherokee used plants as medicine.
True
False
