Native American Art in North America Answers

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What does this robe painting depict?

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A
a battle between the Native Americans and the white settlers
B
a map of the Plains Indian lands
C
a battle between Native American tribes
D
the history of the earth
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What is quillwork?

A
soaking porcupine and bird quills with natural dyes and working them into surface patterns on other objects
B
using a quill pen made from birds to paint ink symbols on bodies
C
a type of sewing of the women of the Sioux tribe
D
using a quill pen made from the feather of an eagle to draw tribal symbols on the walls of a teepee
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What is the focus of woodlands art?

A
respecting the earth
B
necessities
C
personal adornment
D
honoring the ancestors
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What Native American tribe created the shoulder bag seen above?

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A
Delaware People in Mississippi
B
Delaware People in Kansas
C
Delaware People in Delaware
D
Delaware People in Alaska
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What did the Northwest coast tribes believe they descended from?

A
sea animals
B
a mythic animal
C
birds
D
the earth mother
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What are the three techniques used in basket weaving?

A
coiling, weaving, roping
B
coiling, twilling, twisting
C
coiling, twining, plaiting
D
crimping, twining, plaiting
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What types of symbols were used in quillwork?

A
symbols of love and devotion
B
symbols of protection and well-being
C
symbols of pride
D
all of these
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What is depicted above?

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A
Chilkat Blanket
B
Sioux Blanket
C
Pueblo Blanket
D
Quillwork Blanket
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Plains men recorded their exploits in paintings on all of the following except:

A
teepee linings
B
teepee covers
C
buffalo-hide robes
D
cow-hide robes
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Quillwork was considered a _________ art form.

A
man’s
B
woman’s
C
child’s
D
shaman’s
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Which of the following was not considered a form of personal adornment?

A
tattoos
B
body paint
C
elaborate dress
D
All of the above are forms of personal adornment.

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