Chapter 2 questions

Chapter 2 questions 1. Which of the following is false? Native American religions are very diverse.   incorrect There is one form of Native American religion. correct Native American religions change over time.   incorrect Native American religions are practiced in many areas today.   incorrect 2. The essential teachings of Native American religions are often found in sacred narratives or myths.   correct books written by gods or deities. incorrect specific statements of belief of creeds.   incorrect sermons and liturgies.   incorrect 3. The god Quetzalcoatl is recognized in Cherokee religion.   incorrect all Native American religions. incorrect Modoc religion.   incorrect Aztec religion.   correct 4. What is the Popol Vuh? The Cherokee god of corn   incorrect The coming-of-age rite for Navajo girls incorrect Another name for the Sun Dance   incorrect A Mayan creation narrative   correct 5. Which of the following is an important method of healing? Sandpainting   correct Kinaalda incorrect Planting Corn   incorrect Basketry   incorrect 6. Who was Black Elk? A famous Lakota religious leader   correct One of the kachinas incorrect One of the hero twins in Popol Vuh   incorrect The Aztec corn god   incorrect 7. Tales about the landscape are important to the White Mountain Apache because they help Arizona businesses decide where to develop land.   incorrect have helped people convert to Christianity. incorrect convey important moral teachings.   correct None of the above   incorrect 8. The Pueblo peoples are from the Southwestern United States.   correct the Northwestern United States. incorrect eastern Canada.   incorrect Alaska.   incorrect 9. Mabel McKay was well known for her skill in healing the sick.   incorrect her skill in basketry. incorrect

initiating the Kinaalda.   incorrect Both a and b   correct 10. Trickster figures in mythology teach important life lessons through their actions.   incorrect are often animals. incorrect always rescue humanity from decline.   incorrect Both a and b   correct 11. Sandpainting has been used as a healing rite by Navajo peoples.   correct Cherokee peoples. incorrect the ancient Maya.   incorrect the Yurok peoples.   incorrect 12. Which of the following is an important goal of a vision quest? Building a seaworthy canoe   incorrect Communicating with the spirit world correct Baking a giant cornmeal cake   incorrect Immersing oneself in social life   incorrect 13. Sweat lodge ceremonies may be used to purify the body.   incorrect take place in many different cultural contexts. incorrect establish a bond between people who perform the ceremony together.   incorrect All of the above   correct 14. 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   incorrect Purifying the body through sweat correct Enhancing rainfall   incorrect Enhancing the fertility of the land   incorrect 15. Which of the following is a rite of passage? The Kinaalda   incorrect The Vision Quest incorrect The Jump Dance   incorrect Both a and b   correct 16. The 1819 Civilization Fund Act aimed to educate native children in an effort to â civilizeâ them.   incorrect led to the development of many boarding schools. incorrect aimed to eradicate Christianity in the Americas.   incorrect Both a and b   correct 17. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mesoamerica, the indigenous religion of the Mayan peoples was banned.   incorrect written versions of holy texts were burned. incorrect the Maya were often forcibly converted to Roman Catholicism.   incorrect All of the above   correct 18. Who was Wovoka?

False correct 10. According to Native American religious traditions, humanity is often thought to live in a reciprocal relationship with the land. True   correct False incorrect 11. The White Mountain Apache of Arizona place great importance on the landscape. True   correct False incorrect 12. European imperialism from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth century radically influenced indigenous religious traditions in the Americas. True   correct False incorrect 13. Throughout North America, the effects of colonialism on indigenous peoples were very insignificant. True   incorrect False correct 14. In 1978, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act was passed in an effort to give Native peoples the right to express and practice their beliefs. True   correct False incorrect 15. Today, the only people interested in Native American religions are Native peoples. True   incorrect False correct 16. The population of the Americas was decimated after the arrival of Europeans. True   correct False incorrect