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- 1. Multiple Choice
The actual name for the Iroquois people is
Algonquins
Cherokee
Seminoles
Haudenosaunee
- 2. Multiple Choice
The term Haudenosaunee means
cave dwellers
wind talkers
people of the longhouse
people of the Wampum
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following people or group helped Deganawida ( the peacemaker) come up with the idea to form the Iroquois Confederacy?
witch doctors
Hiawatha
3 sisters
Great Spirit
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Iroquois Confederacy was a politcial union of
6 nations
6 clans
6 sachems
6 clan mothers
- 5. Multiple Choice
The term confederacy means...
a form of government where one person or group has all the power
a form of government where there is a king or queen
a form of government that contains city-states
a form of government where many parts are joined together or unified
- 6. Multiple Choice
The primary reason the Iroquois formed a confederacy was to
improve trade
hunt more efficiently
promote peace
improve travel
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which task was completed by the clan mothers?
Hunting
Warfare
Fishing
Electing chiefs
- 8. Multiple Choice
How many chiefs made up the Great Council?
25
50
75
100
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Iroquois named their clans after
the father's last name
animals
celestial bodies
the mother's last name
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following nations was the last to join the Iroquois Confederacy?
The Seneca
The Oneida
The Mohawk
The Tuscarora
- 11. Multiple Choice
An Iroquois man could become a chief if he
won an election within his clan
was appointed by a clan mother
won an election within his nations
was selected by the other chiefs of his nation
- 12. Multiple Choice
In Iroquois tradition, the Three Sisters are
crops grown for food
Hiawatha's daughters
the sun, moon, and Earth
lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario
- 13. Multiple Choice
The society of the Iroquois Confederacy passed on the meaning of wampum belts from generation to generation by
A. recording the meaning in a book
B. teaching others to orally repeat the meaning
C. storing the wampum belts in public buildings
D. using photographs to record the image of wampum belts
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which is nation NOT one of the Iroquois Confederacy?
Sioux
Mohawk
Seneca
Tuscarora
- 15. Multiple Choice
What are the meanings of the symbols on the Hiawatha wampum?
It has the war tree on it
It has the nations and their territories, the connection of the nations to one another, and means peace
It shows the longhouse on it
It has an animal on it
- 16. Multiple Choice
What were the original 5 nations of the Haudenosaunee confederacy?
Mohawk,Cayuga,Onieda,Seneka,Onondaga
Mohauk,Cauga,Oneida,Seneca,Ononodaga
Mohawk,Cayuga,Oneida,Seneca,Onondaga
Tuscarora,Mowhawk,Seneca,Oneida,Cayuga
- 17. Multiple Choice
What where the clan animals?
Bear, wolf, heron, turtle, snipe, eel, hawk, beaver, and deer
Duck, Coyote, Caribou, Salmon, frog, and Polar bear
- 18. Multiple Choice
What sports did the haudenosaunee play?
Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Football
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who were the Keepers of the Western Door?
Oneida
Mohawk
Seneca
Tuscarora
- 20. Multiple Choice
Who were the keepers of the Eastern Door?
Oneida
Mohawk
Seneca
Onondaga
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