The Ultimate Quiz On African Buffalo Defense
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- 1.Buffalo have extremely sharp senses of
- A.
Sight and hearing
- B.
Hearing and touch
- C.
Hearing and smell
- 2.In winter, a buffalo hunter would sometimes
- A.
Disguise himself with a buffalo robe
- B.
Hide under a mound of snow
- C.
Train a wolf to track the buffalo
- 3.
- A.
The Blackfoot legend says that the buffalo were born from a volcano
- B.
The Blackfoot legend says that the buffalo were born beneath a lake
- C.
The Blackfoot legend says that the buffalo were born from a cave
- 4.
- A.
They hunted buffalo on foot, using arrows and spears.
- B.
They hunted with pack dogs.
- C.
They hunted on horses surrounding the buffalo in a circle.
- 5.How did horses come to North America?
- A.
Horses were brought to North America by the Mexicans crossing through the Texas panhandle
- B.
Horses were brought to North America by the white traders.
- C.
Horses were brought to North America by Spanish explorers in the 1500s.
- 6.
- A.
They wanted to make more money selling buffalo jerky to the white man.
- B.
They wanted to follow and hunt the buffalo herds instead.
- C.
Drought had destroyed their farm lands, so they followed the buffalo instead.
- 7.What did the Plains Indians do once or twice a year?
- A.
Once or twice a year, all the different bands of Plains Indians gathered to trade meat.
- B.
Once or twice a year, all the different bands of Plains Indians gathered for the weddings of their chiefs.
- C.
Once or twice a year, all the different bands of Plains Indians gathered for a big religious ceremony.
- 8.
- A.
The women's responsibilities were to skin and butcher the buffalo, preserve the meat, and tan the hides.
- B.
The women's responsibilities were to kill the buffalo.
- C.
The women's responsibilities were to track and find herds of buffalo.
- 9.One good-sized buffalo cow could feed
- A.
Ten people
- B.
Fifty people
- C.
One hundred people
- 10.What is the main idea of this story?
- A.
Horses made it easier for Plains Indians to hunt buffalo
- B.
The female buffalo is called a cow
- C.
Plains Indians depended on the buffalo for many things
- 11.Indian storytellers speak of a legendary figure called Old Man. If something is legendary, it is
- A.
Told only by older men
- B.
About far-away places
- C.
Told of for generations
- 12.As recently as 150 years ago, countless buffalo roamed the prairies and plains. Another word for roamed is
- A.
Wandered
- B.
Chased
- C.
Protected
- 13.It was a woman's job to preserve the meat and tan the hides. To preserve something means to
- A.
Share it with people who are in your own family
- B.
Make it look fancy enough to wear as clothing
- C.
Prepare it so that it can be eaten in the future
- 14.A typical tipi had sufficient living space for the family. If something is sufficient, it is
- A.
Lacking
- B.
Enough
- C.
Wonderful
- 15.A scout was given a ceremonial pipe to smoke after a herd had been found. Ceremonial means
- A.
Related to a ceremony
- B.
From another country
- C.
Dealing with buffalo
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