Governor's Race #3 Study Test

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  • 1. 

    What is the study of items people left behind that helped understand what happened long ago?

    • A.

      Artfully

    • B.

      Archeology

    • C.

      Armrest

    Correct Answer
    B. Archeology
  • 2. 

    What is evidence, such as arrowheads and pottery, that have been found and tells us about the people who lived in Virginia?

    • A.

      Artifacts

    • B.

      Artwork

    • C.

      Artboard

    Correct Answer
    A. Artifacts
  • 3. 

    Because Christopher Columbus thought he landed in the Indes (near China) he called the people he found as he explored the land Indians?

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 4. 

    What words would describe the climate in Virginia? (choose two answers)

    • A.

      Mild

    • B.

      Runny

    • C.

      4 Distinct Seasons

    • D.

      Only two seasons

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Mild
    C. 4 Distinct Seasons
  • 5. 

    What covers most of Virginia's land?

    • A.

      Seas

    • B.

      Forests

    • C.

      Deserts

    Correct Answer
    B. Forests
  • 6. 

    Virginia Indians are also referred to (or called) Eastern Woodland Indians.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 7. 

    In the past, what did native people use to make their clothing?

    • A.

      Animal Skins (mainly deerskin)

    • B.

      Fish

    • C.

      Tree bark

    Correct Answer
    A. Animal Skins (mainly deerskin)
  • 8. 

    Native people used natural resources to make their shelter.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 9. 

    What was the name of the large Indian toen used by the Indian leaders for several hundred years before the English settlers arrived?

    • A.

      Washington

    • B.

      Werowocomoco

    • C.

      Wallyhachookee

    Correct Answer
    B. Werowocomoco
  • 10. 

    In the year 1607, Werowocomoco was the headquarters for which Indian leader?

    • A.

      Red Bull

    • B.

      Barack Obama

    • C.

      Powhatan

    Correct Answer
    C. Powhatan
  • 11. 

    In what three areas did the seasons affect the native peoples of Virginia? (choose three answers)

    • A.

      Clothing

    • B.

      Food

    • C.

      Shelter

    • D.

      Shoes

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Clothing
    B. Food
    C. Shelter
  • 12. 

    What three things did native peoples of the past do to get food? (choose three answers)

    • A.

      Farmed

    • B.

      Moved

    • C.

      Fished

    • D.

      Hunted

    • E.

      Hopped

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Farmed
    C. Fished
    D. Hunted
  • 13. 

    In the winter, native people hunted birds and animals and lived on stored foods.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 14. 

    In spring, native people hunted, fished and picked berries to get food.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 15. 

    How did the native peoples get their food in summer?

    • A.

      They ran

    • B.

      They grew crops

    • C.

      They sang

    Correct Answer
    B. They grew crops
  • 16. 

    How did native people get their food in the fall?

    • A.

      They harvested crops and hunted for food

    • B.

      They danced and sang around a fire

    • C.

      They looked up to the sky and waved

    Correct Answer
    A. They harvested crops and hunted for food
  • 17. 

    What three foods did the native peoples grow? (choose three)

    • A.

      Watermelons

    • B.

      Beans

    • C.

      Corn

    • D.

      Squash

    Correct Answer(s)
    B. Beans
    C. Corn
    D. Squash
  • 18. 

    What are three examples of cultural landscape? (choose three answers)

    • A.

      Barns

    • B.

      Malls

    • C.

      Homes

    • D.

      Churches

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Barns
    C. Homes
    D. Churches
  • 19. 

    Whose culture does the name Roanoke reflect?

    • A.

      African Americans

    • B.

      Native peoples

    • C.

      Animals

    Correct Answer
    B. Native peoples
  • 20. 

    Whose culture does the name Richmond reflect?

    • A.

      English

    • B.

      French

    • C.

      Indian

    Correct Answer
    A. English

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