History 111 - The Women in America » Fall 2022 » Reading Quiz Indigenous Cultures Part 1

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Question #1
A Berdache is:
A.   a woman who played a pivotal role in the sun ritual
B.   a woman who left her nation and married outside of her indigenous community
C.   a man who took on the duties, labor, and gendered practices of women in his society
D.   a man who joined the colonizer's army
Question #2
The practice where a man relocates and goes to live with his wife's family after marriage is called:
A.   matrilineal
B.   patrilineal
C.   patrilocal
D.   matrilocal
Question #3
The ____________________ in the Iroquois nation is a group of highly respected elder women who decide to depose/replace the chief and play a role in deciding who the next chief will be.
A.   Berdache
B.   Warrior Women
C.   Millennial Mammas
D.   Circle of Matrons
Question #4
Women in the Algonquin and Iroquois community had virtually no say in economic dealings in their societies.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #5
Women were responsible for growing and harvesting crops, child-rearing, clothing production, food preservation, and often had a say in decisions about trade, warfare, and political situations in the Algonquin community.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #6
Women in indigenous societies had a role in the public sphere and enjoyed more involvement in events, chores, and decisions outside of the home.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #7
Religious stories and rituals offered women a bigger role in their societies and within religious practice.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #8
Women were responsible for growing and harvesting crops, child-rearing, clothing production, food preservation, and often had a say in decisions about trade, warfare, and political situations in the Pueblo community.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #9
The two sisters are asked to learn how to say "thank you" to the deities and pass the information along to the next generation.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #10
There are several deities involved in the creation of the earth and they serve both positive and negative functions.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #11
Mary Musgrove went to a European school after her indigenous mother died and became bilingual.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #12
Mary Musgrove married many European men over a period of twenty years.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #13
Mary Musgrove's behavior was dismissed as crazy or the result of having too much to drink, rather than takeing Musgrove's anger at face value.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #14
The leadership of Georgia respected Mary Musgrove and saw her as an equal.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #15
According to Gillespe, Mary Musgrove was not just an influential negotiator and merchant in Georgia, she also helped convince the Creek to fight on the side of the British against the Spanish. It was Musgrove who convinced the Creek to protect the British settlement and settlers.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #16
Gillespe argues the British sanctioned marriage between indigenous women and British men because:
A.   they supported romance and wanted their settlers to be happy.
B.   they believed these unions would prevent ghastly wars they did not want.
C.   they believed it would help convert indigenous peoples to Catholicism.
D.   these unions were useful for establishing trade, negotiating politically, and enabled colonial interests.
Question #17
The Spanish government, religious instititutions and military created laws to protect indigenous women from rape, and protect indigenous from violence.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #18
The Catholic church sought to protect indigenous peoples from the abuses of Spanish settlers and military men, but they also used physical punishment to discipline and force indigenous to work for them on the missions.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #19
Soldiers and settlers ignored civil laws meant to protect indigenous from violence.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #20
Spanish governors, military leaders, and priests attempted to stop the violence against indigenous women but had little luck.
A.   True
B.   False

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