History 111 - The Women in America » Spring 2023 » Reading Quiz Indigenous Cultures Part 1

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Question #1
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.   Circle of Matrons
B.   Warrior Women
C.   Berdache
D.   Millennial Mammas
Question #2
A Berdache is:
A.   a man who joined the colonizer's army
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 woman who played a pivotal role in the sun ritual
Question #3
The practice where a man relocates and goes to live with his wife's family after marriage is called:
A.   patrilineal
B.   patrilocal
C.   matrilocal
D.   matrilineal
Question #4
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 #5
Religious stories and rituals offered women a bigger role in their societies and within religious practice.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
Iroquois and Algonquin women were expected to be quiet and obedient wives. They had little say in their partnerships, treatment within the home, or in how their children were raised.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #7
Women in the Algonquin and Iroquois community had virtually no say in economic dealings in their societies.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
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
Two sisters are given the responsibility of growing, naming, and recognizing the plants and animals of the earth.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
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 #11
Mary Musgrove spent her early childhood with her mother, a British woman.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
The British upheld their treaties and land grants they gave to Mary Musgrove.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #13
Gillespe believes Mary Musgrove wielded limited, but exceptional power for her historical period.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #14
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 #15
Mary Musgrove played all of these roles EXCEPT:
A.   Married the Cherokee leader outside of Georgia.
B.   Was a successful trader of goods and merchandise
C.   Functioned as a translator between the Creek and British communities
D.   Served as the main translator for the governor of Georgia for ten years
E.   Behaved as a negotiator between the Creek and British communities.
F.   Make sure to choose what Mary Musgrove did not do in her lifetime.
Question #16
Mary Musgrove's popularity and skills protected her from British colonials from seizing her property and respecting her land rights when James Oglethorpe fell out of power.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #17
Castaneda argues that violence against women was a norm in both indigenous societies of California and Spain.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #18
The Spanish government, religious instititutions and military created laws to protect indigenous women from rape, and protect indigenous from violence.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #19
Spanish governors, military leaders, and priests wanted to stop the violence against indigenous women because they thought it was morally wrong.
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.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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