Pacific Northwest Coast College of Knowledge

The People


11. Many Pacific Northwest Coast tribes were organized into groups called __________.

A. units
B. relatives
C. cousins
D. clans

12. The people of the Pacific Northwest Coast were considered the ___________ Native Americans.

A. tallest
B. strongest
C. wealthiest
D. poorest

13. At a potlatch celebration the main goal of the host was to _________.

A. receive as many presents as he could
B. make his guests miserable
C. remind them of what a good person he is
D. give away as much of his wealth to his guest as possible

14. To some Pacific Northwest tribes the flattening of their heads done when they are young is a sign of ___________.

A. beauty
B. wisdom
C. courage
D. unity


15. The people of the Pacific Northwest coast were among the best _________ among all Native Americans.

A. looking
B. boat builders
C. singers
D. behaved

16. The thick stringy fibers underneath the back of the trees in the Pacific Northwest Coast forests were used by the people to make ____________.

A. rope
B. fishing line
C. clothing
D. all of the above

17. Included among the woodworking tools used by the People of the Pacific Northwest Coast were _____________.

A. axes and wedges
B. hammers and chisels
C. adzes and mauls
D. all of the above

18. Totem poles were placed in front of the homes of Pacific Northwest Coast peoples to let others know who lived there. Today we do the same by __________.

A. having an address
B. placing an ad in the paper
C. shoot off fireworks
D. renting a billboard


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