
HW/EC SS 11/20/24 Peoples of the West Coast TEST PREP
Quiz by MARCUS BECKWITH
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What is a totem pole primarily used for?
a) To mark hiking trails
b) To tell a story or mark important events
c) To hang clothes on
d) As a type of musical instrument
Which of the following is NOT typically included on a totem pole?
a) Family crests
b) Animal symbols
c) Mathematical equations
d) Supernatural beings
How did the peoples of the Pacific Northwest primarily transport goods for trade?
a) By horse
b) By canoe
c) By airplane
d) By train
Which factor greatly influenced the different ways of life among California's native nations?
a) Their religious beliefs
b) Their geography
c) Their population size
d) Their trade relationships
What was the main purpose of the ollas made by the Cahuilla people?
a) To use as musical instruments
b) To wear as decorative items
c) To store water and dry food
d) To trade with other tribes
What type of climate did the Tillamook Native people of the West Coast most likely experience?
a) lots of rain with mild temperatures year-round
b) cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers
c) very cold winters and mild summers
d) extremely hot and dry all year
What were the main ways peoples of the West Coast found food? Select the two correct answers.(5.13.b)
a) fishing
b) growing corn
c) gathering
d) trading
e) hunting bison
Why might a chief hold a potlatch? (5.13.c)
a) to prepare for war
b) to celebrate a wedding
c) to make trades with other villages
d) to ask the spirits to help with a problem
What might the figures on an object like this represent? Select the two correct answers.
a) important dates
b) dead chiefs
c) families
d) values
e) tribes

What were ollas used for? (5.13.c)
a) building homes
b) asking spirits for aid
c) storing food and water
d) showing the social status of the wearer

Where might a carving like this be found? (5.13.b)
a) the Pacific Northwest
b) the California mountains
c) the Southern California coast
d) the Southern California desert

Why did none of the peoples of the West Coast farm? Make a claim, and support it with evidence from the chapter
A) They lacked the knowledge and tools needed for agriculture
B) The climate was too cold and dry for crops to grow
C) They had abundant natural food sources, so farming wasn't necessary
D) Their religious beliefs prohibited them from disturbing the land