Oral Storytelling
Storytellers
Types of Stories
General Knowledge
Vocabulary
100
What is oral storytelling?
- A) Writing stories down in books
- B) Telling stories aloud to others
- C) Watching movies
- D) Drawing pictures of stories
- B) Telling stories aloud to others
100
Who are the storytellers in Native American communities?
- A) Only children
- B) Elders and community members
- C) Only the leaders
- D) Only the animals
B) Elders and community members
100
What is a “creation story”?
- A) A story about how animals were created
- B) A story about how the world and life began
- C) A story about a person's birthday
- D) A story about sports
B) A story about how the world and life began
100
True or False: There are more than 500 Native American Nations in the United States.
True.
There are 574 federally recognized Indian Nations (variously called tribes, nations, bands, pueblos, communities and native villages) in the United States.
100
What does "indigenous" mean?
- A) People who live in cities
- B) The First People who are from a particular region or place
- C) People who travel from country to country
- D) People who only study history
- B) The First People who are from a particular region or place
200
Why is oral storytelling important to Native American tribes?
- A) It helps preserve history and traditions
- B) It helps sell books
- C) It is only used for entertainment
- D) It helps make money
- A) It helps preserve history and traditions
200
Why are storytellers important?
- A) They entertain people with jokes
- B) They help keep traditions and history alive
- C) They make people laugh
- D) They write books
B) They help keep traditions and history alive
200
Why are animal characters often found in Native American stories?
- A) They are funny characters
- B) They represent important lessons about life and nature
- C) They are imaginary creatures
- D) They are used to scare people
B) They represent important lessons about life and nature
200
True or False: We live in the Pacific Northwest.
True.
200
Who is an "ancestor"?
- A) A friend you meet today
- B) A person from the future
- C) A person from a long time ago in your family
- D) A teacher at your school
C) A person from a long time ago in your family
300
How do Native American stories get passed down through generations?
- A) By writing them down in books
- B) By telling them orally to younger generations
- C) By painting pictures of the stories
- D) By watching videos
- B) By telling them orally to younger generations
300
Which of the following is a part of the traditional oral stories from the Pacific Northwest?
- A) Stories about space travel
- B) Stories about the plants, animals, and geography of the region
- C) Stories about robots and machines
- D) Stories about cities and modern technology
B) Stories about the plants, animals, and geography of the region
300
What does "since time immemorial" suggest about the history of oral storytelling?
- A) It began very recently
- B) It has been passed down for a long, long time, even before written records
- C) It started yesterday
- D) It is only told in books
B) It has been passed down for a long, long time, even before written records
300
What does "climate" refer to?
- A) The clothes people wear in a place
- B) The kind of food people eat in different places
- C) The weather conditions of a place over a long period of time
- D) The size of the land
C) The weather conditions of a place over a long period of time
400
Which one of these stories was made to explain something in nature?
a. The Gossiping Clam
b. Father Ocean
c. Beaver and Mouse
d. All of these
d. All of these
400
When people say "since time immemorial," they are referring to:
- A) A time that is in the future
- B) A specific event that happened last year
- C) A time so long ago that it is hard to remember or record
- D) A short time ago
C) A time so long ago that it is hard to remember or record