1) What are some terms used to refer to the people who first lived in

America before the Europeans arrived?

o American Indians
o Indigenous peoples
o Native Americans
o All of the above
o None of the above
2) Why were Native Americans called Indians?
o Because the first explorers to come to the Americas were
from India
o Because they first came from the land of India
o Because Christopher Columbus thought he landed in India
and assumed the natives were Indian
o Because the name Indian sounded similar to the name that
they used to refer to themselves
o Because the East Indian Trading Company had exclusive
trading rights in the Americas
3) True or False: Before the Europeans arrived, Native Americans only
lived in the western half of the United States.
o TRUE
o FALSE
4) What is a group of Native American peoples based on their culture
and language usually called?
o A Tribe
o A Country
o A Clan
o An Empire
o A Dynasty
5) How do archeologists know about the history and culture of Native
Americans?
o By stories passed down from previous generations of
Native Americans
o By digging up tools used by Native Americans
o From notes written by the first Europeans to arrive in the
Americas
o All of the above
o None of the above
6) Where do most of the descendants of Native Americans live today?
o In the wilderness
o In various places around the country and the world

o On reservations
o In tribes
o There are no descendants of Native Americans still alive
7) Which of the following are names of Native American tribes?
o Cherokee
o Navajo
o Apache
o Seminole
o All of the above
8) What are the lands that the United States government set aside for
Native Americans called?
o Plains
o Colonies
o Reservations
o Counties
o Boroughs
9) True or False: The Native American tribes were constantly warring
with each other prior to the arrival of the Europeans.
o TRUE
o FALSE
10) About how many Native American tribes were there?
o 4
o 15
o 50
o 100s
o Millions