Arawaks Quiz

Question Number 1 1. Where did the Arawaks first live? A. north america B. south america C. central america D. mexico Question Number 2 2. In 500 BC the Arawaks moved from one island to the next in which direction? A. east B. west C. north D. south Question Number 3 3. Where were Arawak villages found? A. inland B. along rivers and coasts C. along coasts D. along rivers Question Number 4 4. Arawaks sometimes gave themselves based on..... A. the name of their gods B. the name of sacred ancestors C. their surname only D. the name of the place they settled Question Number 5 5. What were the Arawaks in the Bahamas called? A. indians B. lucayo C. aztecs D. caribs Question Number 6 6. Which word tells what type of farming the Tainos did? A. subsistence B. cross crop C. large scale D. none of the above Question Number 7 7. What does lucayo mean? A. large family B. large island C. free people D. small island Question Number 8 what was their main farming method? A. shifting B. slash & burn C. plotting D. none of the above Question Number 9 4. Where were crops planted? A. clean soil B. wide pots in deep holes C. ashes among blackened tree stumps D. clay pots filled with ashes and soil Question Number 10 After how many years did the soil become exhausted? A. 2-3 B. 5-10 C. 10-15 D. 4-8 Question Number 11 How was the land treated before it was farmed? A. fields were fertilized with a mixture of ash and urine B. irrigation ditches were dug C. fields were fertilized with ashes and animal waste D. a & b E. a & c Question Number 12 Why did Tainos block rivers? A. to mark their territory B. to fish C. to make fish ponds D. to wash and bathe Question Number 13 what vegetables were produced on all islands? A. sweet potato,sweet pepper,cassava B. hot pepper,sweet potato,cassava C. maize,cassava,sweet potato D. sweet potato,cassava,onions Question Number 14 what other crops were grown? A. tobacco B. cotton C. sugar cane D. a & b E. b & c Question Number 15 What animals did the Tainos trap? A. snakes,bats,iguanas B. agoutis C. a,b& d D. lizards,conies,rabbits E. a &d Question Number 16 Which animal was eaten as a delicacy? A. dog B. rabbit C. snake D. iguana Question Number 17 what tools were used by fishermen? A. nets,hooks,spears B. hooks,nets C. hooks,spears,nets,remora D. spears,nets Question Number 18 what was the simplest Taino dish? A. pot stew B. pepper pot C. roast ducks D. fish and cassava Question Number 19 what were breads and cakes made from? A. maize & cassava B. cassava & flour C. maize,cassava,spices D. cassava,sweet potato Question Number 20 what colour maize was used? A. yellow B. white C. yellow & white D. green Question Number 21 Taino believed which food was for the souls of the dead? A. custard apples B. tomatoes C. mammy apples D. none of the above Question Number 22 what colour clay was used to make pottery? A. red & brown B. red C. brown & grey D. red, brown & grey Question Number 23 what were the elaborate urns used for? A. holding ancestors bones B. a & d C. the cacique D. placing food in the grave E. all of the above Question Number 24 what were tools made from? A. wood,stone,shell B. wood,stone,bone C. wood,stone,shell,bone D. stone,bone,metal,wood Question Number 25 how was wood treated before use? A. soaked B. split into supple strips C. all of the above D. none of the above Question Number 26 What was collected from bushes on the islands? A. spices B. fruits C. cotton D. none of the above Question Number 27 how many people were able to fit into a canoe? A. 60 or 70 B. 40 or 50 C. 50 or 60 D. 70 or 80 Question Number 28 What goods did they trade between settlements? A. cloth,tools,fruits B. furniture,tobacco C. weapons D. a & b E. all of the above Question Number 29 A. Question Number 30 what did larger islands like Haiti export? A. cotton B. tobacco C. gold D. all of the above Question Number 31 What material was shaped to make tools and weapons? A. hard stone B. metals C. stone and metal D. copper Question Number 32 what were fishing arrows and spears tipped with? A. silver B. shell C. gold D. shell and bones Question Number 33 what was used to make fish hooks? A. sharpened metal B. turtle shell C. sharpened bones D. sharpened stones Question Number 34 what was the only weapon of Tainos in the Bahamas? A. wooden spears B. arrows C. wooden javelins D. sharpened hooks Question Number 35 what other weapon did Tainos use? A. darts B. spears C. clubs D. all of the above Question Number 36 what was their stout wooden 'sword club' called? A. amariena B. batton C. couxie D. a maena