Iroquois Confederacy Unit Test

1. What best symbolizes the development of a collective identity among the six nations of the Iroquois?

• The Council
• The Wampum Belt
• The tree of Peace
• The Great Law of Peace

2. The Clan Mothers select Hoyaneh to represent the nation at which meetings?

• Clan Council
• Iroquois Confederacy
• Grand Council
• The Great Law of Peace

3. Which of the following is a disadvantage of consensus?

• People need to listen to the opinions of others
• People share their perspectives
• Time-consuming process
• Create unity through talking

4. First the elder brothers, the Mohawk and the Seneca, must discuss the issue among themselves. When they reach a decision, they pass their agreement across the scared fire to the younger brothers, the Oneida and Cayuga. The elder brothers listen while the younger brothers discuss the matter and arrive at their own agreement. when the older brothers and younger brothers agree, the Onondaga - the keepers of the Council Fire are asked to give their judgement. If the Onondaga disagree, the decision goes back through the process to the elder and younger brothers, who would reconsider the issue. How do we know that this process is consensus?

• one group has the final say
• the order for discussion is set
• they are seated around a council fire
• each group needs to agree with the decision

5. Speaker 1 - Oral history is a valuable way of passing on a community's history to the children. It was an essential part of children's education. Speaker 2 - The content of oral history can change over time because it is shared by humans. Humans memory can be flawed. Speaker 3 - While oral histories may contain bias, it must be remembered that written history can also be biased. Speaker 4 - Oral history is a good way to add depth to our understanding of a particular time in history. Which speaker MOST LIKELY believes that oral history is an important method of sharing a community's history?

• Speaker 1
• Speaker 2
• Speaker 3
• Speaker 4

6. The BEST conclusion that can be made from the chart below is

• Women in ancient Athens had more rights than the women of the Iroquois Confederacy
• Men in ancient Athens had more rights than the men of the Iroquois Confederacy
• The men and women of the Iroquois Confederacy had similar roles to the men and women of ancient Athens
• The man and women of the Iroquois Confederacy had different roles than the men and women of ancient Athens

7. The BEST title for the chart in question 6 is

• Daily Life in Different Societies
• The Roles of Men and Women in Ancient Athens
• The Rights and Freedoms of Citizens in Different Societies
• The Roles of Men and Women in the Iroquois Confederacy

8. The Iroquois Confederacy's most important contribution to Canadian democracy is the

• election of representatives to act on behalf of others
• education of both boys and girls
• use of voting to make decisions
• use of consensus to make decsions

9. The Grand Council of the Iroquois Confederacy was made up of

• Clan Mothers
• Male Chiefs
• Male and female citizens
• All male citizens

10. A true statement about the society of the Iroquois is

• men had more rights than women
• there were three different classes
• men and women were valued equally
• man and women had the same responsibilities