Chumash History and Culture Quiz

How long have people inhabited what is now central California?

• Approximately 1,000 years

• Approximately 5,000 years

• Approximately 13,000 years

• Approximately 500 years

What wiped out a significant part of the Chumash history and culture?

• Drought

• Famine

• Spanish invaders

• Earthquake

How many Chumash lived in the region before Spanish contact?

• 18,000

• 10,000

• 5,000

• 1,000

What was the main Chumash shelter called?

• Aki

• Op

• Appa Yakka

• Tomash

What was the staple food in the Chumash diet?

• Mussels

• Fish

• Acorns

• Clams

What did the Chumash use to make their canoes?

• Pine pitch and tar

• Redwood planks

• All of the above

• Driftwood

What did the Chumash use to purify themselves in sweat houses?

• All of the above

• Herbs

• Steam

• Water

When did the first contact between the Chumash and Europeans happen?

• 1542

• 1770

• 1492

• 1620

What caused the Chumash population to dwindle?

• Diseases brought from Spain

• Drought

• War

• Famine

How many people consider themselves to be of Chumash descent today?

• 3,000

• 5,000

• 10,000

• 20,000