Unit 4 Culture Test

Which holiday celebrates the freeing of slaves in Texas?

• Kwanzaa

• Independence Day

• Juneteenth

• Yom Kippur

What does Cinco de Mayo celebrate?

• A battle that took place at the Alamo

• Mexico's win against France in the difficult Battle of Puebla

• The end of the US-Mexican War

• The day that Mexico became independent

What event is designed to celebrate all of the cultures that make up the population of Texas?

• Juneteenth

• Fiesta San Antonio

• Texas Folklife Festival

• Texas Cowboy Reunion

Tomie dePaola, Ezra Jack Keats, Gary Soto, and Kadir Nelson are all __________.

• authors
• poets

• painters

• illustrators

Kadir Nelson's work often focuses on -

• American Indian history

• African American history

• sports history

• Texas history

Which author wrote the Little House on the Prairie series of books?

• Lois Lowry

• Carmen Lomas Garza

• Laura Ingalls Wilder

• Judy Blume

In Canada and the United Kingdom, which holiday has sales similar to the day after Thanksgiving?

• Victoria Day

• Discovery Day

• Boxing Day

• Labor Day

Which of the following is NOT a harvest festival similar to Thanksgiving?

• Las Posadas

• Chuseok

• Sukkot

• Oktoberfest

What is the beliefs, traditions, and celebrations of a group of people?

• culture

• religion

• architecture

• language