Hula History and Dance Quiz

Where did the Hawaiians inherit their cosmology from?

• Europeans

• Polynesians

• Asians

• Native Americans

Which islands were part of the Polynesian migration to Hawaii?

• Fiji and Tonga

• Marquesas and Society Islands

• Samoa and Tahiti

• Rapa Nui and Tuvalu

What are "oli" and "mele"?

• Types of food

• Clothing styles

• Chants and songs with music and dance

• Sacred temple instruments

What skill did the "apo" possess in oral tradition?

• Building canoes

• Memorizing and chanting for hours without error

• Cooking traditional feasts

• Performing rituals with instruments

Which European first arrived in Hawaii in 1778?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Captain Cook

• Vasco da Gama

Which queen ordered the destruction of Hawaiian religious sites?

• Kaʻiulani

• Kaʻahumanu

• Liliʻuokalani

• Nāhiʻenaʻena

What happened to hula after Queen Kaʻahumanu's order?

• It became more popular

• It was adapted to Christian hymns

• It went underground and was taught secretly

• It was banned entirely and forgotten

Who issued an edict of religious freedom in the 1830s?

• King Kalākaua

• King Kamehameha III

• Queen Emma

• King Lunalilo

What condition did missionaries impose on hula dancers?

• They had to wear holokū (Victorian gowns)

• They had to dance barefoot

• They had to convert to Christianity

• They had to perform only indoors

Which king earned the title "The Merrie Monarch"?

• Kamehameha I

• Kalākaua

• Lunalilo

• Kamehameha III