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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Upside-Down, Forward-Backward, Icy-Hot Contrary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made the first sound that was heard on earth?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) Thunder.
(c) The call of the thunderbird egg.
(d) The howling of the wind pipe.

2. At the end of the yuwipi ceremony, dog meat was eaten. If someone ended up with the dog's head, what did that mean?
(a) You are doomed to darkness.
(b) It will bring good luck.
(c) The dog will watch over you from the clouds.
(d) You must pass on your power to your eldest son.

3. To protect their daughters from tipi-creepers, what would mothers tie around their daughter's waists?
(a) Buffalo skin.
(b) Knotted brances.
(c) Eagle feathers.
(d) Hair ropes.

4. What does the word inyan mean?
(a) The rocks.
(b) The horses.
(c) The coyotes.
(d) The houses.

5. What did a heyoka ceremony start with?
(a) Smoking a pipe.
(b) A dance.
(c) A bath.
(d) Singing a chant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of the tale about the Stone Boy, a young girl had how many brothers?

2. What state did the Sioux church members have to get their peyote from?

3. When the earth was young, the Sioux Indians believe that the wakinyan ruled over what?

4. How many squares of flesh did Lame Deer's grandmother cut from her arm for him to have in the vision pit?

5. What is the word for clown in the Lakota language?

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