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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Picking Sweetgrass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the teachings of the Onondaga people, leadership is rooted not in power and authority but in what?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Service and wisdom.
(c) Instinct and trust.
(d) Submission and meekness.

2. What does the second row represent in the author's metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket"?
(a) Science.
(b) Ecological well-being.
(c) Material welfare.
(d) Community.

3. What does the author describe in "The Council of Pecans" as "fungal strands that inhabit tree roots" (30)?
(a) Carya illinoensis.
(b) Pharmacopoeia.
(c) Mycorrhizae.
(d) Juglandaceae.

4. Who painted Moment in Flight?
(a) Bruce King.
(b) Lewis Hyde.
(c) John Singer Sargent.
(d) Thomas Berry.

5. What does the true name Tahawus mean among the Potawatomi people?
(a) Gentle slope.
(b) Cloud Splitter.
(c) Flaming lava.
(d) Large eruption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grew from Skywoman's daughter's belly after she was buried in the earth?

2. What were the birch bark boxes that the author's ancestors carried sugar made from sap in called?

3. Who are the Keepers of Water among the Potawatomi people?

4. What is the scientific name of the black ash tree?

5. In what type of environment do black ash trees thrive?

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